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Thank you for all you do!

As the school year draws to a close, all of us at NYSUT want to thank you for your tremendous dedication. It’s been a challenging year — but through it all, you've stood strong and persevered. Over and over, you've shown how public schools are the place where students, parents and educators come together as a community.

U.S. Supreme Court hands down landmark cases

This week, the Supreme Court handed down multiple decisions that will touch the lives of millions of Americans. Earlier this week, in Carson v. Makin, the court laid the groundwork that states must provide publ

Union wins APPR reprieve

Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday signed a bill suspending, for an additional year, the Annual Professional Performance Review process. Advanced through grassroots advocacy from NYSUT members and lobbying by union legislative staff, the bill recently passed both the state Senate and the Assembly.

“As we come to the end of another school year that has been anything but normal, we welcome the governor’s decision to suspend the APPR process for another year,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “We will continue working with the legislature and the governor to address the APPR

RA 2022 celebrates 50 years, and plans for future

“We stand on the shoulders of giants!” said President Andy Pallotta in his address to more than 1,300 delegates as he kicked off the 50th annual NYSUT Representative Assembly at the Albany Capital Center. It was a weekend for delegates to celebrate the history and look to the future. Attendees acted on dozens of resolutions to set a course for action, including a move to support Ukraine in its struggle against the Russian invasion. Gov. Hochul, Comptroller DiNapoli, AG Tish James and more special guests inspired the gathering. Go to nysut.org/ra

Livestream program commemorates Black History Month

NYSUT’s Many Threads, One Fabric social justice initiative presented an online event this week to mark Black History Month. Hosted by Secretary-Treasurer Philippe Abraham, it focused on the unique struggles underrepresented groups face with regard to mental health and wellness in the United States. Other highlights included award presentations to BHM honorees, testimonials from NYSUT members and artistic expressions from students and community partners.

• You can still get a free BHM poster for your classroom from NYSUT.

Take action! Urge

The U.S. Department of Education is making changes to fix the troubled TEACH grant program. If you had your grant converted to a loan because of bureaucratic or paperwork mistakes, you have a chance to get it converted back, despite previous denials. Read this NPR article for more information.

You must be the one to pursue fixing your own loan. The government will not come for you; they are relying on affected individuals to come forward on their own. Don't miss this opportunity!

We knew this moment was coming.

Wealthy special interests have been fighting for years to undercut unions and roll back the benefits earned by working families. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Janus vs. AFSCME shows how far they are willing to go to attack working families. Anti-union forces think they can seize this opportunity to convince our members to abandon our union in an effort to diminish their voice in the workplace and weaken their strength at the bargaining table.

We are going to prove them wrong.

NYSUT fights to protect the collective bargaining rights that help secure higher

PREP sessions are designed to help members of all ages prepare for retirement. Sessions will be held in the Buffalo area on July 17 and July 31, 2018. Please click the link for more details.

NYSTRS PREP Information

Teachers nationwide are making headlines as they walk off the job to protest low wages and underfunding for their students. This powerful New York Times article shows the issue transcends politics.

We are proud to announce that CHEA member Glen Graham has been selected as the recipient of this year's Section VI Coaches Sportsmanship Award. The nomination form for this award states, "A coach selected to receive this award will be a coach who treats all teammates, opponents, coaches, and officials with the utmost respect and within the standards set by the coach's code of conduct. Administrators, coaches, or league chairmen are encouraged to nominate a coach who illustrates or captures the spirit of 'sportsmanship' and deserves recognition." Mr. Graham is a veteran CHEA member and science