Mayor de Blasio announced his office reached an agreement with the UFT (United Federation of Teachers), praising the DOE and teachers for the highest graduation rates the City had ever seen and lowest dropout rates.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced a new contract agreement with the Teacher's Union to provide paid parental leave for all public school teachers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew announced an agreement to provide six weeks of paid parental leave at 100 percent of salary for 120,000 UFT-represented employees – including all New York City public school teachers.