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: ...

OEO is the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management. OEO is the internal DOE office that investigates allegations of sexual harassment and all forms of discrimination. Members are entitled ...

"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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

you have participated in the TDA Program for at least one year; you are an in-service member, or you are on a leave of absence, or you have TDA Deferral status; you are not in default on an existing ...

State regulations permit teachers to be assigned no more than one period a day outside their certification, license/appointment area when no certified or qualified teacher is available. This is called ...