Back to school means back to overheated classrooms; members urge Gov. Hochul to sign heat bill

As hot, stuffy classrooms fill with students this week, educators and parents are renewing their calls for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the classroom heat bill into law.

Districts fight back against technology distractions

In school hallways, cellphones are almost as ubiquitous as backpacks; and educators say that is a big problem.

The Banned Librarians

The conversation around book bans has been simmering for years, but recently, the issue boiled over in several New York communities, where book challenges made headlines and turned school board meetings into battlegrounds.

NYSUT launches “Common Ground Over Chaos” election campaign Congressional candidates sign bipartisanship pledge

It’s What We Do - Savvy sewers dress girls around the world

This spring, Rochester Teachers Association’s Savvy Sewers group celebrated its 12th anniversary.

Consumer Price Index July 2024

NYSUT releases endorsements for 2024 general election

Educators, administrators and parents agree: APPR reform much needed, long overdue

The new APPR law is being greeted with enthusiasm by school administrators, parents, and educators alike, who say critics do not understand how much was wrong with the APPR system to begin with. “What people don’t grasp about the APPR system is that it wasn’t working,” said Bob Lowry, deputy director for the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

NYSUT members testify on future of Foundation Aid

NYSUT members are making their voices heard in hearings across the state that will guide critical updates to the school funding formula.

Boosting member engagement, local activism focuses of 2024 NYSUT LAP

Although sunny Lake George beckoned outside, the third-year NYSUT Local Action Project team members didn’t notice. They were busy putting their last LAP week to good use, fine-tuning plans to keep the work they started years ago ongoing in the months and years ahead.

NYS AFL-CIO Women: The path to equality is built on equity

Strong union women from across the state gathered at NYSUT headquarters in July for the inaugural New York State AFL-CIO Women’s Committee Meeting. Inspired by NYSUT’s long-standing Women’s Committee, the event featured workshops on a range of topics including the impact of labor laws on women and maternal childbirth mortality rates in the African American community.

NYSUT 2024 Social Justice Academy graduates nine new locals

In an unassuming brick building along the outskirts of Albany’s downtown, a team of NYSUT members were hard at work. The group, the 2024 cohort of the NYSUT Social Justice Academy, washed windows, painted walls, sorted books, raked lawns, and unloaded supplies to help prepare the South End Children’s Café for a fall opening at its newly purchased site, the former home of a local church.

CTE: Career and Technical Education

Back to school means back to overheated classrooms; members urge Gov. Hochul to sign heat bill

Districts fight back against technology distractions

The Banned Librarians

NYSUT launches “Common Ground Over Chaos” election campaign Congressional candidates sign bipartisanship pledge

It’s What We Do - Savvy sewers dress girls around the world

Consumer Price Index July 2024

NYSUT releases endorsements for 2024 general election

Educators, administrators and parents agree: APPR reform much needed, long overdue

NYSUT members testify on future of Foundation Aid

Boosting member engagement, local activism focuses of 2024 NYSUT LAP

NYS AFL-CIO Women: The path to equality is built on equity

NYSUT 2024 Social Justice Academy graduates nine new locals

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