Register for a free United Community Schools professional learning session about the power of words. Research shows that teachers' words have a lasting effect on their students. Our language can build students up or tear them down. By paying attention to our words and tone of voice, we can increase student engagement, supercharge student achievements, build community and manage our classrooms more effectively. A few intentional shifts in language can foster self-regulation and nurture children's inner lives. Come learn how you can use language to encourage and support your students and connect with their parents.

Food pantries run by schools in the UFT’s United Community Schools network are lifelines for hundreds of needy families across New York City. The need was especially felt in late fall as a federal government shutdown delayed SNAP benefits for many and a surge in ICE detentions made immigrant populations wary.