NYSUT Member Briefing - July 9, 2021
CDC issues new K-12 guidelines for the fall
CDC issues new K-12 guidelines for the fall
Thank you to our members!
This year, NYSUT members overcame obstacles they had never faced before. Your sisters and brothers in the statewide union applaud you for working together to stand up to the challenge of COVID-19. In this video, we thank you for rising above and beyond!
Community Schools fill gaps and offer hope
Historic budget raises revenue, funds Foundation Aid and implements a plan to eliminate the TAP Gap
NYSUT RA begins
Your union fought for APPR relief, and won!
In a major victory for NYSUT, a new law ensures K-12 districts are not required to complete annual professional performance reviews for 2020-21 and will not lose any school aid as a result. Here’s NYSUT’s updated Fact Sheet.
Act NOW! Mere days remain in the legislative session
Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to urge lawmakers to support legislation providing public school students with greater access to school psychologists, social workers, and counselors! And find other opportunities to advocate on key issues at the MAC.
Union calls for state guidance for fall
The AFT’s long-time advocacy for public schools has just been turbo-charged, with a sweeping, multi-pronged campaign to fund the future of American public education. Amid the continuing wave of teacher activism shining a spotlight on massive shortfalls in education investment, the Fund Our Future initiative aims to take the teachers’ megaphone into Congress, statehouses and communities nationwide.
Voters again show the love for public schools