One day a month, students from Queens Vocational and Technical HS give about 100 manicures, facials and haircuts to senior citizens at the nearby Sunnyside Community Services center.

Among the many contributions UFT members made to advance the civil rights movement were the selfless efforts of teachers who spent the summer of 1964 teaching at Mississippi Freedom Schools.

The Delegate Assembly on Dec. 11 marked a notable milestone: It was the last such meeting under the Bloomberg administration, noted UFT President Michael Mulgrew. His remarks brought the delegates to their feet with loud cheers and applause.

Report card season is always a busy time for teachers. But this time was even more hectic — and stressful — than usual. That’s because the DOE rolled out new virtual report cards that were not ready for wide release.

The UFT joined with parents, community groups and its state union affiliate to launch a statewide petition drive aimed at banning the use of standardized testing for grades 2 and younger.

With a new administration coming to City Hall and the Department of Education on Jan. 1, the UFT released a new fast-paced TV ad urging New Yorkers to work hand in hand with teachers to move the city’s public schools forward.

At the launch of a partnership between District 23 and Brookdale Hospital, 77 students from PS 156 and IS 392 in Brooklyn received dental examinations.

Forty teachers at Midwood HS in Brooklyn rallied on behalf of one of their former colleagues on Nov. 27 by volunteering to have mouth swabs taken in search of a bone marrow match.

Despite protests and a lawsuit, New York State is moving full steam ahead with plans to store reams of confidential student data with inBloom Inc.

Public school advocates held events in New York City and some 100 cities across the country on Dec. 9 in a National Day of Action to reclaim public schools from corporate interests, the overuse of tests, the closing of schools and the diversion of...