Register to attend the 2026 UFT Early Childhood Conference. Attend day of creativity, growth, discovery and collaboration as we shape the future of education for our youngest learners. Welcoming ...

Please join your fellow school counselors, UFT representatives and our wonderful guest speakers at this year's annual School Counselors Conference. This year's theme is "School Counselors: Where ...

The UFT's annual Black History Month film series will run from Thursday, Jan. 29, to Thursday, Feb. 26, this school year. The theme is "Echoes of Resilience: Stories of Heritage and Struggle." From ...

Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) is the formal name for UFT-represented pedagogical DOE employees’ “sick bank" of days. All titles earn one CAR day per month after serving 16 days on payroll. The day ...

Nick Chapman, Former President, Virtual Enterprises International Reina Utsunomiya, Senior Director, Early College and Career Schools, NYC Department of Education ...

The NYC Employees PPO (NYCE PPO) health care plan will replace the GHI CBP plan for in-service city workers and pre-Medicare retirees on Jan. 1, 2026. The following are answers to members’ most common ...

As any seasoned teacher will tell you, it’s important to start the school year off on a good note. Along with essentials like reviewing classroom rules and units of study, icebreakers play a key role ...

Hundreds of UFT members joined thousands of demonstrators in Manhattan on Jan. 23 to show solidarity with Minneapolis-St. Paul, following the early January fatal shooting of a Minnesota substitute ...

The Delegate Assembly approved two resolutions at both the Jan. 14 and Dec. 10 meetings. The measure that closed the Jan. 14 meeting and was passed by 90% of the body called for the UFT to stage an ...

The DOE's HR Connect portal permits users to upload forms and files. Once you have logged into your account, you can submit supporting documents to HR Connect and it is no longer necessary to send ...

Thousands of New York City public school educators are turning up the heat for pension reform by sharing their personal stories about why it's needed. This Friday, 2/6, city educators plan to pepper ...

The required minimum number of evaluations will be fewer for the vast majority of teachers. If you are a tenured teacher, the number of observations your principal or other evaluator will conduct ...