Recently I read an article about the failure of New York City schools to prepare students to read. The article highlighted some really dire statistics. As a teacher and union advocate, I cannot say ...

After years of saying New York City did not have the money to meet the mandates of a state law lowering class sizes, Mayor Eric Adams changed his tune Wednesday, announcing his administration will ...

BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thousands of teachers, parents and students fanned out across Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, taking part in a national day of action. They say they're fighting ...

Entering a third-grade classroom in a high-poverty school, I saw lots of children for early elementary. “How many children do you have?” I asked the teacher. “Today I have 27,” she said. “But I have ...

The city will give the already-bloated city Department of Education extra cash to hire 3,700 teachers across 750 public schools to help shrink classroom headcounts, the mayor said. “These 3,700 new ...

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst parents are making their views known on increasing class sizes in some local schools. They say more than 500 people have signed a petition to that effect. The petition started ...