Monday, Dec. 23, will now be a school holiday, thanks to union advocacy, parental support and a student petition backed by ...

UFT members have committed themselves to the fight against breast cancer by partnering with the American Cancer Society for ...

Counting your blessings isn’t just a nice thing your elders probably advised you to do. It’s also a key practice for both mental and physical health. Robert Emmons, a researcher at University of ...

Happy National Book Month! Celebrate with the Brewing Wellness Podcast as we discuss the power of literature in healing and personal growth. Sherry Reiter, LCSW, a “poetry therapist” and founder of ...

Energized UFT members paired up with their fellow union members from the Philadelphia Teachers Union and AFT Pennsylvania on Sept. 21 to get out the vote for Kamala Harris in the battleground state.

Bullying is on the rise in schools across the country, and New York City is no exception. More than half of middle and high school students who responded to the most recent NYC School Survey said ...

As a hearing officer for the city’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, UFT member Aubrey Lees adjudicates cases involving summonses issued by the city’s regulatory agencies. What does a ...

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UFT members hit the phone lines and fanned out from New York City to Philadelphia and Scranton, Pennsylvania, this fall to campaign for Kamala Harris for president, as well as other pro-union, ...

For my 11th-grade American Literature integrated co-teaching class, which includes multilingual learners, participating in a student-run talk show after finishing a play or novel is an opportunity to ...