UFT President Michael Mulgrew met with staff from PS 236, District 75 site P 771, and PS 312 in Brooklyn on May 26 to discuss educational challenges for New York City public schools and achievements this year.

This is the May 26 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

Deserving guidance counselors from across the city were honored at the 30th annual Guidance Counselor Recognition Day awards ceremony on May 25 at Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York City Council Committees on Education and Finance regarding the FY 2017 city executive budget.

This is the May 23 issue of the Bronx parent newsletter.

“To appreciate,” according to the dictionary, is to recognize the true worth of someone or something, and that’s exactly what 240 UFT family child-care providers received at the 2016 Provider Appreciation Conference on May 21 at union headquarters.

The UFT’s Speech Improvement Chapter honored students and their therapists while observing Better Speech and Hearing Month during an awards ceremony and reception at UFT headquarters in Manhattan on May 19.

The UFT will ask the Department of Education to require that each school with immigrant students appoint an ‘immigration adviser’ (similar to the ‘sustainability coordinator’ or ‘anti-bullying liaison’) to ensure that school processes are welcoming...

The UFT supports the passage of the Every School Speed Safety Camera Act; and the #EverySchool campaign to join with the voices of parents, educators and children who demand protection for all pedestrians from speed-related, avoidable traffic...