Former District 18 Representative Richard Mantell was elected the UFT’s new vice president for middle schools by the union’s executive board at its Sept. 23 meeting. He replaces Richard Farkas, who recently retired.

Have UFT email blasts recently disappeared from your gmail inbox? This is because gmail’s new sorting feature automatically places UFT emails into the “promotions” folder.

More than 200 chapter leaders gathered in Rye, New York on the weekend of Sept. 28-29 for in-depth training on everything from teacher evaluation to school safety. It was the first of three intensive, two-day training sessions this school year for...

Professional musicians and performers from Rosie’s Theater Kids introduce students from PS 34 in the East Village to American musical theater by teaching them the dance routines and songs of the genre. The program begins with the class trip to see...

The 9/11 Tribute Center in lower Manhattan will be hosting an Educator Open House on Oct. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m.

The Karen E. Mumford Cancer Foundation sponsored a special “Karen Cares” event for 10 women, all members of the Federation of Nurses/UFT, on Oct. 6. The surprise day included spa treatments, brunch, gift bags, a limo ride and a guided tour of Judy...

It was truly a labor of love and collaboration that brought the King’s Court landscaped and mural-decorated reading garden — named in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. — into being at PS 254 in Richmond Hill.

My computer classroom is decorated to educate and create an exciting learning environment.