All applicants for certificates, licensees, or permits must undergo a fingerprint-supported criminal history background check. State law requires the State Education Department to conduct these background checks for all school personnel, including...

The mission of the UFT’s Safety & Health Department is to protect all UFT members from the occupational hazards that can confront them.

According to the Department of Education, employees who resign without providing notice will be given a problem code in their personnel file that will flag them for review should they wish to return to teaching. Chapter leaders have reported some...

Only if you return to teaching within five years of the effective date of resignation and apply to withdraw the resignation using the Application for Withdrawal of Resignation form on the Department of Education website. The application must be...

If you fail to submit the form or return after five years, you must serve a four year probationary period, which can be reduced up to two years for prior satisfactory service in the same license.

If you are not tenured prior to your resignation, you must serve a four-year probationary period when you return. This period can be reduced up to 2 years for prior satisfactory service in the same license. This is called Jarema Credit.

Anne Goldman is the UFT's vice president for non-DOE members. Anne has a bachelor of science in nursing as well as an RN license from the New York State.

View all DOE and City of New York contracts on the UFT website.

Acid neutralization tanks are usually located in the basement of the building. All the waste from the science labs and prep rooms is directed into these tanks. They are filled with marble chips and the waste flows through the chips.