A Queens elementary teacher is outraged at the amount of uncompensated time it takes to complete mandated trainings and suggests the union include the issue in upcoming contract negotiations.

A Staten Island high school teacher joins many of his UFT colleagues in decrying the amount of mandated trainings DOE educators face.

A Brooklyn school social worker advocates for the creation of designated mandated-training days.

A Manhattan middle school teacher newly arrived from Tennessee expresses gratitude for the premium-free health care he receives as a UFT member.

Retired teacher Pamela Thompson Lopez calls paraprofessionals "gifts from God" as she recounts how indispensable they were to her in her classroom. Thompson Lopez says paraprofessionals deserve a livable wage.

A Queens paraprofessional demands that members of her title be compensated well enough "to live, not just survive," and argues that the RESPECT check payment should become permanent and pensionable.

A profile about bilingual school social worker Michelle Perez inspires pride in retired school social worker Stew Frimer.

A 30-year veteran teacher from PS 78 in Queens urges a return to the fundamentals of literacy instruction, including assessments on paper and teacher readalouds in response to this year's decline in ELA scores.

What a thrill it was to see our event publicized in the New York Teacher newspaper! You wrote such a lovely description of our event and included great photos from two of the plays and one consisting of the group.

The city doesn’t realize its impact on educators. Stagnant wages make it impossible for educators to cover basic expenses.