No area of human effort is free from bad ideas and mistaken theories, but the quest to "reform" public education is particularly awash in misguided convictions. Concepts like "merit pay," the scapegoating of teachers, and the alleged superiority of...

This is the Dec. 4 issue of the Queens parent newsletter.

This is the Dec. 4 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

UFT members at PS 92 in the Bronx met with UFT President Michael Mulgrew before the start of classes on Dec. 3 to discuss the challenges of being a Renewal School, new measures of student achievement and the federal government’s new policy on testing.

A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold existing law that protects the right of public-sector unions to collect “fair share” fees from workers who do not choose to join the union but are covered by...

Seven school chapters that stood out in this spring’s #AllKidsNeed campaign to protect public education were honored at this year's Teacher Union Day. While each school took a different approach, they all made the point that educators are the...

Meet-and-greet events, held in each of the UFT borough offices this fall, gave new members the opportunity to hear from Michael Mulgrew and Chancellor Carmen Fariña, both of whom dispensed advice and answered questions.

The planned co-location of a Success Academy Charter School in a Far Rockaway school building that already houses two middle schools and an alternative learning center has roused community opposition.

The UFT members at Booker T. Washington MS on the Upper West Side have found their voices and discovered new avenues to make them heard with the help of the UFT's new chapter advocacy program.