The mariachi band played, the student chorus sang and the guests danced at PS 95 in Jamaica on May 9 as the school celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Can celery absorb colored water? That was just one of many such questions posed — and answered — at the fifth annual Super Saturday! Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Expo that on May 17 turned the Harlem Armory into a veritable science lab.

Sweat and smiles were the theme of the day at the UFT’s first 5K Family Run, which took place on May 10 in Coney Island. The participants raised $13,000 for disaster relief.

Karen Lew, a second-year social studies teacher at IS 125 in Woodside, has created a hands-on curriculum that meets the needs of her self-contained classes.

Twenty-nine guidance counselors from schools throughout the city were honored for their excellence at the 28th annual Guidance Counselor Recognition Day Awards Ceremony at DOE headquarters on June 4.

Members of the United Federation of Teachers today ratified by a more than 3 to 1 margin a new contract that gives members an 18 percent pay raise, including full retroactive pay.

This contract marks a significant change in how our schools operate. It takes important steps toward giving us the voice in our schools that we have wanted. It empowers us to make changes that will help us provide the best possible education to our...

Some 437 retirees were in high spirits at the 51st annual Retired Teachers Chapter luncheon at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan celebrating retirement, old friends, a contract and a new administration.

Join the UFT contingent to march in the 56th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday, June 8.

The UFT joined with the nonprofit organization First Book to distribute 40,000 free books to teachers, students and parents at the Refuge Church of Christ in Far Rockaway.