Incumbent Tom Torlakson defeated challenger Marshall Tuck in the race for California’s superintendent of public instruction, a heated contest that became the most expensive on the state ballot.

As a retiree with 20 years of service, I strongly urge all UFT members to contribute as much as you can afford to your TRS retirement program. I returned to teaching after a 23-year absence and retired in 2005. During that time, I maximized my TRS...

To fully appreciate Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new strategy to help struggling schools, it helps to remember former Mayor Bloomberg’s approach.

Regarding the Know Your Benefits column about maternity and child care leave: We are one of the only countries that doesn’t give full pay to mothers who have given birth. There are countries where mothers have two years of paid leave to take care of...

Klein, believe it or not, just published a memoir about how he fixed the school system, entitled “Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools.” The reviews on Amazon are obvious plants, praising him as an innovator and true visionary.

So, Joel Klein’s ARIS system has finally been dumped by the new administration. That’s good news for everyone. Most teachers and parents don’t use ARIS, and there is no data to support that the $95 million was useful for anything.

At the city’s International High Schools for English language learners, language is not a separate class. It isn’t an end but a means to learn at these schools. The model is language acquisition driven by project-based learning.

Four new teacher leadership positions were made possible by a federal Teacher Incentive Fund grant that supports a career-ladder initiative now operating in 77 high-needs middle schools across the city.

Playground makeovers, preschool help, motivating young readers, accessing the Library of Congress and a course on social values.

Literacy rates for students with disabilities are abysmal and better teacher training and evidence-based reading instruction are crucial to improve outcomes, say advocates for students with special needs, who sounded the alarm at an Oct. 28 City...