Section 100.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner defines corporal punishment as any act of physical force upon a pupil for the purpose of punishing that pupil. Corporal punishment shall not mean ...

UFT members at the six sites that make up District 31 Pre-K Centers on Staten Island are no longer staying silent in the face of mistreatment from their principal, thanks to Chapter Leader Amy Craine.

For the 8th-graders from PS/IS 119 in Queens, the three-room, 325-square-foot walk-up in the Lower East Side tenement building was surprisingly not as cramped as they thought it would be. However, as ...

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Annual raises of 3%, 3%, 3%, 3.25% and 3.5% percent. The proposal would also institute an annual bonus for all UFT members, which reaches $1,000 by 2026 and will be paid every year as long as the ...

The Executive Board of the United Federation of Teachers Monday night unanimously approved a resolution instructing the union’s leadership to continue negotiating with the city with the intention of ...

WHEREAS, as an organization, we recognize that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a complex and deeply rooted issue with historical, political and humanitarian dimensions; and WHEREAS, thousands of ...

After three years without their annual luncheon, UFT Retired Teachers Chapter members reunited to celebrate their service to the union and the integral role retirees play in strengthening the power of ...

A handful of New York City teachers are leading a revival: bringing student journalism back to public high schools. In recent years, just 27% of city high schools have had a school newspaper. Blame ...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew said city educators could support a citywide ban on student cell phones provided four key safeguards are part of any new city policy: Educators are not the first or sole ...

Thousands of special education students in New York City public schools this school year are still without the services they are legally entitled to because of massive shortages of paraprofessionals, ...