A Common Core task force convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo released on Dec. 10 a report calling for a complete rewrite of state standards and related curriculum and tests.

Following President Obama's signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act and the release of Governor Cuomo's Common Core task force findings on Dec. 10, UFT President Michael Mulgrew sent an email to all DOE-employed members.

The UFT submitted this testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor and the Committee on Higher Education regarding establishing the Murphy Institute as a new CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.

Read about highlights from our chapter meeting, our chapter's representatives, upcoming meetings, Lobby Day, payroll issues and your rights regarding handling a summons.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew met with members at Woodhaven Manor in Queens on Dec. 9, discussing a range of topics from the Friedrichs Supreme Court case to charter schools to high-stakes testing. Members also had the chance to show off centerpieces they created to represent the spirit and culture of their schools.

This March, the UFT Guidance Counselors Chapter will celebrate its 12th annual Guidance Counselor Conference. We seek proposals from guidance counselors who would like to present workshops on social/emotional support topics that they have...

Travel reimbursement and approval certification (TRAC), supervisors, audiology, time, informal observations, tenure workshop and June professional development.

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 9 voted 85 to 12 for an overhaul of federal education law that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the Senate passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members Anne Goldman testified before the City Council Committee on Health regarding community health planning.