In a momentous victory for community and student activists working in tandem with the UFT, the city Department of Education on Jan. 23 withdrew proposals to widen Success Academy’s footprint in public school buildings in Queens and the Bronx that critics had warned would harm the educational progress of the students already in them.

Racial disparities in math and science achievement start as early as kindergarten, according to a new study.

The College Board unleashed a torrent of criticism when it released the “framework” for its new Advanced Placement course in African American studies on Feb. 1 with several controversial topics and modern Black thinkers removed from the required curriculum.

A restaurant industry-backed coalition collected enough signatures to force a binding referendum on a new California law that would empower a state council to set wages and working conditions for 550,000 fast-food workers.

Thanks to the union’s advocacy, the city Department of Education has agreed to take the reorganization of the Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE) off the table for this school year.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew scoffed at Mayor Adams' claim that the city is "almost broke," and said the union's main focus this year would be to negotiate a fair contract for DOE-employed members.