Two ribbon-cuttings in June illustrated just how far PS 188 in Coney Island has rebounded from Hurricane Sandy, which forced the school to shut down for more than a month in late 2012.

The 28th annual Guidance Counselor Recognition Awards program honored 29 counselors from every borough, school level and special district.

Another school year gone, and what a year!

UFT President Michael Mulgrew, joined by state lawmakers, announced new bipartisan state legislation to increase the diversity of the student body at the city’s eight specialized high schools by not basing admissions exclusively on the performance of...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has OK’d Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s bid to reduce the city’s multibillion dollar pension shortfall by cutting workers’ benefits and increasing contributions.

Coffee giant Starbucks announced on June 16 that it is partnering with Arizona State University to offer many of its 135,000 U.S. employees a free online college education — without requiring them to repay the cost or stay on with the company. But...

The final city budget for the coming fiscal year will contain a 35 percent increase in Teacher’s Choice funding and a pilot program of universal free lunch in all middle schools, addressing two of the UFT’s lobbying priorities.

Character counts — and soon it could count on student report cards, too.

British Columbia’s 41,000 public school teachers walked off the job on June 17 after a weekend round of bargaining between the union and government failed to reach agreement on a new contract.