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Speech and Occupational/Physical Therapists Chapters Joint Holiday Party

Register to attend a joint holiday party for members of the UFT's Speech Improvement Chapter and Occupational and Physical Therapists Chapter. Enjoy food, refreshments and fun to celebrate the holiday season.

The IEP and Parental Power (Queens Parents and Caregivers)

This workshop is designed to empower parents with a deeper understanding of their child's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Come learn the IEP process and your role in it, from the initial referrals to guidance on how to read and interpret your child’s IEP.

Meet and Greet with Assistant Treasurer Tom Brown

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Queens Parent Conference 2025

Parents, caregivers, educators and community members convened at the UFT Queens borough office on Nov. 22 for the borough’s annual parent conference. The roughly 70 attendees learned about mental health, emergency preparedness, personal finances and more, while connecting with each other and taking time for themselves.

Culture and connection

More than 400 students, parents and community members filled the school yard at United Community School PS 19 in Queens on Sept. 27 for a full day of live music, food, and dance performances in a celebration of Hispanic heritage and health.

Kudos to Melissa Wall, IS 109, Queens

The efforts of Chapter Leader Melissa Wall of IS 109 in Queens Village saved five teachers from being excessed — and preserved the school's already approved plan to reduce class sizes in its 6th-grade classes.

Spreading the dual language of love

Dual-language pre-K teacher Gema Campusano of the District 25 Pre-K Center in Queens has found that bilingual education not only supports students' language development but also builds their confidence and a strong sense of identity.


Labor Parade 2025

More than 1,000 UFT members turned out in a powerful display of union pride as they marched up Fifth Avenue on Sept. 6 for New York City’s annual Labor Parade. Members paraded in solidarity with thousands of other unionists across the city, on foot, by float or atop a double-decker bus.

Making students the evaluators

Queens high school teacher Amy Matthusen explains ways to center students in creating evaluative criteria to help deepen learning.

Kudos to Debbie Strack Cregan, PS 69, Queens

Thanks to the efforts of Chapter Leader Debbie Strack Cregan, the members of PS 69 in Jackson Heights found their voice and their collective power in their successful organizing effort to push back against a new and overbearing principal.