All students in Pittsburgh, Philly to receive free lunch
Starting this September, all students in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia public schools will receive free breakfast and lunch regardless of family income, courtesy of a federal program.
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UNO out of charter schools in Chicago
The scandal-plagued United Neighborhood Organization will cease to operate its 16 Chicago charter schools at the end of the 2014–15 school year.
Using field trips to extend learning
Whether you hop on the subway to a museum or just walk down the block to the local library, a field trip can be a great way to extend learning beyond the classroom. As you kick off the school year, here are some ideas to help you plan your next class...
Difficult conversation, positive march
The peaceful Aug. 23 march in Staten Island responding to the death of Eric Garner in a confrontation with police earlier this summer showed that such tragic deaths do not have to divide communities and police officers. They can bring people together...
Rhee’s fall from grace
Michelle Rhee’s recent departure from StudentsFirst, the organization she started, reveals the bankrupt claims of the corporate education reform movement.
Dream home
Using scavenged castoffs, lots of imagination and plenty of hard work, Brownsville Academy HS students, under the guidance of art teacher Susan Tuthill, transformed the school’s art gallery into a fully furnished, ready-to-occupy studio apartment by...
Freedom Schools 1964 – 50th anniversary
UFT members Mark Levy and Donna Garde were among the volunteers who took a stand against racism and segregation by teaching in Freedom Schools in Mississippi in 1964. The photos in this gallery are from the Mark Levy Collection of the Civil Rights Archive at Queens College/CUNY Libraries
Brownsville Academy HS apartment art project
Using scavenged castoffs, lots of imagination and plenty of hard work, Brownsville Academy HS students, under the guidance of art teacher Susan Tuthill, transformed the Brooklyn transfer school’s art gallery into a fully furnished, ready-to-occupy studio apartment by the school year’s end.
Mulgrew visits Marsh Avenue Expeditionary Learning School, Staten Island
UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined Chancellor Carmen Fariña on a visit to the Marsh Avenue Expeditionary Learning School on Staten Island to wish teachers well on the first day of classes. The group stopped into Liz Bengels’ 8th-grade music appreciation class, where Mulgrew and Fariña checked in on students as they listened to a recording of “Swan Lake.”