The UFT championed its five-point plan for New York City public schools during negotiations over the city budget due on June 30, advocating for federal COVID-19 relief funds to be used to help public school students recover from the pandemic.

Albany passed a law to reduce class sizes in all New York City classrooms by September of 2028. The DOE is now doing all it can to avoid implementing the law. It won't be easy, but if we come together we can get it done.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew and UFT Assistant Secretary Michael Sill testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding class size reduction and "zombie" charter schools.

We’ve seen a dramatic drop in the number of oversize classes early in the school year — thanks to class-size reduction provisions negotiated as part of the 2018 Department of Education-UFT contract that were designed to get faster relief for teachers...

Teachers across the city got relief from oversize classes this fall at a faster pace than ever before — thanks to new class-size reduction provisions negotiated as part of the 2018 Department of Education-UFT contract and implemented citywide in...

A new procedure negotiated by the United Federation of Teachers has led to a dramatic decrease in the number of oversize classes in the schools.

As we enter a new school year, teachers should be aware of their rights to reasonable class sizes and basic instructional materials.

No matter what grade or subject you teach, there’s a trip destination for you. Here are some tips to help you plan your next field trip.

The UFT began an expedited process of contract arbitration to resolve oversize classes in five chronically overcrowded high schools as the class-size reduction provisions in the new DOE-UFT contract took effect.

Jason Klein, the chapter leader at Medgar Evers Preparatory Academy, is now in the seventh round of his annual fight to bring class size under control in his high-achieving, overcrowded Bronx school.