Despite the fact that New York’s charter school legislation prohibits discrimination in student admissions, it is now clear that New York City’s charter schools, as a group, are failing to serve a representative sample of the city’s public school...

Given the attacks on public education, the widespread frustration with the seemingly slow pace of reform, the focus on teacher competence and the public perception that teacher unions, despite proof to the contrary, oppose reform, the UFT established...

New York City had to hire more than 9,000 new teachers for the 2003-04 school year alone, the equivalent of 11.5 percent of its 78,000-member teaching force. In fact, the city has hired almost that many new teachers every year since 1997.

Small schools often provide opportunities for teacher voice in a personalized, collegial, collaborative and professional work place. For parents and students, small schools provide another choice in the public school system. Nevertheless, the recent...

In a series of public forums on high stakes testing this task force held throughout the city in December 2006 and January 2007, teachers, parents, students, elected officials and others with a stake in public education spoke out about the adverse...

After you have read the dental claim form instructions (below) you are ready to fill out the dental claim form as needed.

This form is used by all pedagogues to apply for medical certification for absence up to 20 consecutive school days, for requests to borrow sick days, for excuse of absence due to children’s diseases, and for injury in the line of duty claims. Rules...

A comparison of the 2002 and 2009 school governance laws.

This memorandum reaffirms the chancellor's authority to announce the citywide closing or delayed opening of schools, and outlines the requirements and expectations that pertain to the dissemination of information on the chancellor's announcement, the...

A short guide for parents. The UFT put together this resource booklet to help parents navigate the New York City school system and be informed advocates for their child’s education.

Information about the union's Victim Support Program

Under State Education Law 3214 and Chancellor’s Regulation A-443, a student may be removed from a classroom for 1-4 days by a teacher if the student’s behavior is substantially disruptive or interferes with the teacher’s authority over the classroom.

From September 2006.

Each school’s School Safety Plan addresses the safety and security needs of the school and includes daily safety procedures as well as those protocols and procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency.

The following is a list of the most commonly prescribed drugs. It represents an abbreviated version of the drug list (formulary) that is at the core of our prescription drug benefit.

The following are proven hints and suggestions that will help to ensure that expensive equipment, including desktop and laptop computers, is kept safe and secure.

Form and instructions from the DOE Science Safety Manual.

This form for Lab Specialists is taken from the DOE Science Safety Manual.

If there is equipment in your school that is unrepairable, not cost-effective to repair, educationally inappropriate, or a safety hazard, complete this form to have the equipment removed.

Use this form to document a hazardous chemical exposure incident in your school. Parts I, II, and III of the form are included.

Especially for Lab Specialists. Use Page 1 to document the presence of mercury in a science room.