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Donna Menna
Middle school teacher Donna Menna of IS 5 in Elmhurst, Queens, is this year's UFT Middle Schools Division Legacy Award winner.
John Herron
Middle school teacher John Herron of IS 96 in Brooklyn is this year's UFT Middle Schools Divison Lifelong Learner Award winner.
Middle Schools Awards Night
Over 200 honorees and guests attended the inaugural Middle Schools Awards at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where some 40 members were honored for excellence in education, collaboration and union activism.
Member Assistance Program’s Let’s Talk About It
Hundreds of middle school students took part in social-emotional learnng at the sixth annual Let’s Talk About It event in Queens, brought by the UFT’s Member Assistance Program (MAP), the MindUP social-emotional learning program and the UFT Teacher...
Middle Schools Awards 2026
Over 200 honorees and guests attended the inaugural Middle Schools Awards at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where some 40 members were honored for excellence in education, collaboration and union activism.
Middle Schools Conference
More than 70 educators gathered at union headquarters for the union’s Middle Schools Conference, gaining professional development and key insights on meeting the challenge of supporting students at a uniquely challenging age.
UFT Middle Schools Conference 2026
Nearly 70 middle school educators gathered for the UFT Middle Schools Conference at union headquarters to enjoy a day of professional development, camaraderie and solidarity. They attended workshops and discussions about pensions, program preference sheets, disruptive students, building union solidarity and more.
"Jewels” sparkle at Radio City
Middle school teacher Rachele Domond and paraprofessional Daquan Harris of the Catherine and Count Basie Magnet School for Multimedia and Performing Arts, in Jamaica, Queens, took on the roles of choreographers and proudly watched their middle school...
Turning hallways into happy places
Queens middle school teacher Laeticia Charles offers a sense of emotional connection and safety to the students she teaches in her second year at MS 137, elevating her students' academics in the process.
Getting into character
Middle school teachers Cristina Cappiello and Arielle Schwartz showcase an inventive way to teach the classic novel "The Giver" in their classroom at MS 245 in Manhattan.