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Centrally Funded Intervention Teacher

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.

Testimony on the preliminary budget for FY 25, the preliminary Capital Plan for FYs 24-28 and the Fiscal 24 preliminary Mayor's Management Report

UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Education at its hearing on the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2025, the preliminary Capital Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-28 and the Fiscal 2024 preliminary Mayor...

DOE student attendance policy during remote learning period

The Department of Education on April 3, 2020, issued a detailed memo on how schools should monitor meaningful student engagement and interaction to account for attendance.

Survey: 53% of public schools understaffed

Fifty-three percent of public school leaders felt their schools were understaffed as they began the 2022-23 academic year, according to survey results released Sept. 27 by the U.S. Department of Education.

Are there any illnesses for which time off will not be deducted from my sick bank?

Yes. Measles, mumps and chicken pox are childhood diseases that are not deductible from your sick time. Ask your school secretary or UFT chapter leader for an OP 198 application to submit to your principal. Form: http://www.uft.org/files/attachments...

SHIP 2025 premium notices

The UFT's Supplemental Health Insurance Program's 2025 premium notices will be sent in early January.

UFT rally draws 1,600 calling on City Council to support paraprofessional legislation

More than 1,600 members of the United Federation of Teachers rallied outside City Hall Wednesday, calling on the City Council to support legislation to provide paraprofessionals with an additional $10,000 annually.

NYCATA/UFT

NYCATA/UFT is a community of New York City art educators and artists committed to advancing high-quality, inclusive art education.

April 1 deadline for new child abuse workshop

New York State law was recently amended to require that all DOE employees who are mandated reporters, including all classroom teachers, take additional training in the area of identifying and reporting child abuse and maltreatment/neglect.

Former UFT VP Roberson honored

Former UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education Sterling Roberson received the Retiree of the Year Award at the Representative Assembly of NYSUT, the UFT's statewide affiliate.

Political Endorsements

See information about political candidates the UFT and our union partners are endorsing in the current election cycle.

Appendix F — District 79 Reorganization

Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”) and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...

Appendix F — District 79 Reorganization

Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”) and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...

Appendix F — District 79 Reorganization

Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”) and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...

Appendix F — District 79 Reorganization

Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”) and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...

Appendix C — District 79 Reorganization

Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”) and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...

Appendix E — District 79 Reorganization

Memorandum of Agreement entered into this 29th day of June 2007, by and between the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (hereinafter referred to as the “BOE”)and the United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL...

Presentation: Aligning Your Guidance Curriculum with the ASCA/NYSSCA Model

Presentation given at the Sixth Annual Guidance Counselor Conference, Jan. 30, 2010. Lourdes M. Rivera, Ph.D. Eberto Pineiro, MS Ed. Meredith Rosenblatt, MS Ed.

To reopen schools, do three things

The city has to show all parents that the public schools this fall are not just safe, but are also the best place their kids can be.

Testimony on changes to municipal retirees' health care plan

UFT Welfare Fund Executive Director Geof Sorkin testified before the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor regarding changes to municipal retirees' health care plan.

Information for newly-appointed school counselors

The following information was sent in an email from Chapter Leader Rosemarie Thompson on Oct. 19, 2022.

School Counselors Chapter Newsletter - January 2023

Information about proctoring guidelines, student support services, Teacher's Choice and the 19th annual UFT School Counselors Conference.

From fidgeting to focusing

Sensory tools that have long helped special education students calm down and stay alert in the classroom are now helping general education students ease back into in-person learning.

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...

Resolution on the anniversary of the 1960 UFT strike

On this, the 59th anniversary of the 1960 strike, we remember those who worked so hard to ensure that the next generation would have a better life, and we salute them for standing up for working people.

Leaving the NYC area?

If you are moving outside the New York metropolitan area, it is essential that you update your personal information (mailing address, phone number, etc.) with the UFT Membership Department to ensure delivery of the New York Teacher , information...

Jules Kolodny

When the union needed a sharp lawyer, it didn’t have far to look as long as Jules Kolodny was around.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew on Trump administration's plans to dismantle U.S. Department of Education

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said the Trump administration's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will harm the nation's most vulnerable students.

Videos for members

The UFT has created the following instructional videos for members on topics such as retirement, benefits, reimbursements and other helpful information.

Resolution on union interference: interference in the UFT’s election from non-members (individuals and outside organizations)

The UFT decides that individuals, groups or organizations that are not represented under the UFT constitution should not have a voice in UFT activities, and those that are not members should not be allowed to interfere in the UFT’s elections.

Weingarten book signing

Warning that democracy and public education in the United States are imperiled, Randi Weingarten discussed her new book — “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy” — at the event with about 170 union members and...

Suit filed against ‘flawed’ reading curricula

Two Massachusetts families have filed a lawsuit against the creators and publishers of widely used whole-language reading curricula claiming that they engaged in “deceptive and fraudulent” marketing of curricula they knew was ineffective.

SHIP 2026 premium notices

SHIP 2026 premium notices were sent in early January to retirees who did not elect to pay premiums via automatic pension deduction.

Go Pink Day

Because of the disruptions caused by the pandemic in the 2020-21 school year, participating in “Go Pink Day” this year was a hopeful return to a cherished tradition for many UFT members across the city.

Make connections with hexagonal thinking

How do you teach elaboration, “adding on” and targeted vocabulary without making student discussion feel forced? Enter hexagonal thinking.

UFT Middle School Division’s Anti-Bullying Conference

Students from 105 schools registered for the UFT’s citywide Anti-Bullying Conference, held virtually on Oct. 28, which focused on conflict resolution strategies and how to be an upstander, or someone who intervenes or stands up for a person who is...

UFT could support citywide school cell phone ban—with conditions

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said city educators could support a citywide ban on student cell phones provided four key safeguards are part of any new city policy.