Category Archives: Legislative Issues

NYSUT: Members should exercise their rights as citizens and professionals to speak out against the harmful effects of high-stakes tests in general and to consider refusing the tests for their own children.

by admin Posted on March 20, 2016

The following article was written by the NYSUT Research and Educational Services: Parents and teachers share deep concerns about the standardized tests used by New York State for accountability purposes. Those include: stress on students, in-appropriateness and lack of validity … Continue reading →

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Network for Public Education 2016 Report Card: New York

by admin Posted on February 7, 2016

For rejecting high stakes testing, New York’s grade is D: We gave high grades to states that reject high stakes tests because of their unreliable and invalid nature and their negative impact on learning. More specifically, a state received a … Continue reading →

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Audrey Amrein-Beardsley: New York Teacher Sheri Lederman’s Lawsuit Update

by admin Posted on February 5, 2016

This update of Sheri Lederman’s lawsuit comes from Audrey Amrein-Beardsley and her blog vamboozled.com.  As many of you already know, Sheri Lederman and her husband are suing New York State to challenge the ridiculous new evaluation system for teachers. by … Continue reading →

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Join Us: The UTN and Northport-East Northport PTA Council Sponsoring Viewing of Education Inc. Movie

by admin Posted on January 6, 2016

Join us on January 11 7:00pm at NHS for an informative showing of the short film exposing the education “reform” movement happening all over our country. This is a must see film for anyone concerned about our children and their … Continue reading →

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Hempstead, Roosevelt and Wyandanch: Scared. Targeted. Set up for failure.

by admin Posted on December 6, 2015

The following article, written by Sylvia Saunders of NYSUT, highlights the serious implications of being a NYS “Receivership School”.  Educators face what could be potentially career ending sanctions.  Their crime? Working in a high poverty school district that is unable … Continue reading →

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