If the chancellor is sincere [Fariña’s goal: Restore dignity, respect to teaching,” on page 7 of this issue], she’s got her work cut out for her. It’s appalling the way we’re being treated.

When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines last year, Evita Hernaez, a speech pathologist at PS 329 in Coney Island, knew the students would understand what the victims were going through.

When his mother suffered a stroke, nine-year-old Anthony Rivas, a 3rd-grader at PS 88 in Ridgewood, calmly picked up the phone and dialed 911.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña assured UFT members at a town hall meeting at union headquarters that her first priority — and the accomplishment by which she most wants to be judged — is restoring dignity and respect to the teaching profession.

New York City plans to hire thousands more prekindergarten teachers over the next few years. If you currently hold a New York State teaching certificate and are interested in becoming certified to teach pre-K, here’s what you need to know about the...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement mourning the passing of Basil Paterson, the UFT's former legal counsel and negotiations advisor.

Not too long ago, history teachers could tell students that plutocracy, in which a society is ruled by a small number of the wealthiest citizens, existed in the past or elsewhere in the world, not in the United States today.

With universal free lunch, an estimated 120,000 more children would take advantage of having a nutritious lunch every day. That’s 120,000 more children who would have the nourishment they need to learn and to reach their true potential.

The UFT Workplace Dispute Mediation program gives co-workers the opportunity to sit down together in a neutral place with an impartial, trained and licensed clinician to help resolve certain workplace conflicts.

Students at PS 106 in Far Rockaway went home on April 3 with new backpacks filled with a book and school supplies, and every teacher received a set of books for their class.