The New York State Education Department requires that all teachers who are seeking initial or professional state certification in special education take a three-hour workshop in the needs of children ...

A Trip To The Zoo Zoological Gardens and Parks have long been popular destinations for school field trips. These visits, and the weeks prior to such an outing, can be fully utiliz ...

The Federation of Nurses/UFT has officially been granted its reaccredation as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) from June ...

The UFT Delegate Assembly voted on July 8 to endorse Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor in the November elections. At a news conference at union headquarters the following ...

In accepting the UFT’s endorsement, Zohran Mamdani says, if elected mayor, he will work with the union to fully fund public schools, pass the “RESPECT check” for paraprofessionals, urge state ...

The United Federation of Teachers' Delegate Assembly, the union's highest decision-making body, voted Tuesday evening to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor in the ...

Public school students and educators deserve a mayor who listens and responds to their concerns, and city workers deserve a mayor who prioritizes affordability and quality of life. Zohran Mamdani is ...

The UFT Elementary School Division schedules these workshops for UFT members in elementary schools who wish to upgrade their ...

Public schools in New York city may hire external teachers (not currently employed by the Department of Education) in certain license areas and are restricted in others.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said the UFT will not be making an endorsement in this year’s Democratic primary for mayor.