Head lice are small insects with six legs usually the size of a sesame seed (the seeds on burger buns).

A. Schedule of Hours The daily schedule of hours for attendance teachers shall be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., including a lunch period of 30 minutes, except as otherwise provided in Article Seven A (Special Assignments) . Effective February 2006...

Enhanced student achievement based upon high standards and expectations must be the driving force behind every activity of New York City public schools. To accomplish this, we must reinvent schools so that decision making is shared by those closest...

Information about extended days, testing time, wait listed students, evaluations, and more, for speech teachers and speech and language therapists.

Here are some frequently asked questions for Teachers Assigned.

As in all the Septembers before, thousands of new educators have accepted the challenge to make a difference in the lives of New York City’s public school children.

The operational issues resolution process in the DOE-UFT contract gives UFT-represented educators more voice at the school level to tackle workplace issues.

The Retired Teachers Chapter has expanded from the handful of visionary retirees it was in the 1960s to a staggering membership approaching 70,000 activists who can tap into nearly six decades of achievement as our source of strength. 


High Schools back to top Program Preference No later than 60 days before the end of the term, program preference sheets should be distributed to all teachers. Where advisable and feasible, preferences with respect to sub-paragraphs a through g below...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York State Senate Committees on Civil Service and Pensions and Higher Education regarding the exploration of a civil service pipeline.