The UFT calls on the Panel for Educational Policy to put test scores into perspective as one among many measures of a child’s ability and progress and to focus instead on improving curriculum and ensuring that teachers and schools get the support and resources they need to give our children the education they deserve.

The UFT calls for a moratorium on attaching high-stakes consequences to state tests until representatives of all interested parties — including parents and educators — have worked with members of Congress, the state Legislature, the state Commissioner of Education, the Board of Regents and the New York City Panel for Educational Policy to carefully examine how well the new curricula, professional development and tests align to the Common Core standards.

The UFT supports the participation of the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter, a constituent member of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in the "human chain against the chained CPI" activities on July 2 and will help to coordinate the union’s efforts through Alliance for Retired Americans on this vital issue.

The UFT supports the Women’s Equality Act as set forth by Governor Cuomo to prevent discrimination against women and to promote their equal rights.

The UFT supports our sisters and brothers at the Legal Services Association, UAW - Local 2320, who were forced to go on strike on May 15.

The United Federation of Teachers has a rich and proud history of standing up for civil and human rights, promoting issues of fair pay, safe working conditions, health care and equal rights free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, gender, color, national origin or sexual orientation.