Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that will allow UFT members who are enrolled in the Board of Education Retirement ...

Eligible UFT members and their families can access unlimited virtual care through AllyHealth's network of board-certified doctors--absolutely free.

Do the short winter days leave you feeling down? Join Dr. Gail Brightwell, a licensed school psychologist with the Positive Learning Collaborative, to learn about the impact of seasonal affective ...

This article originally appeared as an op-ed in Newsweek on Dec. 26, 2024. The education policy of the incoming federal administration is still being formulated. While there will be many issues that ...

OT/PTs are permitted to take three days of virtual professional development (live webinars) remotely per school year. A fourth virtual professional development day (live webinar) can be taken remotely ...

The IRS has announced how much employees can contribute to their tax-deferred annuity account in the 2025 calendar year. If you are under age 50, the maximum amount you can contribute to your TDA in ...

There are excellent online audio and visual resources that speech improvement teachers and classroom teachers alike can use to help students develop their listening and speaking skills. These ...

“Beautiful! Keep going!” Lance Schatzman told a 5-year-old painting a pinwheel at the UFT’s Thanksgiving Luncheon for children living in temporary housing on Nov. 23. Schatzman, a 3-K teacher at PS ...

If you are moving outside the New York metropolitan areas, it is essential that you update your personal information (mailing address, phone number and email address) with the UFT Membership ...

Eighth-graders in the United States lost ground on digital literacy between 2018 and 2023, according to the International Computer and Information Literacy Study, which assesses preparedness for the ...

Shanker Hall was decked in holiday style on Dec. 7, as the UFT welcomed children from six city shelters to the union’s annual holiday party organized in partnership with the Coalition for the Homeless ...

More than 50,000 graduate students and other student workers on 51 university campuses nationwide have formed unions since 2022, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The organizing ...