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Pearson caught spying on students

Multinational testing giant Pearson has been caught spying on students’ social media accounts in a supposed effort to detect any “security breaches” that might compromise the integrity of its tests.

Everybody into the pool!

Having students learn to swim is a foundation of Samarra Community School, a Spanish/English dual language school that opened in September.

NYU grad students win big in new contract

New York University’s administration and graduate student union have, after more than a year of stalled negotiations, reached a tentative contract that would raise pay and expand health care and other benefits.

Arkansas school privatization bill abandoned

Arkansas Republicans on March 17 abandoned their push for a bill that would have allowed the privatization of school districts deemed academically distressed.

Striking oil workers reach national agreement

Thousands of oil workers and their employers reached a national contract agreement on March 12, bringing the country’s largest refinery strike in 35 years a big step closer to resolution.

#ProtectOur Schools cartoon

Students learning about activism

We are doing a study of New York City through the lens of social justice. It’s proven to be really powerful.

UFT Asian-American Heritage Committee Lunar New Year Banquet

More than 300 people braved winter’s bite on Feb. 27 to converge on the Chinatown institution for the annual Lunar New Year celebration, which included a 10-course dinner.

Passion, patience and pedagogy

“In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity” was the theme of the second annual Middle School Conference on Feb. 28, which attracted more than 450 educators.