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Member information needed for Affordable Care Act requirement

The Welfare Fund has contacted members whose dependents were missing Social Security numbers in its records and asked them to provide the missing information. 


Positive Learning Collaborative gets raves

“It’s amazing to see what’s happened at PS 369 in the Bronx,” Principal Jaleelah Cooke told state and local legislators gathered to learn more about the Positive Learning Collaborative at UFT headquarters on Dec. 10.

Digital citizenship

Digital Citizenship can be defined as navigating through online media responsibly, effectively and safely. Teaching these skills helps students think through ethical dilemmas they encounter online every day in order to ultimately make better...

Members also have security now

In-service members can sleep well at night knowing that the union has your back if you are seriously injured on the job or suffer a debilitating medical or emotional disability.

Ribbon-cutting at PS 349, MS 358 and Q277, Queens

PS 349 Chapter Leader Farrah Padro found herself getting choked up as she presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new building her school shares with MS 358 and Q277, a District 75 school.

Preparing for tenure decisions

Being granted tenure is an important milestone for new teachers. There are many steps you can take to prepare for your tenure decision.

Turning the tide against overtesting

The days of test and punish are over. After a disastrous experiment with the Common Core standards — implemented without proper curriculum or teacher training — New York now has a chance to get things right.

Core corrections

Deeper knowledge — great. Higher-order thinking — fine.

Dual-language program boosts literacy

A new study has found significant reading gains for students enrolled in a dual-language immersion program.

Bronx charter school ratifies contract

Teachers and professional staff at University Prep Charter HS in the South Bronx on Nov. 20 approved a new two-year contract by unanimous vote.