Is the alliance between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the United Federation of Teachers progressive or political? Investigative journalist Wayne Barrett argues it’s political.

Recently, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pushed an initiative that would allow 200 schools to be exempted from union and city rules.

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Michelle Rhee says reforms in the highly touted NYC teachers' contract are less impressive than meets the eye.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the teachers union have agreed on a new teachers contract that exempts 200 regular schools from union and city rules.

New York State Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos is outraged by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to cancel classroom space for three high-performing Success Academy charter schools.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña issued their first serious attack on charter schools. Three thriving Success Academy charter schools will have to relocate from their current location in public-school buildings.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has decided to discontinue three Success Academy charter schools from using public-school space, leaving hundreds of students without a school for next year.

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has indicated plans of charging charter schools rent for sharing space with traditional public schools. Many argue that co-location threatens student performance in public schools.

New York City parents and students are marching to Albany to save the future of charter schools. After receiving minimal support from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, charter school families are seeking help from Governor Andrew Cuomo and the capital.

At many New York City-run public schools, a majority of students are not passing statewide tests. Many more African-American and Latino students are failing than their white counterparts, however.