The United Federation of Teachers has asked the State University of New York to renew the charter for grades 9 to 12 of the UFT charter school in East New York, Brooklyn. At the same time it told SUNY authorizers that grades K–8 would be closed at...

Parents, teachers and other educators and community members turned out at education forums in Jamaica and Bayside on Feb. 12 and in Elmhurst on Feb. 27 to speak with local elected officials about the harm that Gov. Cuomo's proposals will wreak on students and schools.

Parents, educators, elected officials and other community members came together to fight for public education at two education forums in Manhattan: one in Harlem on Feb. 11 and the second on the Upper East Side on Feb. 27.

More than 300 celebrants gathered at the Grand Harmony Restaurant in Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Sheep, on Feb. 27

The DOE and UFT have jointly pre-approved several options for giving schools flexibility with set-aside time for parent engagement for the remainder of the school year.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew spoke about the union’s fight to force Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fairly fund all public schools and also praised Mayor Bill de Blasio for standing up to the governor in a Meet the President gathering with around 250 Bronx UFT members at the union’s Bronx borough office on Feb. 25.

UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus testified before the New York City Council Education Committee regarding ensuring English Language Learners receive appropriate educational services.

Inclement weather policy, TRAC, audiologists and hearing testing and the need for additional HES providers.

Professional development and the union’s battle against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s harmful education proposals were on the minds of UFT members at PS 105 in Sunset Park during an early-morning meeting and discussion with UFT President Michael Mulgrew on Feb. 24.