More than 35 educators, chosen by students and colleagues, received awards for their work by the union and its industry partners at this year’s CTE Awards Recognition Ceremony on Feb. 6 at UFT headquarters.

Peri Lyman, a member of the non-public schools chapter, has worked as a reading teacher for the Department of Education in non-public schools for 22 years. She currently serves two Catholic schools in Queens.

Teachers instinctively know that helping students develop noncognitive skills — such as self-confidence, perseverance, grit and persistence — contributes to their academic success. New research confirms the vital importance of these skills. 


Educators who work with students with disabilities are invited to attend Everyone Reading’s Annual Conference, which focuses on building success for students with dyslexia and learning disabilities.

When the teachers, staff and parents of PS 69 in Jackson Heights learned about the typhoon in the Philippines in November, they sprung into action. The total donated to the UFT Disaster Relief Fund: $4,742.

For the parent leaders and volunteers who gathered at UFT headquarters on Feb. 24 for the quarterly meeting of the citywide Community Education Councils with union leadership, the new tone set by Mayor de Blasio has made a big difference in how they...

Investment results for 2013 were mixed. Returns for U.S stocks were excellent, international returns were not as high and bond returns were dismal. Includes a tribute to Joe Shannon, a former Teachers' Retirement Board member who passed away in...

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Farmers Insurance, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, The Math for America Master Teacher Fellowship, The Cullman Center Institute for Teachers and The CDW-G and Discovery Education

All members of the UFT are being urged by the union’s leadership to sign nominating petitions to elect Tom Brown to a three-year term as a trustee on the Teachers’ Retirement System board.

Here's an important message sent to all of us via the Alliance for Retired Americans from Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, one of our staunchest supporters.