The Supplemental Health Insurance Program’s 2016 premium notices will be sent in early January to retirees who have not elected to pay premiums via automatic pension deduction.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined Retired Teachers Chapter members at the Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, J.J., for the 25th Annual Luncheon on Oct. 26. Members also heard from Gerri Herskowitz, the director of Retiree Programs, and...

Find out about our monthly consultation, more training on IEPs and a national assault on unions.

The vision of National Industry Certification for Educators (NICE) is to ensure that educators have the training and school communities have the support they need to deliver high-quality instruction so that students gain the education and experience...

About 250 members of the Federation of Nurses/UFT came out for the group’s annual Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 20 and 21 at the Westin in Midtown Manhattan. Participants heard reports about the state of health care and labor and attended workshops on topics from time management to emerging infectious diseases.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding efforts to help struggling schools.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew discussed the potential ramifications of the Friedrichs Supreme Court case, the state and governor’s Common Core commissions and other education-related topics during a Nov. 23 visit to several schools housed on the Jerome Parker Campus, Staten Island.

More than 400 Queens parents, grandparents and community activists attended workshops, networked and listened to speakers at the annual UFT Queens Parents Conference held at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel. The conference, thanks to a partnership between the UFT and the Chinese American Parent-Student Council, had a large turnout of Chinese-speaking parents.

This is the Nov. 20 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

More than 200 District 8 educators gathered at the Bronx borough office on Nov. 18 for a discussion with UFT President Michael Mulgrew. He covered a range of issues including special education policy, evaluations, testing mandates, the assault on public-sector unions and opening up classrooms to facilitate collaboration.