<div id="subtitle">Future NY teachers scramble to avoid pension reforms, less generous benefits effective Jan. 1</div><div><p>Prospective full-time teachers are scrambling to get into the current state pension tier before a reform measure designed to save New York ...

<div><p>ALBANY—The federal stimulus package is structured in such a way to specifically provide money to plug state cuts to education, but the president of the state's teachers union says lobbying efforts will continue. </p><p>"There was really ...

<div><p>ALBANY—The state teacher's union is sitting on the sidelines as other labor groups get involved in the fight for the State Senate leadership. </p><p>"Frankly, getting into a leadership fight makes one friend and lots of enemies ...

<div><p>ALBANY—The state teachers' union said it is prepared to take the same measures this legislative session as last in fighting against a cap on property taxes. </p><p>Dick Iannuzzi, president of New York State United Teachers, just told ...