Category Archives: Professional Issues

Jamaal Bowman’s presentation before the first NYS Common Core Testing Task Force

by admin Posted on November 2, 2015

The following video is a presentation delivered by Jamaal Bowman, principal of the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action the Bronx in New York City, to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Common Core Commission. Bowman explains what his students need and why the … Continue reading →

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NYSUT: Tisch announcement opens door to new direction in education policy.

by admin Posted on October 26, 2015

ALBANY, N.Y. Oct. 26, 2015 — New York State United Teachers said Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch’s announcement that she would not seek another term opens the door to a new direction in state education policy — one that more fully … Continue reading →

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NYSUT disappointed in John King’s appointment as Acting U.S. Secretary of Education

by admin Posted on October 4, 2015

NYSUT issued the following statement: “NYSUT has always considered John King an ideologue with whom we disagreed sharply on many issues during his tenure as the state’s Education Department commissioner. Just last year, our members delivered a vote of no … Continue reading →

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PRESS RELEASE: Statement by New York State United Teachers on Regents vote on teacher evaluation regulations

by admin Posted on September 16, 2015

ALBANY, N.Y. Sept. 16, 2015 — New York State United Teachers today released the following statement after the Board of Regents voted on emergency regulations governing the state’s teacher/principal evaluation system. “The changes adopted today are a necessary step toward … Continue reading →

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