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State’s farmworkers fighting to organize

After working on the same dairy farm 12 hours a day, six days a week for three years, Crispin Hernandez was fired for meeting with an organizer. Has the time come for farmworkers to attain the rights they have been long denied?

Union foils latest pension attack

The legislative session that recently ended in Albany is a lesson in why we, at the UFT, remain on the lookout when it comes to our members and their pensions.

The magic garden

The outdoor garden at East Village Community School is a magical place, and for several hours each week, it becomes an outdoor classroom for pre-K, kindergarten and 1st-grade students.

Community Day at Gotham Professional Arts Academy, Brooklyn

When Gotham Professional Arts Academy resource coordinator Allison Brown learned that the nonprofit Rebuilding Together NYC organizes corporate volunteer days to help renovate low-income homes and schools throughout the city, she knew the perfect...

Remembering Sgt. Meyer Levin

On June 6 (D-Day), I read the sad New York Teacher article “Looking at losing our heartbeat.”

Three Cleveland charters unionize

The I Can charter school network and teachers at three of its just-unionized schools reached agreement on June 6 on their first contract.

Pro-charter candidates gain in LA

Education reformers spent big ahead of California’s June primary, and preliminary results show the millions paid off with all the candidates they supported advancing to November’s general election.

A hands-on approach to teaching

I'm a licensed electrician and worked six years in the field. I bring a hands-on approach to teaching into the classroom.

There for Trishana

Family comes in many forms. And many sizes. Trishana Brown, a 19-year-old high school senior, has one that’s as big as a school community.

Lifting spirits

Thanks to the Art of Giving, the framed artwork of kindergarten, 1st- and 3rd-grade students at PS 18 in Mott Haven now hangs on the walls of the Lincoln Medical Center to the delight of patients, visitors and staff.