More than 200 school secretaries and their families and friends attended the 28th Annual School Secretaries of the Year Awards Luncheon on May 31 at UFT headquarters in Manhattan. Secretaries were honored for the multiple roles they play, from office manager to crisis counselor.

Sixty-one schools across the city were honored for creating a healthier school environment for their students at the NYC Excellence in School Wellness Award Ceremony at the Gotham Center on May 28. The award highlights school policies and practices that encourage healthier lifestyles and improve academic achievement.

A bad idea about teaching children doesn’t become a good idea just because someone calls it a reform. That’s why I am proud of the fight the UFT has put up to protect our schools and our children from the wrong-headed and often destructive strategies...

Students, educators, parents and advocates from around the city rallied in Foley Square on May 21 to support the creation of more community schools.

Every day, we guidance counselors work hard to help New York City's schoolchildren excel academically, grow personally and adjust socially. The UFT's proposed new contract with the Department of Education recognizes and rewards our vital work and...

Every day, we social workers and psychologists work hard to address the social and emotional well-being of New York City's schoolchildren so that they might reach their full potential. The UFT's proposed new contract with the Department of Education...

District 26 honored its educators and raised money for scholarships for pre-K through 12th-grade students at the 8th annual District 26 Dinner Dance held at the Inn in New Hyde Park. Teachers, administrators, and community and political leaders were among the guests.

Information on the proposed contract.

This Q and A from May 2014 will answer some questions about therapists' transition to permanent civil service status.