Although fall soon will turn to winter, an entire garden is springing up in Washington Heights, where the Community Health Academy of the Heights officially launched its garden project.

The New York City Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT held its 16th annual professional conference on Oct. 26, with more than 300 teachers of Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Greek, German, Latin and other languages in...

More than 200 UFT art teachers took part in for-credit professional development at the New York City Art Teachers Association/UFT Artworks ’13 education conference.

Michael Cestaro's advocacy as a chapter leader at Rockway Park HS for Environmental Sustainability took on greater meaning after Hurricane Sandy devastated his school building and the homes of his students and colleagues.

More than 1,000 new retirees gathered for a luncheon in their honor hosted by the UFT at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan on Nov. 12. “We call on you to make our vision of education happen,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew told them. “You are the authentic voice to push back. We can’t do it without your help.”

The UFT’s new vice president for middle schools, Richard Mantell, introduced himself and gave a warm welcome to the nearly 100 middle school educators and chapter leaders who came to the union’s Bronx borough office to meet him on Nov. 12. Mantell answered questions from the educators and discussed the year ahead, including the union’s hopes for a more collaborative relationship with our new mayor-elect. He told teachers that the union is fighting for their rights with union-initiated grievances in the new teacher evaluation system and discussed the community learning schools, which are well-represented in the Bronx.

Thank you to the teachers who shared the proof of DOE improper practices that make grievances possible.

The filing period has begun to apply for the city civil service exams for Occupational Therapist (DOE) (Exam #4009) and Physical Therapist (DOE) (Exam #4015). All DOE-employed occupational therapists and physical therapists, whether serving at the...

The DOE has informed us that it intends to create a new position for speech teachers who have a Speech and Language Pathology license. The title of this position — "Teacher – Medicaid Speech Services" — says it all. The DOE wants to put your...

Letter to the Staten Island Advance from UFT member Susan Adams Westerleigh.