NYSUT President Melinda Person weighs in during Governor Kathy Hochul's listening tour about cellphone and social media use in schools.

Hochul kicks off listening tour regarding cellphones in school: “The status quo is not working for our children.”

This week, Governor Kathy Hochul kicked off a “listening tour” to hear from educators and parents about the impact of cellphones on students, as part of her goal of developing a statewide policy about phones in schools.

This July, Celebrate Disability Pride Month!

In July, Disability Pride Month celebrates the anniversary of the ADA’s passage and the work of activists like Heumann. The theme for 2024 is “We Want a Life Like Yours,” reflecting the disability community’s strive for equality.

NYSUT hosts July “RISE” mindfulness training

Twenty-five NYSUT members from across the state attended a six-day RISE mindfulness train-the-trainer session at NYSUT headquarters in July.

Disconnected: Setting healthy standards for technology use

Consumer Price Index June 2024

Progress not perfection – Albany students seek solutions to problems that plague their community

At Albany High School students are using their voices to build a more perfect union — and demonstrate their proficiency in civics. Seniors in the school’s Civics and Public Engagement course presented their capstone projects, offering a new take on problems that plague their communities.

Fact Sheet 24-8 Updates to Behavioral Interventions

Fact Sheet 24-8 Update to Behavioral Interventions

Abraham receives NAACP award

NYSUT Secretary Treasurer J. Philippe Abraham thanked his wife, staff, fellow NYSUT and UUP officers and “his social justice co-conspirators” for their steadfast support and ongoing collaboration as he accepted an award from the New York Branch of the NAACP in late June.

Educator's Voice XVI: Post-Pandemic Shifts: Learning and Growing through Change

On Post-Pandemic Shifts: Learning and Growing through Change, authors
examine how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the way educators,
students and their families were forced to adapt to unprecedented
changes brought on by nationwide lockdowns. They write about impacts
the pandemic had on teaching and learning. They explore changes that
followed everyone back into the classroom once school resumed in-person,
building resilience while advancing innovation.

APPR — It’s a done deal!

Patience is a virtue. And for educators across New York state, that virtue has been sorely tested over the past decade by the state’s flawed APPR system. But in late June Gov. Kathy Hochul ushered in a new era of teacher evaluation when, with the stroke of a pen, she signed into law the APPR reform package supported by NYSUT and a coalition of partners including the NYS Council of School Superintendents, the NYS School Boards Association, the NYS Parent Teacher Association and the State Education Department.

NYSUT locals award nearly $2.4 million in scholarships to graduating students

Local unions with New York State United Teachers are making sure that graduating seniors have a step up on their next steps after high school.

Governor signs bill reforming Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) system, finally ending test-and-punish evaluation model

NYSUT President Melinda Person released the following statement in response to the governor signing into law S9054/A9849, which will fix the onerous Annual Professional Performance Review system 14 years after its enactment.

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Hochul kicks off listening tour regarding cellphones in school: “The status quo is not working for our children.”

This July, Celebrate Disability Pride Month!

NYSUT hosts July “RISE” mindfulness training

Disconnected: Setting healthy standards for technology use

Consumer Price Index June 2024

Progress not perfection – Albany students seek solutions to problems that plague their community

Fact Sheet 24-8 Updates to Behavioral Interventions

Abraham receives NAACP award

Educator's Voice XVI: Post-Pandemic Shifts: Learning and Growing through Change

APPR — It’s a done deal!

NYSUT locals award nearly $2.4 million in scholarships to graduating students

Governor signs bill reforming Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) system, finally ending test-and-punish evaluation model

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