High school graduation rates hit a record high and the dropout rate sunk to a record low, according to data released by the DOE on Feb. 10.

New York State could eliminate its $3.5 billion budget deficit — money that could help bolster schools and other social needs — if state lawmakers closed the “carried interest” loophole favoring private equity and hedge fund managers, said UFT...

After an election in which Donald Trump made building a wall to keep out immigrants a major theme of his campaign, educators at Brooklyn International HS embarked on a student art project to help turn their immigrant students’ fear and sadness into...

The UFT celebrated Black History Month by screening a series of three films that explored some of the American heroes and historical events marking that history.

Nearly 300 members and friends of the UFT African-American Heritage Committee gathered on Feb. 3 to kick off Black History Month at the committee’s 14th annual dinner dance.

Once a week, four PS 147 pre-K classes cross the street to Brooklyn’s Bushwick Public Library for story hour and a different way to focus on literacy.

Following a series of Trump cabinet nominations that have sparked unprecedented opposition, controversy finally sank one outright: fast-food mogul Andrew Puzder, the president’s choice for Secretary of Labor.

Students and staff at PS 32 in Great Kills, Staten Island, performed a new version of Snow White written and directed by one of the school's paraprofessionals.

LIC HS's culinary arts program is an example of how Career and Technical Education programs keep students engaged and interested in school and prepare them for high-skill, high-wage careers and life after high school.

There are ways to measure learning that take advantage of technology — and make our lives as teachers easier.