In the fall of 1961 a column appeared in the UFT’s newspaper, The United Teacher, under the byline: Albert Gordon. The writer, a social studies teacher from Brooklyn’s Samuel Tilden HS, told of his arrest the previous summer and his month-long...

A new math workshop helps upper elementary school students explore the relationship between familiar shapes and the unique architecture of the Morgan Library and Museum.

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Department of Education Carmen Fariña, Chancellor Adam Ross United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, New York 10007 Dear Adam: In the event a Peer Validator concurs with a principal's assessment of a teacher's performance and the...

CLOSING OF ISLAND AND HORIZON ACADEMIES MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK And UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL 2, AFT, AFL-CIO This Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA")...

EDWARD SKYLER Deputy Mayor for Operations August 26, 2008 Ms. Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Dear Ms. Randi Weingarten, As you know, Mayor Bloomberg announced earlier this year that the City of...

This Agreement and each of its provisions shall be effective as of November 1, 2009, and shall continue in full force and effect through November 30, 2018. Negotiations for a subsequent Agreement will commence no sooner than April 30, 2018 upon...

Zika is a disease caused by Zika virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild...

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Introduced by the city’s Department of Education as a pilot program in January 2008, Breakfast in the Classroom has since grown into one of the most significant health and wellness programs in city schools.

The 1st-graders from PS 166 in Astoria played in the dirt, squished the loamy soil through their fingers and grabbed handfuls of gravel as they set about creating individual terrariums. The fun was all part of a class trip to the Voelker Orth Museum...

Representatives from various UFT departments are available to visit your school to speak with your members about important issues.

Check out our new list of resources for teachers of English language learners: helpful websites, useful research and publications, professional organizations and more.

The Department of Education is strengthening the manifestation determination review (MDR) process as part of its recent settlement of the class-action lawsuit on behalf of students with disabilities who have been excluded from school without proper...

If you are enrolling in the Welfare Fund for benefits and are eligible, you should receive your insurance documents in 7-10 days. If you are enrolling with dependents for benefits, you must provide all specified required documents (marriage...

Make sure you are using the correct first and last name, birth date, Social Security number or 10-digit Welfare Fund ID number and zip code. Please use the first and last name that is shown on your paycheck, even if it differs from the name you used...

Please join us for this year's Walk4Hearing, sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association of America, on Sunday, Sept. 27.

See benefits that may be received by the beneficiaries and/or family members after an in-service member passes away.

In some cases, teachers under investigation or awaiting charges are removed from their teaching assignments and are temporarily reassigned to administrative duties in their schools or in a DOE administrative office until the investigations are...

Does Special Coordination of Benefits (SCOB) apply to the Optical Plan? Yes. Members and their spouse/ domestic partner who are also members are entitled to SCOB.

Under direct reimbursement, which can only be used if you utilize a non-participating provider, you are required to pay for the full cost of the service at the optician and submit to the Fund for payment.

Information on your eligibility for benefits will be available not only to you and your eligible dependents, but also to optical service providers, making it easier to schedule appointments and use your benefits for covered services.

Every year you are entitled to an optical benefit. This includes an eye exam and either a pair of eyeglasses or a benefit for contact lenses. Eligibility begins one year from your last optical service. After confirming eligibility for benefits...

All eligible members and dependents are covered for optical benefits. Learn more about eligibility and obtaining benefits.

Members and their spouse or domestic partner who are also members are entitled to Special Coordination of Benefits (SCOB) when the Scheduled Benefit Plan covers both.

If you elect to receive dental coverage through the Dentcare HMO, the Welfare Fund's Scheduled Benefit Plan is not applicable. Dentcare would provide all covered services.

This plan provides benefits for covered services under a reimbursement schedule, called the “Schedule of Covered Dental Expenses" which lists most covered services and the maximum reimbursement amounts.

Maintenance medications (those taken regularly over an extended period) cannot be filled in monthly quantities after they have been filled three (3) times (original prescription plus two (2) refills), regardless of the number of refills indicated on...

In order for you to obtain prescription drugs at a participating pharmacy, simply present the prescription and your UFT Welfare Fund/ESI Prescription Drug Identification (ID) Card to the pharmacist.