A new state law will mean new requirements regarding certification and the tracking of professional development hours (also known as Continuing Teacher and Leader Education, or CTLE, hours).

This is the June 8 issue of the Queens parent newsletter.

Our end-of-the-year social, teachers assigned vacancies, reviewing your postings, FAQ on assignment procedures, guidelines for letters in your file and more.

This is the June 6 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

PROSE exemplifies what the UFT has always sought for the teaching profession: collaboration, greater teacher voice in how teaching and learning is accomplished, opportunities for professional growth.

The question posed in your recent editorial “Gun fight” [May 5, 2016] is whether allowing educators to bring firearms to K–12 schools in New York would protect students against gun violence.

“Removing barriers between policy and practice” [VPerspective, May 5] by Evelyn DeJesus, the UFT vice president for education, brought tears to my eyes.

They were dressed to the nines, in satin and sequins and lace at the Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremony on May 13. The only thing that sparkled more than the outfits was their smiles when they spoke about their “kids.”

It was an upbeat day at the union’s annual Spring Education Conference on May 7 where UFT President Michael Mulgrew assured the more than 1,600 educators in attendance that there is “a changing dynamic in our profession.”

Thanks to your union membership, you have a secure job you can count on.
 You cannot lose your job at management's whim.