The union movement at New York City charter schools gained momentum with the signing of three new contracts at the end of the school year. During the last 10 days of June, educators at a French-immersion charter school in Harlem and an elementary...

A Coney Island principal repeatedly accused of bullying parents and staff and sent for sensitivity training by the DOE after making offensive racial remarks has been ordered to stop “harassing or otherwise discriminating” against union members...

Basketball stars Drew Gooden of the Milwaukee Bucks and Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks had some lessons to share with students attending a three-day workshop at UFT headquarters this summer.

As a new teacher, you know how important it is to develop strong relationships with your students, colleagues and administrators. Here are some tips to help you lay the foundation for good communication with your students’ families.

Despite plummeting test scores and mounting pressure to meet the higher academic demands of the new Common Core Learning Standards, the DOE is asking the state to waive requirements for school librarians. Angry parents, librarians, teachers and...

Since decisions affecting our economic and professional well-being are made by elected officials, our choice is either to allow them to make these momentous policy determinations on their own or to try our best to influence the outcomes. The UFT has...

Younger teachers need to be more alert to what their financial positions will be in the next 10, 20 and 30 years.

While Tricia Moses, the teacher featured for her courage and caring in the May 16 edition of the New York Teacher, continues to wait for a life-saving lung transplant, the New York Daily News has chosen her as a finalist for its Hometown Heroes in...

Cabbage plants, courtrooms and class pets are among the available grants for teachers.

This is going to be an exciting school year, starting with the primary elections on Sept. 10 for mayor, comptroller and other city offices. In our city, the mayor and comptroller play important roles in protecting the retirement security of UFT...