The Department of Education on April 3, 2020, issued a detailed memo on how schools should monitor meaningful student engagement and interaction to account for attendance.

The Department of Education on April 2 issued guidance to principals and school secretaries on how schools should keep staff attendance during the remote learning period.

The deadline to complete Special Education Remote Learning Plans has been extended to Wednesday, April 8.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued statements on the closing of school buildings for the remainder of the school year.

A new survey conducted by the national polling firm Hart Research Associates shows that more than 90% of registered voters questioned across New York State are in favor of proposed new taxes on billionaires and ultra-millionaires, along with taxes on...

United Community Schools, a program run by the United Federation of Teachers, has won a $2.3 million five-year federal grant to provide additional mental health services, restorative practices and after-school programming at three of its Bronx...

As New York State faces tough budget challenges, the New York State United Teachers will bring its “Fund Our Future” statewide bus tour to two stops in New York City on Friday, Jan. 24.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that he would plan to keep public schools open in New York City if the state issues a new "pause" order.

Bevin Sullivan, a nurse at Staten Island University Hospital South, has battled the coronavirus up close and seen it firsthand.