They began to line up nearly two hours before it started, and by the time the Saturday morning event was over, nearly 1,000 had come — teachers, parents, children and staff from nearby homeless shelters.

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott’s refusal to testify under oath at a recent City Council hearing on the education budget came, sadly, as no surprise.

Social Security is once again under attack by conservatives who are fanning false fears of the program going broke as an excuse for cutting benefits. It is important to counter their rhetoric with facts, including about the far-reaching impact of...

How to eat healthfully, manage a classroom expertly, reduce stress, plant an edible garden on the windowsill, intervene in bullying, resolve disputes, create art projects with kids — there was a lot in the offing at the UFT’s Anne Curley Memorial...

Second-graders at PS 261 in Boerum Hill brightened the lives of the veterans at St. Albans Community Living Center in Queens by donating their artwork as part of the Art of Giving project, a collaboration between UFT elementary schools and local...

Although there is an emphasis now on teaching informational texts, making space in the curriculum for poetry can benefit students. Poetry allows both thought and silence on the page and has myriad forms. Especially for students who are not always...

Thousands of UFT members joined other city workers at City Hall Park on June 12 to demand fair contracts.

Singing and dancing their way down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, UFT members from across the city participated in the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 9. 

There’s nothing more important than the health of our students – and the 51 schools honored at this year’s Excellence in School Wellness Awards are prime examples of school communities working to promote it. The awards ceremony, which took place June 6 at the offices of the city’s health department, honored the schools for implementing health and wellness programs, including Breakfast in the Classroom, Move to Improve, and Cookshop and providing salad bars and healthy snacks.