Anne Kessler, a crucial player in the founding of the UFT and a union activist for more than 60 years, died on Nov. 6. She was 98.

One strategy for bringing learning to life in your high school classroom is to have your students take on the role of characters from the past or from literature.

Taking a page from the playbook of civil rights activists, the right wing has embraced the strategy of using litigation to drive national policy change. 


UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that the greatest thing about NYSUT Vice President Fortino, this year's Cogen Award winner at Teacher Union Day, is that despite her many responsibilities as a labor leader, there is “one title you have always kept...

The decibel level was off the charts as 150 children from homeless shelters across the city celebrated Thanksgiving at UFT headquarters on Saturday, Nov. 21, before heading home with new winter jackets, scarves, hats and gloves donated by members and...

Many exceptionally bright students are never identified as gifted, educators say, and others are shut out of programs. But these kids need challenging, inquiry-based, accelerated instruction to help them reach their potential.

This year, there are 6,000 new teachers throughout the New York City public school system. They need our support in acquiring the tools, resources and strategies they need to be successful.

A nationwide drop in math performance this year on the National Assessment of Educational Progress exams spurred questions about whether the Common Core standards were to blame. A new study shows that the questions on the NAEP test actually aligned...

Putting a silver lining around one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, four Brooklyn schools on Nov. 18 formally launched the Greenpoint Eco-Schools Project, a major conservation and recycling program.

The Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens took place later this year, but was no less memorable.