Public school educators know from both experience and common sense that when school administrators treat teachers as partners rather than adversaries, schools function more smoothly, staff morale is higher and the entire school community benefits.

UFT Manhattan Borough Representative Evelyn DeJesus, a fierce union advocate and respected teacher, was elected the union’s vice president for education by an unanimous vote of the Executive Board on Sept. 22.

Students and staff at PS 43 in Far Rockaway celebrated winning the $20,000 grand prize in the citywide Build a Better School Contest during a celebration in the auditorium on Oct. 11.

UFT Italian American Heritage Committee members celebrated Italian Heritage and Culture Month on Oct. 17 at UFT headquarters with a focus on Italian American sports legends in America.

New research published by the Center for American Progress suggests that union-management collaboration and teacher voice at the school level can have significant positive effects on student learning.

Tom Brown, one of the three teacher-members on the board of the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System, was unanimously elected UFT assistant treasurer by the union’s executive board at its Sept. 22 meeting.

There is something all students get — a universal language everyone understands: positive reinforcement.

P 352, a District 75 school in Brooklyn, has carved out time in its schedule for teachers and paraprofessionals to receive professional development that truly addresses their needs.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the delegates at their first meeting of the school year that he and the chancellor agree that consultation and collaboration should be occurring at all levels of the school system.

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