Dear New Yorker, Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adrienne Adams reached an early handshake agreement on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The $101 billion budget includes $8.3 billion in budget reserves (the highest level in city history). Highlights from the budget include major investments in gun violence prevention, the subway safety …
June 2022 Dear Colleagues, As the school year comes to an end and we look forward to the summer months, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your continuing dedication to our students and their families. New York State’s educators are knowledgeable, passionate, and devoted to helping all children succeed. They provide a …
NYC Voter — Polls open tomorrow for early voting in the New York primary election! Governor, State Assembly, and more are on the ballot this June. Find your poll site. All New York voters are eligible to vote early in person before Election Day. Remember that your early voting poll site may be different from …
Public Meeting Notice & AgendaThe regular public meeting of the Panel for Educational Policy will take place onThursday, June 23, 2022, at 6:00PM. This meeting will not be held in-person, but willinstead, be held via teleconference. Additional details regarding how the public may join thismeeting are published below the agenda. In accordance with City Council …
Community Update: June 15thDear Friend:On Monday, the City Council voted to adopt the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which begins on July 1st. As a teacher and Chair of the Committee on Education, it was my priority to see a budget that invests in our young people. When I was a teacher at PS 6, I …
Dear Education Reporter, Today we are providing information regarding the admissions of nearly 300,000 students across New York City who received offers to 3K, pre-K, middle school, and high school programs. Offers by Grade Level 2022 2021 2020 3K 38,586 33,131 17,455 Pre-K 58,762 57,511 61,789 Kindergarten 54,148 55,421 62,880 Middle School 61,771 66,516 71,134 …
Dear Parent / Caregiver, A delegation of educators from the South African Democratic Teachers Union and the South African Education Labour Relations Council came all the way to New York City to visit the UFT on April 28 and 29. They wanted to learn more about the pension system and universal pre-K programs that the …
The Biden administration is opening http://CovidTests.gov for a third round of orders of at-home COVID tests. US households are now able to order “an additional eight free at-home tests at http://COVIDTests.gov—bringing the total number of free tests available to each household since the start of the program to 16. Individuals who need help placing an order for at-home tests …