Posts relating to politics and how it affects our membership, teachers and education.
Only six more Tuesdays until Election Day on November 7. The NYSUT Regional Office in Hauppague invites retirees to volunteer a few hours to work the pre-election phone banks. Take a few hours out of your day to remind fellow NYSUT retirees to vote in November, and the importance of casting a vote against the proposed Constitutional Convention.
Retiree hours are 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
150 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway – Suite 306
(631) 273 – 8822
Peter Verdon, Regional Director
Are you finding it difficult to explain your opposition to the proposed New York State Constitutional Convention to friends and neighbors? Betty Baran of Retiree Council 23 create a fact sheet to help. Click MORE to read the fact sheet, or download the in Fact Sheet PDF format. Continue reading
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On Thursday, July 6, the SUNY Charter School Committee, proposed new regulations that would allow teachers at SUNY authorized charter schools to work without obtaining a master’s degree or passing certification exams. that is charged with overseeing SUNY authorized charter schools. The Charter School Committee is a four member sub-committee of the SUNY Board of Trustees.
NYSUT, along with the state’s schools chancellor and Board of Regents chair have spoken out against these proposed regulations. Posting on the official NYSUT website, President Andy Pallotta stated —
What the charter industry is essentially saying is, ‘Give me a few weeks and I’ll authorize almost anyone we want to be a teacher.’ This backdoor approach fails students and would be a grave disservice to aspiring charter teachers. It is a travesty.SUNY is looking for public comment on the proposals, and NYSUT urges all members to visit the Member Action Center (MAC) and voice their opposition. To read more on this topic visit the NYSUT website and Chalkbeat.org.Victory for NYSUT Backed Candidate!
They said it couldn’t be done! Well, we did it!
Thanks in large part to the dedicated activism of hundreds of NYSUT members and labor volunteers, Long Island teacher Christine Pellegrino won a huge upset victory this week in the special election in New York’s 9th Assembly District. The big win has become national news.In a note of thanks, Pellegrino said, “When we work together, when we organize, when we fight back, WE WIN!” You can go to the MAC to send a personal message of congratulations and to wish her well in the state Assembly!
