Make no mistake, there is a concerted effort to weaken and dismantle unions, particularly public unions [“Political right takes aim at unions’ coffers,” Labor Spotlight, April 2].

One of the multiple choice questions that should appear on a Common Core State Exam

The United Federation of Teachers in March celebrated our 55th anniversary − 55 years since New York City teachers united for their joint welfare and to provide strong support to the children they taught.
One of the many areas in which the union has...

In the first test of the 2014 contract’s new standards on paperwork reduction, an arbitrator has ruled in favor of the teachers at John Dewey HS in Gravesend, Brooklyn and ordered the principal to stop burdening staff with unnecessary paperwork.

The nation’s public colleges and universities were founded on the principle that everyone should be able to afford a higher education.
But that principle is being challenged by states’ dwindling investment in their public institutions of higher...

The UFT’s Career and Technical Education Department threw a Youth Empowerment Day on March 28 to introduce high school students to more attainable career possibilities.

The anti-testing furor in New York State has reached new heights, thanks in large part to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his total disinterest in what parents and educators say students need.