Help end discrimination
We're not there yet, but we can take a giant step in our march toward fairness for all by helping to pass the Equality Act in the U.S. Congress. The Equality Act would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Take action now at the NYSUT Action Center to encourage your member of Congress to vote FOR the Equality Act!
APPR reform is now law
"Finally!" said President Andy Pallotta upon enactment of the state's teacher evaluation reforms. The changes end the mandate that tied evaluations to state standardized tests and restore local control and collective bargaining to the process. "Educators across New York earned a huge victory after banding together to push for fixes to the broken teacher evaluation system that created undue stress for teachers, students and parents," he said.
Read "APPR: What you need to know" which explains the key components. This updated NYSUT Fact Sheet breaks down the new law in detail.
Feeding the hungry on campus
Holidays like Easter and Passover are times for giving to our communities. Some higher education members give back all year by creating food banks at community colleges and on SUNY and CUNY campuses.
More news
- With the state's grades 3-8 math tests in less than two weeks, it's a good time to review NYSUT's factcheck of the Commissioner. Amid shameful reports of districts pressuring parents, students and educators to boost participation rates for the ELA, here's NYSUT's fact sheet on your rights when it comes to opting out.
- Hundreds of parents and teachers have shared heartbreaking stories of students working long hours in tears during the state tests. Tell your story.
- Don't miss the newly released SRP Newslink.
- Union value: A Rochester woman tells the story of her late mother, a NYSUT retiree who marched with Al Shanker and lived independently until age 98 on her pension and Social Security.
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