After graduating from Queens Technical HS in 2015, UFT Career and Technical Education Award winner Mohammed Hossain spent two years in college pursuing his passion — electrical engineering. But rather ...

Whether you are preparing for tenure or applying for a transfer to a new school through the Open Market Transfer system, compiling a digital teaching portfolio can be a wise move. Digital portfolios ...

Fun and games with a purpose sums up the first game night organized by the UFT Climate and Justice Committee on March 21 at UFT headquarters. The 25 participants got to try Energetic: The Board Game, ...

The National Treasury Employees Union has filed a lawsuit that seeks to block President Donald Trump’s March 27 executive order revoking the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of ...

With spring’s arrival, we enter field trip season in schools. Curriculum trends come and go, but field trips have been a mainstay of K–12 education for decades. Trips are fun excursions and provide a ...

Forms of communication come and go, but public speaking has remained popular from ancient times through today. People tune into award shows primarily to watch the acceptance speeches. A speech can ...

At the Feb. 12 Delegate Assembly, delegates approved one resolution mandating the UFT to advocate for tenured teachers who receive a “No Rating” due to their leave of absence. These teachers, the ...

The UFT Delegate Assembly voted on March 19 to endorse UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee for reelection as a teacher-member of the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System board. “Victoria Lee is a ...

Small UFT contingents led by paraprofessionals met with New York City Council members throughout March to lobby them to support the “RESPECT check” legislation. “We’re hoping to educate our elected ...

When a UFT retiree dies, there are steps a surviving spouse or beneficiary must take to receive all the benefits they are due. Before contacting anyone, gather all relevant papers and documents, such ...

Now hear this: The UFT Welfare Fund has improved an important benefit for members who have experienced hearing loss. The reimbursement for hearing aids, previously $1,500 every three years for UFT ...

With more than 300 unions in New York City, several of them are bound to be confronting problems at any given moment. At the same time, there are plenty of UFT retirees who have the time and the ...