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Brooklyn 5th-graders write the book on COVID-19 experiences

Fifth-graders from PS/IS 184, one of the UFT’s United Community Schools in Brownsville, Brooklyn, grapple with these issues in their online book, “Tales From a COVID Kid!” They created the book to share personal experiences from the pandemic.

‘Miracle on MacDonough’

MS 35 is located on MacDonough Street in Bedford Stuyvesant and is known affectionately by the school community as the “The Miracle on MacDonough.” Its Teacher Center opened in September 2017, and the school has thrived over the past year thanks in...

The ‘privilege’ of diversity in NYC schools

A special buzz of energy marked the fourth annual UFT Conference on Effective Instruction for English Language Learners — ExcELLing — at union headquarters in Manhattan on Oct. 19.

About the UFT

Learn the basics about the UFT , a trade union of nearly 200,000 teachers, nurses and other education and health professionals in New York City.

Site for sore eyes

The UFT chapter leader of Vision Education Services revamped the program's website for the Department of Education.

Pension

UFT members are guaranteed a dignified and secure retirement that includes a defined-benefit pension.

Making it her mission in LYFE

Marjorie Wilson, the first chapter leader of the UFT's LYFE chapter and the teen parenting program's first social worker at LYFE's start 42 years ago, has been honored by the Retired Teachers Chapter for her decades of service.

DOE ELL policy reference guide

DOE ELL policy reference guide

Guidance from the DOE on March parent-teacher conferences

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza issued guidance from the DOE to schools about March parent-teacher conferences.

Continuation of coverage (COBRA) for in-service members

Depending upon your situation, there are many different ways to continue your coverage.