Bob Astrowsky, who died on Sept. 3, was a specially gifted union leader. The UFT will miss him. He was one of a kind — a dedicated unionist who had the great skills and talent to relate in a friendly and compassionate way with all people.

It has come to my attention that the referendum question on the constitutional convention will be printed on the back of the ballot. This is an egregious insult to democracy.

Today’s teachers must be smart, creative and resourceful.

If charter schools in New York State are allowed to hire non-state-certified teachers, then those teachers should not be allowed to benefit from/organize through the UFT. Teachers who have earned all of the required certifications to be a teacher in...

These are anxious times for young people enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that gave 800,000 immigrant youths temporary resident status and protection from deportation.

A new school funding formula in Illinois, signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner in August, is being hailed as a historic first step toward making sure more state dollars go to the public schools that need it the most.

Public support for labor unions has reached its highest level in a decade, with 61 percent of U.S. adults expressing approval for unions, according to a Gallup Poll released on Labor Day.

Public school parents overwhelmingly approve of the education their children receive, with 75 percent deeming that education either good or excellent, according to a nationwide poll conducted by Hart Research Associates for the American Federation of...

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obama administration’s 2011 directive that required colleges to aggressively investigate all sexual assault cases or risk losing federal funding.

A New York-based pro-charter group was hit with a massive financial penalty for illegally hiding its donors’ identities.