Citing a New York State Court of Appeals decision that found that tenure serves the public interest and protects teachers "from the abuses they might be subjected to if they could be dismissed at the whim of their supervisors," the United Federation...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew met with teachers and other staff at Brooklyn’s PS 272 on Oct. 28 to discuss their concerns and the importance of upcoming elections.

Vice President for Special Education Carmen Alvarez testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Sub-Committee on Non-Public Schools about the Int. 0435 bill mandating special education services reporting.

The deadline to apply and take the Physical Therapist (DOE) and Occupational Therapist (DOE) exam is Oct. 31.

More than 400 parents turned out for a day of learning and networking at the UFT Brooklyn Parent Conference on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women.

New members from throughout Brooklyn were invited to the UFT borough office on Oct. 27 to get information and tips on topics that will help them both as educators and as union members.

Hundreds of art teachers took part in for-credit professional development at the New York City Art Teachers Association/UFT Artworks 2014 education conference on Oct. 25. They had a chance to learn new techniques, hear from Artist of the Year Judy Pfaff and share student artwork at NYCATA’s 34th annual all-day citywide conference, held at Manhattan’s HS of Art & Design.

More than 1,600 parents, students and teachers selected from among 40,000 free books at Port Richmond HS on Staten Island at an Oct. 25 event co-sponsored by the UFT, the AFT and First Book.

The United Federation of Teachers and the Department of Education have established a new hiring process for school secretaries, effective Oct. 21, 2014.

Lesson Study is a standards-based collaborative process used to improve instruction. One of the goals of this instructional planning model is to identify academic achievement gaps and students’ challenges. Teachers will then examine and refine...