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UFT offers low-cost DASA workshops

The UFT offers low-cost workshops that meet the state’s Dignity for All Students Act six-hour training requirement for state certification. DASA seeks to ensure all students attend school in an environment free from discrimination, intimidation...

Back to school — almost

Betty Walston grew up in Harlem, and even though she’s now living in the Bronx, she returned for the Harlem Week Children’s Festival on Aug. 15 with her nine-year-old daughter.

Have a super year

Playground opening at Bronx campus

The 1.2-acre cracked asphalt lot adjacent to CS 300 in the Tremont section of the Bronx has been transformed into a state-of-the-art playground for the 1,200 students who share the four-school campus.

Meeting the needs of transgender students

The New York State Department of Education took an important step this summer by publishing its first guidelines to help schools uphold the rights and address the needs of transgender students.

Support for transgender students addressed in training

What pronoun should an educator use when addressing a transgender student? What restroom and changing room should that student use? How can educators create a safe environment for these students in their school? These are a few of the questions...

A league of their own

With students on the team clustered in a semi-circle to watch, the coach and one of their teammates demonstrate a technique known as the two-on-one tie-up.

Annotating assessments

When my students take any kind of assessment, we start by annotating the directions and questions to ensure that everyone understands what they need to do.

End of Pearson’s contract

Now that the State Education Department has decided to end its relationship with Pearson, the money saved could go a long way to helping students learn.

Union Strong

More needs to be done to educate new teachers on the need for unions.