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Resolution to boycott Staples and support U.S. postal workers

The UFT stands with U.S. postal workers in their effort to preserve for our country both decent union jobs and affordable, accountable public services.

DOE speech evaluation position

A teacher assigned position is posted on the DOE website for Teacher Assigned Vacancy Circular No 11. This posting came after the UFT speech chapter met with the DOE to suggest revisions to postings to allow for a wider pool of qualified applicants.

Mulgrew visits School of the Future, Manhattan

UFT President Michael Mulgrew stopped in at School of the Future, a secondary school near Gramercy Park, to observe an after-school session of teacher-led professional development. Language arts, science, math and social studies teachers jointly discussed student work, their time compensated under a grant program.

UFT, legislators demand fairer admissions process for city’s leading high schools

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, joined by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Karim Camara and Assembly Member Ron Kim, today announced the introduction of bi-partisan legislation whose prime Senate sponsor is State Sen. Simcha Felder, that...

Shanker Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2014

One hundred and eighty-eight young people, including nine graduate students, won Shanker scholarships to further their education. Students, families and teachers attended the ceremony at UFT headquarters to celebrate their achievement.

Testimony regarding the FY 2014-15 education expense & capital budgets

The UFT submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committees on Education and Finance regarding the 2014-15 education expense and capital budgets.

Members ratify historic 9-year contract

UFT members overwhelmingly ratified a groundbreaking nine-year contract with the Department of Education on June 3. The contract passed with more than 77 percent of the roughly 90,000 votes, which were counted by the independent American Arbitration...

Learning in 3D

Learning in a 4th-grade class and an 8th-grade math class in two Bensonhurst schools has been transformed by 3D computers.

Obama: Public schools must enroll all kids, regardless of immigration status

Comprehensive immigration reform may be stalled in Congress, but the Obama administration strengthened regulations protecting immigrant children.