The IS 281 computer, journalism, media, robotics, vocal music, band, science, art and dance programs are all at risk due to the Department of Education’s plans to co-locate Coney Island Prep charter school in the Gravesend middle school's building.

Bloomberg-style “drill-and-kill” standardized test prep has sadly become the norm for our students, and attaching high stakes to the tests has all but forced real teaching and learning out of our classrooms.

With the encouragement and full support of President Mulgrew, I approached the Department of Education and Cornell University with a proposal to create a consortium to provide schools with a systemic and research-based approach to understanding...

Teacher Union Day always melds a celebration of UFT founding members with recognition of members today who are leaders. This year, the event included surprise visits from Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and City Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer.

It could be a scene from any one of countless neighborhood delis or lunch counters across the city, but the employees here are 12 students in the culinary arts program located at PS 177 in Fresh Meadows, Queens, a K-12 school in District 75 for...

A historic campaign by fast-food workers in New York City and around the country to raise their wages and organize into unions would benefit our schools and New York City taxpayers.

Bill de Blasio was hounded throughout his mayoral campaign for his signature proposal: universal, full-day prekindergarten, funded by a tax on the rich. Many criticized the proposal as pie-in-the-sky. But early childhood education insiders say...

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk has special meaning for staff at PS 233 in Brooklyn as they try in every way possible to support a colleague in the final stages of breast cancer.

Shari Rothfeld, a District 75 high school at In-Tech Academy in the Bronx, was only 31 years when she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in October, 2012. When Rothfeld’s colleagues found out that she would need to miss many days of work for...

Thousands of UFT members came together in all five boroughs and Long Island on Oct. 20 for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Some were walking to honor one of their own. Others walked to honor their own triumphs over breast cancer.