Messages ‘resonated’
The sixth annual Black History Film Series at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, celebrating Black History Month, drew the largest crowds ever for the event.
Learning on tap
For his work at Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, where he has made water the core area of study this year in his environmental science classes, Jared Fox received a Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching Science...
African Heritage Committee Awards Dinner 2020
UFT members celebrated African heritage and honored students and colleagues at the 17th annual UFT African Heritage Committee Awards Dinner on Feb. 7 at Antun’s in Queens Village. This year’s theme was “Stand up and be counted!”
Learning through a different lens
Educators at Manhattan’s HS for Environmental Studies have found a new way to infuse environmental issues in the curriculum: through the lens of a TV camera.
Pre-K teacher pays it forward by volunteering
For one volunteer, the annual UFT-Coalition for the Homeless Christmas party in December at union headquarters in Manhattan was a chance to remember — and pay it forward.
Catering to her students
Victoria Love was the executive pastry chef at The Water Club, a world-renowned Manhattan restaurant. Now, she bakes delicacies like maple apple pandowdy and tropical coconut cheesecake with her special needs students at Manhattan School for Career...
Kudos to Emily Blatt, University Neighborhood HS, Manhattan
Emily Blatt made increasing contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE), the UFT’s political action arm, her first priority when she became chapter leader at University Neighborhood HS in Manhattan in September 2018.
School Secretaries Seminar 2020
School secretaries came from every corner of the city to UFT headquarters on a Saturday for a day of professional development, networking and mutual support.
Norman Pape
Norman Pape began teaching in 1962 at PS 99 in Manhattan and retired from Manhattan’s Academy of Environmental Science in 1996.
2019 Meet the President for District 75
District 75 educators from around the city gathered at an upper Manhattan restaurant on Dec. 10 to celebrate the holidays and meet with UFT President Michael Mulgrew to discuss their issues and concerns.