RVF members across the district wore red on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, to show solidarity with striking Chicago educators and the Chicago Teachers Union.


RVF members across the district wore red on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, to show solidarity with striking Chicago educators and the Chicago Teachers Union.

Honoring the memory of Tom Pappas — a proud @UFT and @NYSUT retiree and our 2010 Retiree Member of the Year.
Tom represented the very best of our union: steady leadership, deep commitment to public education, and a belief that retirement isn’t the end of service — it’s a new
#ICYMI: We recently held a press conference urging lawmakers to increase focus on media literacy skills and make significant investments in this year’s state budget to strengthen civic readiness.
Learn more: http://nysut.org/news/2026/february/media-literacy
Onward to better places. 👇
Students don’t hate math—they hate confusing math.
In the Winter 2025-2026 #AmericanEducator, Prof. Jeremy Alm says coherent elementary textbooks can transform math from scary to fun and understandable: https://www.aft.org/ae/winter2025-2026/alm
