Hartford Federation Teachers wants safe environments in all our schools. We work with our central office at every opportunity to improve conditions towards greater safety. We are disheartened by yesterday’s tragic event at one of our Hartford high schools that resulted in serious injury to a student as well as in the fatal mass shooting …
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HFT Gives Thanks
Thank you for greeting your students with a smile today. Thank you for offering encouragement to a frustrated student. Thank you for believing in your students. Thank you for staying up late working on your lesson plans. Thank you for maintaining high expectations for all your students. Thank you for being fair and recognizing that …
HFT Happy Hour – March 11
We’re so thrilled that so many people came out to the March Happy Hour! HFT – Stronger Together!
Standing with Ukraine
All of us have been appalled by the suffering that came as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Many Connecticut residents are of Ukrainian descent, and some of them are Hartford teachers. On Friday, March 4, New Britain’s Polish community held a fundraiser at the Belvedere restaurant. The funds raised at this event will …
HFT Happy Hour – February 11, 2022
Thanks for joining us! Thanks to EVERYONE who came out to the Happy Hour at Parkville Market! We are stronger together!
HFT Nomination Meeting – February 17, 2022
The Hartford Federation of Teachers Nomination Meeting will be February 17, 2022 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Martin Luther King School, 25 Ridgefield St, Hartford Election of Officers: April 8, 2022 Election of Delegates to Conventions: May 6, 2022 Download The Flyer
From the Courant- Opinion: Want to stop teachers from fleeing Hartford’s public schools? Here’s how.
By CAROL GALE – HARTFORD COURANT – NOV 15, 2021 AT 6:00 AM Read the original op-ed here. During the last century, education faced many times of crisis, largely pertaining to the enactment of new laws or Supreme Court decisions. Education today faces a new crisis, this time stemming from the needs of educators themselves, as forecast in …
Food Share Walk-A-Thon
The Hartford Federation of Teachers team raised over $1400, and Kinsella Building Rep Christine Tocionis led it. With a team of HPS employees and families, they raised a large amount of money for a good cause. Thank you, Christine, for all that you do! Be well and donate lots!
Hartford Teachers At The Breaking Point
The following Op-Ed, by HFT Member Tiffany Moyer-Washington, appeared in the Hartford Courant on Sunday, October 3. The original can be found here. Hartford teachers at the breaking point This isn’t about our jobs being challenging. It isn’t even about compensation. It’s ultimately about how these poor working conditions negatively impact our students. Speaker after …
Freedom to THRIVE Rally!
Thank you and WELL DONE! Congratulations to ALL the teachers, SPOs, CDAs, Paraeducators, Health Care providers, and EVERYONE who spoke up for Compensation Reform, better Health Care, and Respect for the Education Community! You LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! We’re in this together, and NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND! View the Coverage NBC Connecticut Rally …
