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New Member Meet and Greet (Queens)
More than 200 new UFT members in Queens came to the Queens UFT office on Thursday, Oct. 1 for a meet and greet with Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Mulgrew visits Eagle Academy for Young Men and IS 49, Staten Island
UFT President Michael Mulgrew visited the co-located Eagle Academy for Young Men and IS 49 on Staten Island on Sept. 29 to talk about the union’s plans for the coming year.
UFT Community Learning Schools Initiative reaps a state grant
State Sen. Jeff Klein announced another $1.5 million grant for the UFT NYC Community Learning Schools Initiative on Sept. 10 at a press conference with UFT President Michael Mulgrew at the International School for Liberal Arts in the Kingsbridge...
Regents propose new evaluation appeals process
Following intense lobbying by the UFT, NYSUT and parents, a divided state Board of Regents on Sept. 16 delayed giving its final approval to the new teacher evaluation system. Instead, the board proposed three significant changes aimed at making the...
UFT hails mayor’s education plan
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sept. 16 unveiled a far-reaching plan to transform the city’s schools over the next 10 years.
Oct. 31 is the filing deadline for OT and PT civil service exam
The filing period to take the next civil service exams for physical and occupational therapist positions with the DOE is Oct. 1, 2015 through Oct. 31, 2015.
All’s ‘fair’ in Corona
Open School Night on Sept. 17 took place both inside and outside PS 19 in Corona, Queens. Inside, parents met with teachers; outdoors in the yard, there were raffles, dance exhibitions and information booths — the school’s first-ever Community...
Managing stress
Is this your first year in a new assignment? Are you a veteran teacher who has transferred to a new school? Has your administration changed? Have you switched from pupil accounting to payroll secretary?