The UFT’s endorsed candidate for New York City mayor, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, spoke about his plans to "smash" the Department of Education bureaucracy "and reallocate money to the school system” if elected mayor during the union’s annual Spring Education Conference on May 15.

The following email was sent on May 7 from UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members Anne Goldman.

The UFT, along with other unions, launched a campaign on April 21 to increase energy efficiency in New York City public schools through solar power and equipment upgrades.

Jack Schierenbeck, a former New York Teacher reporter and columnist who wrote an important series about UFT history and was called "the conscience" of the newspaper by his editor, died in February at age 71 after a long illness.

The UFT in February reached an agreement with the city Department of Education on an evaluation system for the 2020-21 school year only that reflects the unique circumstances and challenges facing teachers this year.

Middle and high school buildings, which have been closed since mid-November, reopened after the mayor pledged to follow all safety protocols and agreed to a plan to increase the city's school testing capacity.