At a membership meeting in the Bronx on Jan. 21, 2015, Sara Shumway of the DOE's Office of Academic Policy and Systems presented a slideshow on policy for school guidance counselors.

The UFT staff directors sent an email on Jan. 26 to UFT members who work in district and field offices about the DOE's policy concerning employees who work in those offices.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement denouncing the proposed education policy changes in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address.

Attendees discussed the need for HES providers, RSAs, audiologists, computers for HES teachers, parking and time schedules.

New York State United Teachers on Jan. 15 launched a nearly $1 million ad campaign urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to move beyond politics and ensure the state adequately and equitably funds its public schools.

The United Federation of Teachers calls upon the state to meet its constitutional obligations to students and fulfill its funding commitment under the CFE case, including paying the $2.5 billion owed to New York City schools and will continue to...

The UFT offers our deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of Officers Liu and Ramos and pledges to continue as always to work for peace in our communities and respect for all.

Jeffrey Hoffman, the director of child care policy at the UFT, testified before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare regarding the oversight of EarlyLearnNYC, the city's contracted child care system.

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