The DOE announced on Aug. 2 that only four New York City public schools appeared on the state’s 2016 list of Persistently Dangerous Schools.


Fair funding tops the UFT list of priorities this year; it will be the centerpiece of our lobbying effort in Albany.

What is the solution to the very real problem presented to teachers when there are disruptive students who consistently deprive other students of educational opportunities?

For four decades, my kindergarten and 1st-grade students have gone each week to construction sites to observe and to meet workers and learn about their jobs.

Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, has advocated an educational proposal that would radically transform the way we educate students and the economics of education: “All outstanding student loan debt should be forgiven.

A New York City Health Benefits Program improvement now available to city workers covered by GHI CBP makes breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling available with no co-pay or deductible.

The phones at Dial-A-Teacher, the UFT’s long-running homework help line, will start ringing again this school year on Monday, Sept. 19.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, announced in June a proposal to rip up the state’s formula for distributing $9 billion in state school aid and replace it with one-size-fits-all funding: $6,599 for each student, whether the student is struggling in an...

This year’s race for president has been a source of keen interest for many of our students, including elementary-school students, so it presents a wonderful teachable moment.

Reno Wilson is a renowned television actor, but he hasn’t forgotten the New York City public schools that nurtured his talent.