UFT President Michael Mulgrew discussed testing materials, SESIS issues, school space concerns and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s misguided education policies during a Meet the President gathering of nearly 100 functional chapter members on May 12 at UFT headquarters.

More than 300 runners and walkers made waves at the UFT's 2nd annual 5K on Saturday, May 9 at Coney Island. Sponsored by the UFT Middle Schools Division, proceeds from the event went to benefit survivors of the Nepal earthquake through the UFT Disaster Relief Fund.

School nurses came together on May 6 at UFT headquarters for a National School Nurse Day Celebration, at which they were welcomed by Chapter Leader Cathy Connolly and UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr, and learned about their history from the chapter’s founder, B.J. Darby.

On May 1, UFT members employed by the DOE received a regular wage increase of 1 percent coupled with a 2 percent wage increase that is the first step of the phase-in of the 8 percent retroactive rate increase arising from the 2009–11 period.


Shanker Hall reverberated with enthusiasm and lots of pride as hundreds of colleagues, families and friends paid tribute to the outstanding educators honored at the UFT’s inaugural Academic High Schools Awards Celebration on March 27.

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.

There are some simple steps and school-wide policies that you can follow to decrease the likelihood that the children you teach will get head lice -- or spread it to other children if they get it.


Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Jesse Ruiz on April 22 suspended the controversial $20.5 million professional development contract at the heart of an ongoing federal probe that led his predecessor to temporarily step down.

Responding to a groundswell of opposition from parents, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (right) on April 14 signed into law legislation that will scale back the state’s standardized testing.

Eight former Atlanta educators received harsh jail sentences on April 14 for their role in a 2009 cheating scandal that a state investigation concluded had involved 178 teachers and principals at 40 schools across the city.