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New overtime rules will boost pay of millions

The Obama administration has introduced a new rule that will provide overtime pay to millions of currently ineligible workers as of Dec. 1.

States sue federal government over transgender order

Eleven states have sued the Obama administration over its directive to let transgender students use public school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.

Racial achievement gap widens in Kentucky, an early adopter of the Common Core

An analysis of state test data by the Hechinger Report and the Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, showed that the achievement gap between white and black children in reading and math has widened since Kentucky adopted the Common Core Learning...

Court orders Mississippi school district to desegregate

A federal court ordered the Cleveland School District in Mississippi to consolidate its majority black secondary schools with historically white schools, ending a five-decade legal battle.

New tutoring scam uncovered at Detroit schools

A former official of the Detroit Public Schools has been charged with pocketing nearly $1.3 million, money that was supposedly spent on tutoring services.

Grants, Awards & Freebies — June 2, 2016

Grants for music programs, science teachers, educators and school running clubs.

Teamwork

“We believe the future is working in teams,” said UFT President Michael Mulgrew as he gathered with teacher leaders in Brooklyn's District 16.

Flying solo

The first and only SOLE lab in North America launched in October 2014 at PS 197 in Harlem, where each class goes once a week to the lab in six-week cycles. In the lab, students gather in groups to answer a guiding question of their choice under...

PROSE successes on display for potential participants

The success stories of city PROSE schools were featured at an open house at UFT headquarters on May 24 that drew a crowd of citywide school teams hoping to follow in their footsteps.

Muffins with Mommies

Four 1st-grade teachers at PS/IS 192 in Borough Park opened their hearts and their wallets to create a moving Mother’s Day party for their 94 students and the superhero woman in each of their lives.