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Boom in higher ed unionization

More than 50,000 graduate students and other student workers on 51 university campuses nationwide have formed unions since 2022, according to the National Labor Relations Board.


Suit filed against ‘flawed’ reading curricula

Two Massachusetts families have filed a lawsuit against the creators and publishers of widely used whole-language reading curricula claiming that they engaged in “deceptive and fraudulent” marketing of curricula they knew was ineffective.

Demanding ‘safe passage’

Hundreds of staff and students from Curtis and Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education high schools on Staten Island, along with parents and community members, participated in a walk against violence on Nov. 26 in response to two gun-related incidents in September.

3% rai$e on Jan. 18

The salaries of UFT-represented employees covered by the Department of Education-UFT contracts will increase by 3% on Jan. 18, 2025.

UFT launches new tool to navigate parental leave

This fall, the UFT rolled out a new interactive digital tool to simplify the task of determining how much parental leave an expecting parent can take.

Mulgrew shares post-election outlook

UFT President Michael Mulgrew predicted that the Trump administration will attack unions and public education.