VICTORIES

Ninety-seven percent school budget pass rate and 84 percent union-backed candidate win rate in school board races, including 73 NYSUT members

Forging coalitions to fight for universal free school meals and combat childhood poverty — NYSUT’s One-in-Five initiative and the Healthy School Meals for All Coalition; last year coalition members secured $134.6 million in state funding, providing free meals to over 347,000 students

Passing the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act and the New York Child Data Protection Act to protect kids online

Boosting Foundation Aid by $430 million and eliminating most school aid cuts