Category: Education

September 23, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel The number of Afro-American teachers in nine major cities declined sharply between 2002 and 2012, according to a report released Sept.

September 17, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Hardworking moms and dads struggling to get their kids through college won’t be happy to learn that higher institutions of learning across

September 16, 2015 By Tara Jessup Staten Island, NY — The United Federation of Teachers (UFT), which represents over 100,000 teachers and other school personnel, have endorsed Michael E. McMahon

September 15, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Seattle public schools remained closed Sept. 14, the fourth day of a strike by city teachers. The Seattle Education Association made

September 10, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Teachers in Seattle went on strike Sept. 9, the first day of school for the city’s 53,000 public-school students. The walkout

August 28, 2015 By AFT President Randi Weingarten Over the last few weeks, I’ve been seeing teachers posting pictures of their classrooms on Facebook, saying, “My classroom’s ready!” That takes me

August 21, 2015 By Stephanie West The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) will continue to make substantial infrastructure investments over the next four years, according to its recently

August 19, 2015 Laurie A. Cumbo, NYC Councilmember When we fail to advocate on behalf of our children, we set them up for failure. When you uproot children from their

August 10, 2015 By Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel The National Labor Relations Board ruled July 31 that Teach for America corps members have the right to join unions. The