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The votes have been counted, and while Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, the results of the Electoral College gave the presidency to Donald Trump. Not what was expected, nor hoped for, by most NYSUT members.

As life-long educators, we should take heart in the words NYSUT Executive Vice President Andy Pallotta offered on Wednesday morning:

NYSUT stands by the same values we did before the election. We vow to continue to protect public education, quality health care, opportunity and equality for all. Thank you to all who worked so hard on campaigns in New York, as well as NYSUT volunteers in battleground states. We will need all that energy and dedication, and more, in the future. As Hillary Clinton said so eloquently in her concession speech, fighting for what’s right is always worth it. We will continue to do what we have been doing for the last three years: educate, organize, and mobilize our members, our friends, and our families. It is our right and our privilege to do so.

If we care about public education we must continue to work for a better tomorrow for the students of today.

An apology to our members …

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An article was published in the April 16 issue of the R-UTN Newsletter titled MAYO CLINIC on DRINKING WATER. After publication the newsletter editors became of aware that this article was not completely based on fact. We apologize to our membership for publishing an article without first fact checking the source.

While drinking water and keeping hydrated is very important to good health, there is no evidence that a glass of water before bed can prevent heart attacks and strokes. Nor is it true that any of the information contained in the article came from the Mayo Clinic. If you would like to read more about the erroneous claims made in this article visit Water Myths Debunked on the The University of Washington website, or I Read it Online: Heart attacks & water published in the St. Louis American on February 14, 2014.