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DOE must give special ed more attention
UFT Vice President for Special Education MaryJo Ginese writes that we have seen how so many of our students with disabilities have lost ground since the pandemic hit. This fall, we have been confronted with the rocky rollout of the DOE’s Special...
Transferring schools
All UFT pedagogues, including teachers, clinicians, school counselors and school secretaries, as well as paraprofessionals, have the opportunity to transfer to a different school under the Open Market Transfer Plan.
Speaking up for students with disabilities
The city’s superintendents gathered at UFT headquarters in early October. UFT Vice President for Special Education MaryJo Ginese said the union made it clear to them at this introductory meeting that when special education compliance issues are...
Lorraine Dolengo-Santiago, diabetes nurse educator
In her role as a diabetes nurse educator, school nurse Lorraine Dolengo-Santiago teaches fellow school nurses, students, parents and educators in the Bronx how to manage diabetes in school.
#StartStrong campaign pays off
The UFT's effort to get back funding for the city's 3-K and pre-K programs begins to pay dividends with the restoration of some of the cuts made by Mayor Eric Adams in time for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
Overworked, Underutilized
How the Department of Education’s Reorganizations of Special Education Turned School Psychologists from Mental Health Professionals into Paper Pushers. A report by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Nov. 2008.
Testimony on remote learning failures in New York City public schools
UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony before the New York City Council Education Committee’s oversight hearing on remote learning failures in New York City public schools.
'Giving control to the people doing the work'
The Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools for Excellence (PROSE) program, which affords schools the freedom to experiment and innovate, is marking its 10th anniversary this school year. Nearly 300 teachers, chapter leaders and principals from the...
Article Nineteen — Working Conditions of School Secretary Assistants
A. Applicability School secretary assistants and bilingual school secretary assistants (assistants) shall serve under all terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to substitute school secretaries except: Assistants are not eligible to serve...
Appendix B — Health Insurance
In accordance with the LOBA determination and award in Case No. IA-1-85, the following shall apply: Effective July 1, 1983 and thereafter, the Employer’s cost for each contract for each Employee under age 65 and for each retiree under age 65 who...