New York TeacherSeptember 5, 2024
Some 1,500 new teachers proudly sign up to become members of the UFT on the opening day of the DOE’s New Teacher Week. The UFT rolled out the welcome wagon, informing new educators of all the benefits and support union membership confers.
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Latest News
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UFT presses state for fair funding
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UFT launches new app
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Member Spotlight
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Kudos to Leah Lin, PS 85, Queens
Leah Lin, chapter leader at PS 85 in Queens, keeps her fellow educators informed and engaged about union and contract matters with the short, fun and easy-to-follow Morning Rush videos she posts regularly on her Instagram account.
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Christina Setkoski, physical therapist
Around the UFT
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Staten Island Back-to-School BBQ 2024
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Harlem Week 2024
Your Rights and Benefits
Know Your Benefits
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Extended child care leave
Know Your Rights
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Parent engagement
Your Well-being
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Set goals for success
You Should Know
Grants, Awards & Freebies
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Grants, Awards & Freebies
See our list of current opportunities for educators to receive funds and recognition for their hard work and dedication.
Q&A on the Issues
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The rules regarding teacher evaluations
Secure Your Future
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UFT pension services
Opinions
President's Perspective
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Inviting our members to a seat at the table
Oftentimes the leaders of this union are the faces in the media, but we know the real work happens when our members drive the change. This school year, we will again be joining together to form citywide union committees to tackle some of the most significant issues on the horizon.
VPerspective
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Share your truths to gain students’ trust
UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds writes that we can guide our students to more fully examine who they are and where their passions lie but doing so requires us to bring our truest selves to the classroom.
Editorials
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Pre-K, 3-K still a fight
Editorials
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Harris for president
Editorial Cartoons
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Teaching Resources
Learning Curve
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Teaching civics in every classroom
New York City’s Civics for All initiative, started in 2018, provides project-based and culturally responsive civics programs that prepare students to participate in democracy and become positive forces for change.
Linking to Learning
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Build vocabulary with tech tools
Teacher to Teacher
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Helping students become analytical readers
Building Your Career
Inside My Classroom
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Request a selfie
Kindergarten teacher Samantha Shekia created a “request a selfie” station to give students the chance to request a photo of themselves and the work of which they are proud. Then she sends the photo to their parents.
New Teacher Articles
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Union membership has its privileges
New Teacher Profiles
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Creating a ladder of learning
New special education teacher Emily Hang Duong, who teaches math and science at IS 234 in Brooklyn, motivates her students by never letting them forget that they have every opportunity to grow.
Retired Teachers News
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Welcome to the new RTC
Though I’ve been retired for several years, the school calendar still shapes the rhythm and pace of my life. Jan. 1? In my mind, that’s the end of the winter break. The day after Labor Day? That’s the real start of the new year. No matter what I’m up to, no matter where I am, I feel the school calendar in my bones, from the arrival of the students on Day 1 to the last day of summer vacation.
Speaking of summer vacation, the new RTC officers and I spent much of ours meeting the UFT personnel who run the programs and services that UFT retirees depend on. Everyone has been wonderfully collaborative, and we are grateful for their help.
Our chapter’s voice is more powerful than it’s ever been, and the RTC is poised to be more active and engaged than ever before. Longtime retirees’ wisdom and experience combined with newer members’ energy and ideas is a…
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Save money with UFT member discounts
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