Myrna Connolly’s kindergarten students at PS 25 in the South Bronx gingerly sampled the seaweed but decided they liked the carrot wrap sushi that chef Tracy Griffith had prepared for them much better during her visit on Nov. 18.

For one glorious night, Shirley Nieves pushed aside her pain and reveled in a circle of friends, family and former colleagues from PS 96 in East Harlem, who threw the beloved teacher a Halloween fundraiser for a lifesaving double lung transplant.

Our goal is to continue to work with the mayor and chancellor to show the public — in New York and beyond — what a great school system looks like and the role that empowered teachers have in building it

I am the parent of two sons who have successfully grown into self-reliant adults. Both my sons are examples of a successful public school system that works when both the parents and the student want an excellent education and are willing to work for...

New research confirms the link between chronic absenteeism — defined as a student not showing up on 18 or more days — and a school’s average test scores.

Much like our 21st-century students, teachers today need be connected. As we become less isolated within the walls of our classrooms, opportunities to tune in and take learning into our own hands present themselves regularly — if we know where to...

With the Republican sweep of many statehouses in the November election, a new wayve of ierce attacks on public-worker pensions is expected.

It’s time to apologize. That was the message sent by UFT President Michael Mulgrew and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Oct. 30 as they delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures calling on the editors of Time...

Emma Lazarus HS on the Lower East Side has drawn national attention for its stunning success in teaching English language learners from low-income families. Teachers give students the scaffolding they need to master English at the same time that they...

Four Brooklyn large high schools decided to do something different this year for Election Day professional development: they pooled their resources so that teachers and paraprofessionals got training in their specific subject areas while meeting...