Category Archives: Local Activism

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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Groundswell builds to fix broken teacher evaluation system

by admin Posted on September 4, 2015

APPR/Teacher Evaluation, Testing/Assessments and Learning Standards September 03, 2015 Author: Matt Smith Source: NYSUT Communications NYSUT’s push in concert with parents to fix the state’s broken “test-and-punish” system is becoming a groundswell, with Regent Roger Tilles’s call for action providing … Continue reading →

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