The new contract establishes school-based Special Education Committees and annual training of all staff on special education ...

All incoming 6th-graders at IS 145 in Jackson Heights, Queens, joined classes of 23 students this September, bringing that ...

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How can HSS Perform help? The program gives UFT Welfare Fund members guided access to Hospital for Special Surgery experts.

“Now more than ever, we need to focus on doing the work that our students, educators, and public schools need. Chancellor David Banks is an educator who sought to improve public education for all ...

The UFT's Member Assistance Program (MAP) has trained professional counselors who can guide you through the problems that can affect your mental health and potentially put your job in jeopardy. Our ...

In the Measures of Teacher Practice component of the teacher evaluation system, teachers engage in a cycle of observation, feedback and reflection with their principal or other evaluator. All teachers ...

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Unless modified through a School Based Option (SBO) pursuant to Article 8B, teachers and paraprofessionals in single session schools have a 6 hour, 20 minute workday, Monday-Friday with a 60-minute ...

A major turning point in reading instruction is the shift from literal understanding to inferential textual analysis. This leap can be challenging: Students often resist making inferences because ...

The DOE school year payroll calendar lists pay periods for different payroll banks. Different job titles are paid through different banks: H-bank: Full-time school nurses, therapists, audiologists, ...

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 ...