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The Centrally Funded Intervention Teacher is a centrally funded learning specialist. Learn more about this position and the role these educators play for students with disabilities.
Article Thirteen — Union Activities, Privileges, and Responsibilities
A. Restriction on Union Activities No attendance teacher shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to duty. Members of the Chapter's negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon proper application, be...
The ins and outs of state certification
Summer is a good time to check on any outstanding items needed for state certification or to review state education policies if you are being appointed under a different license this upcoming school year. Read answers to common questions below and be...
Students with Disabilities
Find resources to help ensure that children with disabilities receive the supports and services they need.
Restart
Forty art educators representing all five boroughs had their work on display in January at El Barrio's Artspace PS 109 in East Harlem at the first New York City Art Teachers Association exhibit since the pandemic began.
Kudos to Syreeta Dixon, IS 383, Brooklyn
IS 383 Chapter Leader Syreeta Dixon refused to back down when her principal violated the DOE-UFT contract in multiple ways in her Bushwick school’s teacher schedule and then threatened to lay off staff when Dixon called her on it.
Exercise for the brain in Manhattan
Word of mouth is the reason many retirees find their way into the Manhattan Section's Si Beagle classes, which are offered online and in person, and again include “dine-arounds,” walking tours and museum trips.
Union pillars honored
The UFT posthumously honored two accomplished members who died this year and presented their families with memorial plaques: Ron Jones, a former vice president for elementary schools, and Richard Miller, a former vice president of middle schools.
African Heritage Awards Dinner
About 150 UFT members and guests braved frigid temps to celebrate African heritage and honor educators, students and colleagues amid a snowy start to Black History Month at the 23nd annual UFT African Heritage Committee Awards Dinner.
Article Twenty — Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools For Excellence (PROSE)
A. Mission. To achieve success and outstanding results through a truly collaborative environment for all schools at all levels among the key stakeholders responsible for educating New York City’s schoolchildren – teachers and other school-based staff...
Arranging SETSS services
The process for arranging Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) is structured to ensure timely support for students. Learn more »
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk (Brooklyn)
Every October, thousands of UFT members don pink outfits and accessories and come together to walk for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. March with the UFT in the Brooklyn for this year's walk.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk (Staten Island)
Every October, thousands of UFT members don pink outfits and accessories and come together to walk for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. March with the UFT on Staten Island for this year's walk.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk (Bronx)
Every October, thousands of UFT members don pink outfits and accessories and come together to walk for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. March with the UFT in the Bronx for this year's walk.
NYC Reads reset
This school year, as outside consultants took over most of the training, teachers grew increasingly frustrated with their lack of voice and the lack of support. So we headed to the bargaining table to demand changes. The revised curriculum policy...
Class-size cap omitted from Portland deal
After striking for more than three weeks in November, the Portland, Oregon school district and the union representing teachers, school counselors and other employees reached an agreement that boosts salaries and planning time. But the new contract...
Do I need to have a printed lesson plan ready if my principal shows up to observe my teaching?
An evaluator cannot demand that a teacher provide a hard copy of the day’s lesson plan on the spot. When observing a lesson, a supervisor has the right to see the plan of the lesson being taught. The supervisor may take a photo of the plan or ask...
Does my school have to provide me with classroom/instructional supplies and materials?
Yes, it must. Under the DOE-UFT contract, it is your school’s obligation to provide you with “appropriate and sufficient basic instructional supplies and books,” including textbooks, paper, assessment materials, chalk, microscopes and math...
UFT Programs for Parents and Caregivers
Check out these programs from the UFT to support parents, caregivers and students.
Union founder George Altomare dies
George Altomare, a founder of the UFT who led with insight, devotion and a great deal of heart, died on Aug. 20, at age 92 after a long illness. He loved teaching and dedicated his life to improving public school education for New York City students...
Early Childhood Conference
Spring was in the air on March 19 at the UFT’s 14th annual Early Childhood Conference, where laughter, play and learning emerged after a difficult winter for nearly 400 educators — a blend of in-person participants at UFT headquarters and remote...
‘The foundation of CTE’
Each year since 1984, several of the city’s Career and Technical Education graduates have been nominated for the Success Via Apprenticeship program, which combines college courses with apprenticeships in classrooms and in each student’s chosen...
Landmark law to lower city class sizes
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 8 signed into law landmark legislation that will lower class sizes in New York City by a third over the next six years, closing a decades-long gap in class sizes between the city and the rest of the state.
Middle Schools Awards Night
Over 200 honorees and guests attended the inaugural Middle Schools Awards at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where some 40 members were honored for excellence in education, collaboration and union activism.
Testimony of Michael Mulgrew on New York City's preliminary budget
UFT President Michael Mulgrew delivered testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Education on the city's preliminary budget for fiscal year 2026.
Supporting testimony on updating New York State's Foundation Aid formula
New York City public school educators delivered testimony before the Rockefeller Institute of Government’s hearing on the state Foundation Aid Formula.
Pension Clinic: Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA), Roth and Pension Options
In this clinic for UFT members in the Teachers' Retirement System, participants will learn about pension options, their Tax-Deferred Annuity and Roth Option, the UFT's Supplemental Health Insurance Program and the benefits of joining the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter.
Joint Intentions and Commitments
Enhanced student achievement based upon high standards and expectations must be the driving force behind every activity of New York City public schools. To accomplish this, we must reinvent schools so that decision making is shared by those closest...
Certification news & updates
Be sure to check this page for the latest news and updates regarding certification.
About Us
NYCATA/UFT's mission is to encourage and support art educators in their profession and to advocate for quality art programs at all levels of education and in our communities.
Don’t count out summer learning options
For some teachers, summer is the time to take teacher institutes offered by notable organizations across the country that provide practical and unique learning experiences expressly designed for educators.
UFT connection to rest of organized labor
A basic tenet of the UFT has always been that organized labor and progressive elected officials are essential to promoting the interests of its members. Indeed, the backing of the labor movement and political allies was instrumental in the UFT’s...
Building rapport from the start
As any seasoned teacher will tell you, it’s important to start the school year off on a good note. Along with essentials like reviewing classroom rules and units of study, ice breakers play a key role in setting the right tone and building rapport...
Rose Schyler
It was the Depression and even the salesgirls at Macy's were required to stand 5-foot-5 and have a college degree. Rose Schuyler had the diploma, but not the reach.
Martha Straus
The youngest of seven children, Martha Straus grew up on the Lower East Side. "There was no starvation but there were no luxuries either," she says. Her father and older brother took part in the 1910 cloak makers strike that came to be known as "the...
Para career ladder
As a paraprofessional interested in an education career, the UFT’s Career Training Program helped me obtain a DOE voucher to earn my bachelor’s in early childhood education and psychology