“You are doing amazing things with the toughest population in New York City,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew praised the educators at Queens’ International HS at LaGuardia Community College during a Sept. 3 visit one day before students returned to classes. “You prove that this is what happens when you have a respectful community of educators working with children.” Mulgrew also applauded them for opting to participate in the new PROSE program, which gives schools more flexibility in how they operate.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew visited the staff of PS 148 in East Elmhurst on the first day back to work for educators in the 2014-15 school year.

UFT members were among the thousands celebrating Caribbean culture at the West Indian Day Carnival Parade on Sept. 1 in Brooklyn.

In a meeting with more than 400 guidance counselors and school social workers on Aug. 26, Chancellor Carmen Farina expressed her appreciation for their important work, encouraged them to keep students engaged and on track to graduation and asked them to make a special effort to reach out to parents.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement on efforts to raise the charter school cap in New York.

Seven parents led by former TV personality turned corporate education reformer Campbell Brown filed suit in State Supreme Court in Albany today to invalidate due process and seniority rights for teachers in New York state public schools.