Actress Mackenzie Phillips shared her experiences overcoming addition at a book-signing event co-sponosored by the union's Member Assistance Program.

Nine students were honored alongside the educators who had helped them become successful at the Queens District 75 Public School Proud celebration on April 27.

Fourth-grade teachers Alison Dempsey and Maria Koutras at PS 503 invited their students’ immigrant parents to share their stories of exile, sacrifice and success at the Day of Democracy, a schoolwide event timed to coincide with May Day.

Here are some strategies to make it through June and plan for a summer with a genuine break.

Students in the nation’s only federally funded school voucher program perform worse on standardized math and reading tests when compared with their public school peers, a new rigorous study from the U.S. Education Department has found.

Colorful art and creative projects lined the walls of the union’s Shanker Hall this year for the union’s 11th annual Better Speech and Hearing Month celebration on May 11.

With summer inching closer, here are some tips to get your classroom together, review the work you’ve done this year and commemorate a job well done.


I find my students are more active and motivated when a classmate is leading the class discussion. But what are some steps that teachers can take to create a foundation that will support meaningful accountable talk?

The Trump administration’s proposed education budget strips $10.6 billion from federal education initiatives and channels part of those savings into so-called “school choice” programs, including $400 million to expand charter schools and vouchers for...

Public schools lauded, feted and thanked their teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, which was observed this year from May 8 to 12.