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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

March 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the union’s formation, the beginning of its remarkable growth and extraordinary ...

George is the UFT's virtual assistant, available 24/7 to provide answers to your most frequently asked questions straight from your computer or mobile device.

On behalf of our over 190,000 members, the United Federation of Teachers thanks Education Chair Rita Joseph and the Education Committee for granting us this time to present our initiatives. When you ...

Forms of communication come and go, but public speaking has remained popular from ancient times through today. People tune into award shows primarily to watch the acceptance speeches. A speech can ...

After graduating from Queens Technical HS in 2015, UFT Career and Technical Education Award winner Mohammed Hossain spent two years in college pursuing his passion — electrical engineering. But rather ...

With spring’s arrival, we enter field trip season in schools. Curriculum trends come and go, but field trips have been a mainstay of K–12 education for decades. Trips are fun excursions and provide a ...