All social studies and English teachers need a strong, go-to reading strategy. I began my teaching career with the typical strategy of asking students questions about the reading.

Homelessness is affecting a growing number of children in New York City. When a family is homeless, school often becomes the only stable institution in a child’s life.

It’s heartening that teachers are part of the state’s process of writing the new Empire State Learning Standards to better reflect the knowledge and skills that children should be able to demonstrate at each grade. But so far, we know one thing for...

This is the Nov. 3 issue of the Bronx parent newsletter.

The presidential election of 2016 is historic because we have an opportunity to elect the first woman president.

More than a third of all New York City public schools are lacking curriculum in at least one core subject, according to a new UFT survey of chapter leaders.

The number of oversize classes in elementary and middle schools is down for the second year in a row, but that welcome news is offset by a sharp rise in the city’s high school numbers.


This is the Nov. 2 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew responded to a DOE report showing that student suspensions have declined in the past five years.

This is the Oct. 28 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.