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Resolution to rescind mandate relief
The UFT calls on the New York State Legislature to rescind its 1995 mandate relief. The union also calls on NYS to require that the city's schools adhere to a maximum of five students to one teacher or provider in SETSS and related-service settings...
Resolution for the mandated enrollment of UFT paraprofessionals in the Teachers' Retirement System
The UFT supports state legislation to mandate the enrollment of Paraprofessionals into TRS when they are hired by the NYC Department of Education.
Lila V. Goodman
Lila Goodman was an English teacher at John Dewey and South Shore high schools in Brooklyn.
Knikia Brown-Lord
Knikia Brown-Lord taught at Project Ready in the Bronx.
Anna Ext
Anna Ext was a teacher and former chapter leader at the HS of Music and Art.
Sylvia Schaum
Schaum was a 1st grade teacher in District 12 in the Bronx for 26 years before retiring in 1991.
Thelma Ward
She was a counselor and teacher for more than 40 years at PS 61 in the Bronx before her retirement in 1982.
Ruth Harwayne
Ruth Harwayne, a founding member of the UFT, was a business teacher and a SPARK coordinator at Washington Irving HS in Manhattan.
Testimony regarding efforts to help struggling schools
UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding efforts to help struggling schools.
Special education
Here are some important things to know about IEPs, IEP team decisions, teacher assignments, ICT classes and self-contained classes if you work with students with disabilities.