Magic was in the air at the UFT's annual holiday party for homeless students, hosted in partnership with the Coalition for the Homeless.

This year's National School Counseling Week will run from Feb. 3 to 7.

“You have reached the promised land,” UFT President Michael told 650 cheering audience members at the union’s annual New Retiree Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Nov. 26. “You had hope and passion to change children’s lives,” he said, “and you did.”

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the announcement that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would be running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Is your school interested in joining PROSE Plus?

The new UFT Queens borough office was decked out with colorful balloons and banners to welcome hundreds of Queens parents, grandparents, guardians and education activists for the 10th annual UFT Queens Parent Conference on Nov. 23.

About 200 students living in transitional housing received free winter coats, ate a Thanksgiving meal and tried their hands at many crafts and activities at the sixth annual UFT Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 23, thanks to a partnership between the UFT’s Middle Schools Division and the DOE.

The annual Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference drew 250 nurses to the Westin in Manhattan on Nov. 22 for workshops, presentations, exhibits, lunch and a raffle.

A school's chapter leader and chapter consultation committee has the right to review as well as to provide input into spending decisions. The principal is also required to share school budgetary information with their faculty. To learn more about...

NYSUT offers a legal services plan that covers wills and a variety of other services, which UFT members are eligible to join. For more information and how to enroll, visit the NYSUT website at: https://memberbenefits.nysut.org/program-service/legal...

UFT Chapter Leaders receive an annual stipend of $6 per member they represent. They also have an opportunity to receive additional funds, based on a points system, if they are more active participants in union matters and meetings.

Contact the UFT membership department in writing, either by emailing membership [at] uft [dot] org (membership[at]uft[dot]org), or by sending a written request to the UFT Membership Department, 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.

Contact the UFT membership department in writing, either by emailing membership [at] uft [dot] org (membership[at]uft[dot]org) or by sending a written request to the UFT Membership Department, 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.

We don't publish obituaries in the UFT paper, but they are published on our UFT Honors web site at https://ufthonors.uft.org. Please fill out our online form to tell us about the life of a UFT member who has died.

Please send an email to Suzanne Popadin, Editor of New York Teacher at New_York_Teacher [at] uft [dot] org (New_York_Teacher[at]uft[dot]org). Please include the best phone number where we will be able to reach you.

Any advertising questions should be directed to Jackie Gottlieb. She can be reached at 212-598-7735 or via email at NYT_advertising [at] uft [dot] org (NYT_advertising[at]uft[dot]org).

The UFT's Political Action Department is active in a wide variety of political battles across the city in support of New York’s children and schools. Our Political Action Coordinators (PAC) are key players in this work. PACs handle Day to day borough...

The Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) issues this individualized report each fall to in-service members and members on a leave of absence for up to seven school years. The statement summarizes the members' Total Service Credit and lists their...

First, attend a UFT pension clinic. It's a mini-course on your retirement benefits. For upcoming clinics, see: https://www.uft.org/your-benefits/pension/pension-clinics. Then, make an appointment for a preliminary pension consult. At this private...

You can take UFT courses if they are open to non-members, but in most cases, higher registration fees may be incurred.

The UFT Course Program will contact registrants if there are any changes.

UFT Course Programs and NYSUT/ELT registration procedures are separate. Unfortunately, you cannot exchange course registration from one program to the other. Other content related to the differences between E and T courses is provided in the NYSUT...

The UFT Course Program notifies the computer system once the course is cancelled. This ensures the online content reflects the change and no longer accepts online registration. Then, the UFT Course Program notifies registered members and offers...

Course registration and credit card processing is completed immediately. The time it takes for the charge to show up on your credit card is generally 1-3 days, dependent on the policies of your credit card/merchant bank. Each college has different...

Call the UFT Course Program at 212-475-3737. This process is completed internally. If the location you desire is available, the Registrant Course Transfer will be initiated.

Call the UFT Course Program at 212-475-3737. Your registration and payment will be verified. Depending on UFT departmental guidelines, it will be determined whether a refund can be issued. Refunds for "T" courses will only be issued if a course is...

Yes. If after an investigation, the allegations against the paraprofessional are found to be unsubstantiated, within 30 days the paraprofessional will receive back pay for the amount of time of the suspension without pay.

Members can purchase service credit for certain employment they had before being employed by the NYCDOE. For your service to be eligible, the work had to have been rendered while you were in public employment in New York City or New York State...

Members should access their online Annual Benefit Statement from the TRS website at https://trsnyc.org/. Once a member sets up a TRS account, they can access these items and find a record of their total service history.

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.

The United Federation of Teachers supports the TWU as they negotiate on behalf of their members and supports a fair contract for transit workers.

This item about IEP recommendations appeared in the Principals' Weekly.

We need to expand and not contract, much less eliminate, specialized programs for high-achieving youngsters.

The Edmund O’Neal Middle School of Excellence in Albany has joined the United Community Schools initiative, a network providing school-based educational, emotional, health and social services to children and their families.

The NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT held its 22nd annual conference on Nov. 16 at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where more than 200 participants chose from among 20 workshops during a day of professional development and camaraderie.

Teachers who have completed three years of teaching and are striving to further their growth may want to consider working toward National Board Certification — a designation that not only would bring them to the city’s second salary differential, but...