6 New York City schools designated 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Six New York City public schools were designated 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Chapter 408 guidelines
The DOE has provided guidance to principals regarding access to IEPs and IEP implementation.
Four teachers are named ‘Hometown Heroes’
Four UFT members were among those cited as “Hometown Heroes in Education” by the New York Daily News on Sept. 19 for outstanding service to their students, schools and communities.
Guidance to Principals for Scheduling Initial Planning Conferences
As noted in the September 4 edition of Principals’ Weekly, the goal of the Initial Planning Conference (IPC) is for the evaluator and teacher to discuss expectations and the teacher’s goals for the upcoming year.
Despite DOE promises, many schools still lack resources to meet Common Core Learning Standards
Thousands of elementary and middle school classrooms began the second week of September without all the materials they need to teach the new Common Core curriculum, according to a survey of chapter leaders by the United Federation of Teachers.
City's great teachers know how to make a difference
Ask what makes a great teacher, and you will get a long list of “must-haves”: intelligence, dedication, knowledge of the subject matter, a keen sense of humor. But anyone who has spent any time in the classroom knows that those ingredients mean very...
Orientation for new speech teachers
Hundreds of new speech improvement teachers came to UFT headquarters on Sept. 18 for an orientation to learn about lesson planning, observations, portfolios and tenure and share best practices and strategies for building a collaborative culture at their schools. The meeting was a joint collaboration between the UFT, the Department of Education Office of Related Services and the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators.
Join the union!
Your union supports you. Now show your solidarity with your union. The UFT’s Family Child Care Providers Chapter is in the midst of an ambitious campaign to sign up every single one of New York City’s 21,000 family child care providers as a card...
Honoring Thompson's wishes, Mulgrew recommends that the UFT endorse de Blasio
UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that it was time to unite behind Bill de Blasio for mayor, after Bill Thompson, in a press conference on the City Hall steps this morning, asked all of his supporters to do so.