Nearly 400 school social workers and psychologists heard about the critical issues facing schools today during the ninth annual Clinical Professional Development for the Social Workers and Psychologists Chapter at UFT headquarters on Feb. 9.

More than 100 teachers, parents and guidance counselors gathered at the UFT Bronx borough office on Feb. 6 for a community forum with seven elected officials to send a message to Gov. Andrew Cuomo: All public schools — not just charter schools —...

Echoes of Freedom was the theme of the 2015 Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies conference held at Shanker Hall on Feb. 7. More than 220 educators gathered for the 55th annual daylong event that included a broad range of workshops, exhibits, speakers and award presentations, and was co-sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Social Studies/UFT.

Awards and scholarships were presented while some 270 friends and members cheered during the 12th annual UFT African-American Heritage Committee Dinner Dance at a catering hall in Queens on Feb. 8 to celebrate Black History Month.

In his Jan. 21 State of the State address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo embraced the corporate reform agenda for education with a vengeance. He called for raising the cap on charter schools, extending tenure from three to five years, putting struggling schools...

Governor, hundreds of teachers across the city and state have invited you to visit their classrooms to see how education works on the ground and what our kids need in order to succeed. You haven’t responded. Apparently you’re afraid of teachers.

The Moral Mondays movement came to New York State on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schools.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced on Jan. 22 the end of the 55 school networks created by the Bloomberg administration and the introduction of a new structure that gives greater oversight and responsibility to superintendents.

Just 1 percent of the world’s population holds nearly half of all wealth, and their share is growing.