Public schools are increasingly segregated by race and income, with New York City public schools among the most segregated in the nation. The U.S. Supreme Court has created obstacles, but schools and communities are moving to change things.

When fed-up Detroit teachers staged a “sickout” for several days in January, shutting down all but nine of the district’s 97 schools on one day, they drew back the curtain on the woeful condition of the city’s schools: buckling floors, gaping holes...

Eyes twinkled behind colorful bejeweled masks as PS 297 students danced the night away on March 11 at the Star Ball. It was a special night touched with magic.

Marilyn Casey is a 28-year-old woman who gets into her pajamas in the early evening and is sound asleep by 9:30. She is not to be pitied, however, because unlike most adults Casey goes to bed with a smile, thinking about the next day at work, where...

Teachers and other staff working in Title I schools can register children for the Open eBooks app, which offers thousands of best-selling books to low-income children to read for free.

Wesly Toussaint is Michael Liegey’s mentor and a fellow history teacher at Metropolitan Diploma Plus HS, a transfer high school in Brownsville. It's a partnership that is enriching to both.

An archive of newsletters from the School Nurses chapter.

Learn more about the Friedrichs Supreme Court case, registering to vote, COPE, our consultation meeting with the Office of School Health, union-initiated grievances on working DOE holidays, and upcoming events.

For 30 years, UFT members have gathered to celebrate the Chinese New Year and this year was no exception as 320 participants watched the fiery dragon dancers, fed the lion envelopes of money to ensure happiness and prosperity and feasted on long-life...

The election of Betty Rosa, a former bilingual teacher, principal and superintendent of Bronx schools, as the new chancellor of the state Board of Regents further cements the new direction that New York State education policy has taken this year.