Art teachers from across the city gathered for the 35th anniversary New York City Art Teachers Association Conference — Art Education: Empowering Creativity — on Oct. 24 at the HS of Art and Design to look, listen, learn and create.

Mississippi voters on Nov. 3 shot down a citizen-proposed constitutional amendment that would have increased funding for the state’s public schools, which have underperformed for years.

Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation on Nov. 9 that prohibits his state, New Jersey, from imposing financial sanctions on schools with high percentages of students choosing not to take state exams.

As low-income workers across the country walked off the job and rallied on Nov. 10 as part of the Fight for $15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that, by executive authority, he will increase the minimum wage for New York State employees to $15 an hour.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order against a charter network that has been interfering with teachers’ efforts to form a union with United Teachers Los Angeles, the city’s AFT affiliate.

The for-profit college company, Education Management Corporation, will pay $95.5 million to resolve a 2007 whistleblower lawsuit that said the company illegally paid recruiters based on the number of students they recruited, U.S. Attorney General...

Members of the School Secretaries Chapter gathered at UFT headquarters in Manhattan on Dec. 2 to meet with experts from the union and learn more about health benefits, certification and union programs.

Introduced by the city’s Department of Education as a pilot program in January 2008, Breakfast in the Classroom has since grown into one of the most significant health and wellness programs in city schools.

Keep an eye out for email updates about our annual safety training for lab specialists in January. It’s important that we maintain our skills, and stay up-to-date on the latest developments in our field. It’s also important to attend chapter meetings...

In the article “Art is everywhere” [Nov. 5], Ceclia Chong says that she was invited to “curate a show of art teachers who have a full career as an artist as well — not just work on the side.”