In the multi-sensory space I created in my classroom, my kindergarten and 1st-grade students can choose the engagement they need to calm themselves. There’s a relaxation area, with weighted pillows ...

The Teachers’ Retirement System is introducing a Roth option in addition to its Tax-Deferred Annuity Program starting in 2026. In-service TRS members can now log in to the secure section of the TRS ...

UFT Vice President Anne Goldman opened the Federation of Nurses/UFT’s Professional Issues Conference with a reminder of why nurses need a strong collective voice. “The employer is running a business,” ...

The IRS has announced the total amount that employees can contribute to their tax-deferred annuity and/or Roth accounts in the 2026 calendar year. If you are under age 50, the maximum amount you can ...

Richard Sacher was age 4 when he joined Marjorie Marshall’s dance school in his Bronx neighborhood. He learned to tap dance in the basement of the apartment building where Marshall and her husband ...

When students at the UFT Middle Schools Division’s annual Anti-Bullying Conference break into small workshops and begin sharing their own stories, that’s when the real work begins. In those circles — ...

Caring for people in need and promoting equity were top of mind in the five resolutions UFT delegates approved at the Delegate Assembly on Nov. 19. In one resolution, the union expressed its sympathy ...

The UFT Asian American Heritage Committee celebrated its first Moon Festival at the union’s Queens borough office on Oct. 25. More than 150 UFT members, family and friends enjoyed a range of special ...

Veronica Herrera supports students making their postsecondary plans at Hillcrest HS in Jamaica. How did you decide to become a high school counselor? I grew up in the Dominican Republic. I went to ...

The Utah Legislature voted in a Dec. 9 special session to repeal an anti-labor law adopted earlier this year after a coalition of 21 labor unions, including the Utah Education Association, collected ...

The city Department of Education employs a variety of school related professionals who play an essential role in supporting the varied needs of students. They number more than 46,000 in total and ...

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.