When you retire from teaching, your pension plan guarantees a lifetime annuity of regular payments based on a formula that takes into account your years of service, your salary and your age. Here's what you need to know about this valuable benefit.

Stephen T. Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship HS's commitment to student well-being is why Sylwia Nosowicz, a first-year teacher whose first career was as a clinical mental health counselor, feels comfortable calling the school “a perfect match”...

The Labor Seder celebrated by the UFT Jewish Heritage Committee and the Jewish Labor Committee Educators’ Chapter on March 30 connected the themes of liberation and redemption in the Passover story of the exodus from Egypt with the struggles of the...

High school health teacher Massiel Sori combined art and science in a student project on the body's immune system.

Helping students learn to cope with anxiety experienced during and after the COVID-19 pandemic was the key takeaway from the UFT's seventh annual Social Workers Appreciation Day event on March 10, which attracted about 900 UFT members both in person...

Shanker Hall at UFT headquarters was packed on March 11 for the 19th annual School Counselors Conference — the first fully in-person conference the chapter has held since school buildings closed during the pandemic — and members relished the...

At their 41st annual Paraprofessionals Festival & Awards Luncheon on March 25, members celebrated the many rights they have gained since their chapter's founding and the trailblazers who led the way while acknowledging there is much more to do.

A capacity crowd attended the UFT Asian-American Heritage Committee’s annual Lunar New Year Banquet at House of Joy restaurant in Chinatown on March 10 to mark the Year of the Rabbit.

The UFT's HERstory celebration, held during Women’s History Month on March 11 in the UFT’s Queens borough office, brought women together "to acknowledge the challenges we have overcome and celebrate the achievements we have made, individually and...

Along with police officers and EMTs, teachers must deal with gun violence and its aftermath and should have the opportunity and the time to develop meaningful curriculum around the issue, education activist Amina Brown said at a UFT-sponsored...

The UFT’s 15th annual Early Childhood Conference on April 1 buzzed with energy as nearly 200 educators gathered to learn ways to engage their youngest students with play.

Nearly 400 educators learned how to engage their youngest students with play at the UFT’s 15th annual Early Childhood Conference on April 1 at union headquarters in Manhattan.

The UFT Jewish Heritage Committee and the Educators’ Chapter of the Jewish Labor Committee kicked off the Passover season with a Labor Seder on March 30. The event at UFT headquarters in Manhattan connected the themes of liberation and redemption in the Jewish story of the exodus from Egypt with the struggles of the modern-day labor movement. This was the first time they gathered for the annual ritual since 2019.

UFT educators across the city took part in "Grade-Ins" to fight for more autonomy during the workday and to call out the amounts of irrelevant administrative tasks they are forced to do that don’t serve their students.

UFT members demonstrated through "public grade-ins" across the city on March 30, 2023, that educators deserve respect and autonomy in their next contract. 

El siguiente conjunto de preguntas frecuentes (FAQ) proporciona respuestas a temas importantes relacionados con el programa Provider Wellness.

¿Qué es Provider Wellness? Provider Wellness es una iniciativa financiada por el ministerio estatal de salud, New York State Department of Health, y por la organización sindical de maestros United Federation of Teachers (UFT), y diseñada y operada...

As we awaken from our winter semi-hibernation, it’s a good time for a more thorough reset of your life physically, emotionally and mentally. Much like cleaning the house, it’s about organizing yourself so you can be present for the people, places and...

Parents, a teacher, and the UFT filed a lawsuit in Manhattan State Supreme Court charging that the New York City Department of Education violated state education law and its own regulations when it sought to co-locate two Success Academy charter...

The UFT has developed this program to help family child care providers plan for a financially secure retirement.

¿Quién es elegible para tener Provider Wellness? Cualquier proveedor de cuidado infantil familiar con sede en Nueva York, ya sea cuidado diurno familiar, cuidado diurno familiar grupal o legalmente exento (informal), con al menos un niño HRA / ACS...

Learn ways to lower the stress and increase the learning and joy in your classroom by using mindfulness techniques and movement, theater and the visual arts. In this episode of the Classroom Café podcast, we are joined by Julie Flynn Badal, a longtime public school teacher and artist, who offers workshops on contemplative practices, movement and the arts at The Meadow. She will explore a variety of ways to engage students and incorporate mindfulness practices and the arts in the classroom, a benefit to both students and educators.

¿Tendré que proporcionar documentos financieros para que Provider Wellness determine para qué nivel de coberturas califico? No. Provider Wellness está abierto a todos los proveedores de cuidado infantil en familia en la ciudad de NY que tengan bajo...

Paraprofessionals from across New York City celebrated colleagues’ achievements, learned new skills at workshops and enjoyed games and self-care activities at a carnival during the 2023 Paraprofessionals Festival & Awards Luncheon at the New York Hilton Midtown on March 25.

¿Para quién son estos servicios? Para quien tenga poca o ninguna cobertura de atención dental. ¿Qué servicios están cubiertos? Todo lo que usted esperarías de un plan de atención dental, tal como: i. Servicios de prevención y diagnóstico: exámenes...

¿Para quién son estos servicios? Para quien tenga beneficios existentes de atención dental al nivel que proporcionan Medicaid o el Essential Plan 3 y 4 (o más). ¿Qué servicios están cubiertos? Todo lo del Plan Básico (ver arriba) Y, ADEMÁS, implantes...

Births over the summer are subject to the same time frame as births during the school year. A UFT member can use days from their CAR bank for any work days once the new school year begins up to six weeks after birth (or eight weeks following a C...

Members with at least one year of service, or paraprofessionals with at least two years of service, may apply for an unpaid child care leave immediately following a UFT parental leave. The child care leave can extend to the August following the...

One of the following must be submitted by the birth parent or the partner of a birth parent: a copy of your child's birth certificate a copy of your child's footprints or a letter from the doctor or hospital, on official letterhead, stating the child...

Ustedes ofrecen dos tipos de cobertura de atención dental: uno para personas que ya tienen cobertura básica y otro para los que tienen poca o ninguna. ¿Es lo mismo con la atención a la vista? No. Cuando se trata de cuidado de la vista, ¡tenemos un...

¿Qué servicios de salud mental están disponibles a través de Provider Wellness? A través de Provider Wellness, todos los proveedores tienen acceso gratuito las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana a la línea de ayuda confidencial de UFT, por...

Learn more about city health benefits for new members who are DOE employees by reading our FAQ.

The LEAP to Teacher Program is offered by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies in collaboration with the UFT and participating colleges in all five boroughs. The LEAP to Teacher program helps place UFT paraprofessionals at participating...

The DOE will reimburse eligible full-time paraprofessionals for the cost of up to 12 credits towards a master’s degree in education. Paras must be in an accredited graduate education program as a fully matriculated student leading to New York State...

The Lead Teacher Assistant is an annual position for in-service, full-time paraprofessionals that enables them to play a more diverse role supporting student needs in the classroom and school. Lead Teacher Assistants support instruction in the...

¿Esta cobertura se ofrece en persona o de manera virtual? Esta cobertura se ofrece 100% virtual. ¿Qué tipos hay de asesoría? Hay dos tipos: individual (atención de persona a persona) y en grupo. Tú puedes utilizar tantas o tan pocas sesiones de uno a...