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Teacher’s Choice boosted after social media, lobbying blitz

The final city budget for the coming fiscal year will contain a 62 percent increase in funding for Teacher’s Choice following a big social media and member-lobbying campaign by the UFT to show City Council members the direct impact that Teacher’s...

Giving everyone a voice

With the new time allotted in the UFT-DOE contract for professional development, the staff development committee at P 4, a District 75 school in Queens, seized the opportunity to allow educators to showcase their skills for each other.

Showcasing passion, dignity and respect

This year's Spring Education Conference showcased and celebrated the great work being done by educators throughout the city, with a morning panel and workshops that gave prominent roles to educators who are engaged in the UFT’s Community Learning...

CTE skills evident in exhibit hall

The dynamism of New York City’s career and technical education high schools was on display at the exhibit hall during the conference. Teachers and students from 25 schools throughout the city shared their passions and projects.

Mulgrew: It’s time to celebrate our schools

Even as the UFT continues to combat attacks intended to undermine public education, UFT President Michael Mulgrew told delegates that the union must also celebrate the great work that members do in New York City public schools every day.

iPad apps for students with special needs

With adaptive technology, customization, and voice and touch controls, iPads have become mainstays in the special education classroom. Here are apps to explore if you are working with students with disabilities.

New teacher representative on TRS board

David Kazansky has been elected as a new trustee on the Teachers’ Retirement System board.

Grants, Awards & Freebies — July 10, 2015

Grants for youth baseball teams, field trips, soccer and science labs.

Summer is a great time to plan

Members who retired between Nov. 1, 2009 and June 30, 2014 have received a lump sum for their retroactive pay raises under our 2014 contract with the Department of Education. The Teachers’ Retirement System is now recalculating the pensions of...

A safe space for students

The Council for Unity was started 40 years ago to help give high school teenagers a path out of gangs and street life. It's taken root and transformed students' lives at Madison HS in Brooklyn.