The UFT has turned up the pressure on City Council leaders to bring the "RESPECT check" bill for paraprofessionals to a ...

Reports of child abuse and neglect can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling the New York State Central Register (SCR) Child Abuse and Maltreatment Hotline. All calls are confidential.

Have you ever had a Department of Health inspector come to your day care and write you up for a violation? Thought you were in compliance with all of the regulations only to be surprised you had ...

Like anyone working with young children, child care providers are inevitably exposed to blood at some point in their working lives. For this reason, it is of the utmost importance that providers ...

United Community Schools works to improve student achievement by addressing the educational, emotional, social and health issues that can stand in the way of learning. In schools across New York City, ...

Family child care providers may be reimbursed for up to 100% of the out-of-pocket premium costs of your qualified NY State of Health Marketplace health plan.

Evacuation drills must be held monthly and a written evacuation plan for each shift must be kept on file and readily available for parents’ review or posted in a conspicuous place in the home.

A high school where students do maintenance work on airplanes. A student-created clothing brand that sells out of a student-run, brick-and-mortar store. These were just a few of the innovative Career ...

UFT members and their families who participated in the the the union's eighth annual 5K family run/walk on May 14 raised more than $5,000 for the UFT Disaster Relief Fund to benefit educators and ...

Long-time student Jillian Demery is now a second-year teacher, making the grade at the front of the classroom, teaching 5th-grade special ed students. Her accounting background, she says, has helped ...

The past two years have been filled with unique and challenging experiences that taught me the essence of grit. I have come to realize that slow progress is still progress.

UFT members in all five boroughs and on Long Island participated in this year’s American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks on three separate weekends in October, raising ...