Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council approved a budget on June 30 that reflects the ravaged state of the city’s finances: a $9 billion loss in tax revenues since mid-March. Teacher's Choice was one of the programs that the mayor eliminated.

The DOE has developed three baseline scheduling models for all schools to use for the 2020-21 school year. Separately, it is also providing two additional models for schools serving students in District 75 schools, which meet their unique programming and student needs.

The pandemic couldn’t stop New York City high school students from learning the benefits of unionized careers, thanks to the first virtual Future in Focus career fair on June 4 on Facebook Live.

The DOE established an online application for members to apply for medical accommodations that could allow them to work from home.

The UFT awarded more than $1 million to academically excellent and financially eligible city public high school seniors and graduate students this year.

The following guidance was sent to all DOE-employed speech teachers, occupational therapists and physical therapists from Vice President for Special Education MaryJo Ginese on Monday, June 22.