United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said the Trump administration's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education will harm the nation's most vulnerable students.

Most leaves are applied for on the DOE website through SOLAS, the Self-Service Online Leave Application System (https://apps.schools.nyc/solas). Absences of one day or more, but less than 10, and ...

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Longevity increases are based on your years working as a pedagogue in the city’s public schools. You will automatically receive a longevity salary increase after you have completed five, 10, 13, 15, ...

See posts from Principals' Digest pertaining to special education from Jan. and Feb. 2025 below: ...

"We support a bell-to-bell approach. New York City's experience with a patchwork of cell phone policies is clear: Schools with a successful policy collect the phones as students walk into the building ...

"This administration's first educational policy decision is to target children with disabilities and children in poverty. That is outrageous. Educators, by our very DNA, protect our students. So ...

My name is Michael Mulgrew, and I am the president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). On behalf of the union’s more than 190,000 members, I would like to thank Education Chair Rita Joseph and ...

People can borrow days before the birth in what is known as maternity disability. Once the baby is born, birth mothers can only borrow days if they take maternity leave. There is no right to borrow ...

Read the UFT's 2025 legislative policy recommendations for New York City below or download a PDF of these priorities. Protecting our schools. Protecting New York City’s schools ...

DeCAP is a tax savings, payroll deduction program through which you may submit claims for reimbursement for child care services such as babysitting and summer day camp, or for the cost of caring for ...