Did you know that elementary education is actually the ideal time to introduce students to STEM?

This is my first year teaching. My students and I decided to focus on creating one significant goal to reach in math.

Brightly colored balloons floated above tables set with placemats depicting students’ winning artwork at the UFT Speech Improvement Chapter’s 10th Annual Better Speech and Hearing Month Celebration on May 19 at UFT headquarters.

Testifying on the proposed city budget on May 24, UFT President Michael Mulgrew had a simple request: Help us “make this a better city for our children.” He appealed for additional funding for three programs and initiatives he said could accomplish...

'Hamilton showed us that history is not all about when someone was born and when they died,' said student Kerryann Moreno, whose U.S. history class attended a free matinee performance of the Broadway powerhouse. 'There’s always a story behind it.'

Today, public schools in Chicago are in crisis and a possible teachers’ strike looms. Since July 2015, Chicago teachers have worked without a contract. The city, which funds teacher pensions, has skipped payments for 10 years.

UFT members joined the picket lines outside Verizon Wireless stores on May 20 in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn in support of striking Verizon workers.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew urged delegates at the May 18 Delegate Assembly to review their school’s needs from a global perspective when considering school-based options for the coming school year.


English language learners have specific needs and variable levels of mastery of their home language and English, but they have not always been given priority in the classroom.

Providing immigrant children, including those who are English language learners, with services and supports through a community school program raises student achievement in both math and reading, according to new research.