This is the March 4 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew had an early-morning visit with staff at PS 18 on Staten Island, before heading to PS 861 in the same borough for a walk-through of the school and its District 75 site, PS 373 @ 861R.

If you received one or more of the distributions listed below during 2015, you are required to report the total gross amount of the distribution in box 16a and the taxable amount of the distribution in box 16b on your 2015 federal income tax Form...

I am a retired New York City teacher and feel I owe my comfortable and happy life to the UFT.

The following letter was published in The Chief:

In prekindergarten and kindergarten, children are still all over the map in learning social skills and self-regulation [“Repairing the Common Core,” Feb. 4].

Vincent Pedulla is nothing short of rhapsodic when talking about the beauty of braille.

A large achievement gap between children with dyslexia and typical readers is already present by 1st grade, making it critical to identify and provide effective interventions at the start of school, according to new research published in the Journal...

The West Virginia Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Feb. 12 to become the nation’s 26th right-to-work state.