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Common Core tests signal new frontier
New research is finally catching up to what most educators already know: A decade of teaching to the state tests has not produced deep learning or well-educated students.
Class size and instructional materials
As we enter a new school year, teachers should be aware of their rights to reasonable class sizes and basic instructional materials.
I am struggling with my classroom/classroom management/lesson planning this year. What services do you have to help me?
Reach out to the Partners in Progress: Peer Intervention Program (PIP) at the UFT. PIP allows you to receive confidential, non-evaluative one-on-one help from highly experienced, specially selected colleagues who will create individualized...
Who should apply to the Peer Intervention Program (PIP)?
Tenured teachers who are having trouble because of supervisors’ evaluations, formal warnings, or Ineffective/U ratings should apply. PIP also works with teachers who have not been rated as Ineffective or U-rated who are seeking to take charge of...
How can I request help from the Peer Intervention Program (PIP)?
You can apply by using our online form . PIP is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located at 50 Broadway, 15th Floor, NY, NY, 10004. Summer hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you have any questions...
What is the Peer Intervention Program (PIP)?
The UFT’s Partners in Progress: Peer Intervention Program (PIP) allows you to receive confidential one-on-one help from highly experienced, specially selected colleagues who will create individualized professional development plans with you to...
Putting a price on student voice
It’s not every day that high school students get to decide how to spend $500,000. The students at Gotham Professional Arts Community Learning School and Acorn Community School have that opportunity thans to a pilot project in participatory budgeting...
Members get big boost in Teacher’s Choice funds
Educators who are ready to begin purchasing materials and supplies for the upcoming school year will have significantly more spending money thanks to a hard-fought increase in City Council funding for Teacher’s Choice.
Earn CTLE hours with LearnUFT
As a state-approved provider of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) hours, the UFT's LearnUFT program offers low-cost professional learning opportunities specifically designed to meet our members’ needs.
Special education key links
On this page you'll find links to frequently requested information about special education.