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UFT statement on keeping school buildings closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued statements on the closing of school buildings for the remainder of the school year.

This year's modified graduation requirements

The State Education Department announced on April 7 that students affected by the cancellation of the June Regents exams will be able to graduate without making them up.

Here's an FAQ about remote counseling

The UFT and the DOE collaborated on this FAQ to address some of your questions and concerns about remote counseling.

Deadline extended to complete special education remote learning plans

The deadline to complete Special Education Remote Learning Plans has been extended to Wednesday, April 8.

Mayor calls for $827M in city school cuts

Facing a projected $7.4 billion budget gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed slashing $827 million from public schools through the next fiscal year.

New guidance on tele-therapy for speech teachers and OT/PTs

The UFT has been advocating on your behalf with the city Department of Education, the State Education Department and the state Department of Health to establish new protocols that recognize your professional expertise and need for discretion so you...

UFT statement on the death of Brooklyn teacher Sandra Santos-Vizcaino

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the news that Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, a third-grade teacher at PS 9 in Brooklyn, had died from complications of the coronavirus.

Thank you to Paraprofessionals

Today is National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day, so it is a perfect time to say thank you for all that you're doing to make remote learning possible for your students and their families. I know it's been a rocky transition under unprecedented...

UFT hospital nurses fight virus on front lines

Federation of Nurses/UFT members on the front lines of the coronavirus battle are finding strength in each other and in their union at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn and at Staten Island University Hospital South.