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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 ...

TDA: Your investments grow tax-deferred, but withdrawals in retirement are subject to federal income tax and, in some states, state and city taxes. Roth: Your investments grow tax-free, and qualified ...

In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4 election, the Retired Teachers Chapter held a dozen afternoon phone banks at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, where RTC members urged fellow retirees to vote for ...

WHEREAS, ballot proposals are meant to strengthen democracy and empower New Yorkers to shape the future of our city and state; and WHEREAS, the 2025 ballot proposals—presented as measures for ...

The United Federation of Teachers' Delegate Assembly, the union's highest decision-making body, voted Tuesday evening to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor in the ...

The following notification was emailed to all members as part of the UFT Update on June 25, 2025: The city and the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) are in the process of negotiating an improved health ...

Michael Mulgrew, the UFT president since July 2009, was reelected to the position for the sixth time in May, receiving 53% of the vote. The independent Global Election Services, which conducted the ...

Some 350 UFT Teacher Center site coaches, field liaisons and directors past and present — from long-retired employees to current staff — gathered at the TWA Hotel in Queens on April 27 to celebrate ...

"The union listens to the voices of its members. There is no clear consensus among our members in this year’s mayoral primary. It is one of the most polarizing races we have seen from a union ...

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who is running in the Democratic primary for mayor on June 24, answers questions from UFT President Michael Mulgrew and Political Director Vanecia Wilson at the mayoral ...

Whether you are preparing for tenure or applying for a transfer to a new school through the Open Market Transfer system, compiling a digital teaching portfolio can be a wise move. Digital portfolios ...