"endingthegap.xml." NYSUT. A Union of Professionals. http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:49:37 EST Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:49:37 EST 60 en-us President's Perspective: Social justice always part of a union agenda http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_10944.htm Successful entrepreneurs almost always have one thing in common: a business plan. Plans that give business direction and focus, and offer management, employees and investors what they need to know about providing for the needs of their customers.

NYSUT also has a plan. Our plan, or "frameworks," runs through all our work and helps us set our agenda.

]]> D24BF5163773416484E738EC056A84BB Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:04:52 EST Coalition message is heard: Support real tax relief, not a school cap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_10845.htm A school tax cap that would derail education in New York state failed to gain traction in the state Assembly after NYSUT, in concert with a statewide coalition of dedicated community groups, made a full-court press against Gov. David Paterson's controversial plan.

]]> 0A1A268A791847FB99A1C4628EFAEE52 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:42 EST Coalition addresses 'systemic crisis' for English language learners in NYC http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_10761.htm The Coalition for Educational Excellence for English Language Learners (CEEEL) recently called on State Education Commissioner Richard Mills 'take immediate and deliberate action' in response to the 'systemic crisis' for English language learners in New York City.

]]> F428D3B8334E45DEA7CEFC4708A196E6 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:36:55 EST 'Ending the Gap' DVD set now available http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_10326.htm Order your four-disc set documenting NYSUT's October 2008 'Ending the Gap' conference. It's free!

]]> FDC3611D203C429CBE8DECEA8E4F50F8 Tue, 20 May 2008 15:25:57 EST VIDEO: Ending the Gap - An Overview http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_10365.htm On Friday, delegates viewed a video that outlined NYSUT's role in a groundbreaking conference, "Every Child Counts," that was held last October about ending the gap.

]]> 64E783AEDB1E400AA3CFF90526980993 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:59:42 EST President's Perspective: NYSUT's unfinished agenda http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_10300.htm I received a registered letter not that long ago from a veteran who was frustrated over NYSUT's inability to achieve total tier equity and full pension credit for military service. The letter came only a few days before our highly successful Committee of 100, where "100 x 6'" local leaders walk the halls of the Capitol, meeting with legislators and explaining why legislation is needed to create equity, correct errors, enhance basic benefits and right wrongs in existing legislation, regulations and funding.

]]> A5B960056BC64886B3EAD6405D109CA9 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:53:05 EST NYSUT identifies reforms to end achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9887.htm Download the union's post-conference report detailing proposals to end the achievement gap

]]> B0F96C9C3077471C923019D35BA5DB13 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:44:08 EST National conference showcases Albany schools http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9821.htm In all, more than 2,500 educators from across the country participated in National Urban Alliance's third annual "Teaching for Intelligence: Believe to Achieve" conference. The event focused on today's most pressing educational challenges, including the achievement gap, graduation rates, multilingual and cultural education, and educator preparation.

]]> 84CD3E8DD1EE406496B99C8601682EDF Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:56:27 EST GAP Summary Downloads http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9871.htm Summaries from the Ending the GAP conference in PDF format.

]]> F28FF6EA9E2E412EAC0DA38671BF2BF0 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:10:51 EST The vocabulary of collaboration http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9734.htm At a NYSUT symposium devoted to ending the achievement gap, Ahmes Askia, a project director for the National Urban Alliance, showed participants several ways to get disparate public school students to work together to the benefit of all.

]]> 3669AC56ACF342C5B9A9B5BC8171D662 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:40:34 EST Career and Technical Education is one road to ending the gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9623.htm Students who are statistically best poised for success, either in college or the workplace, are those who take both academic and CTE courses in high school. 

]]> C5E7FCF1A1284D8D9629C856A5969A93 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:33:41 EST Educators at NYSUT ELL conference share strategies for success http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9589.htm The NYSUT conference, "Collaborating for the Success of English Language Learners" included work sessions on strategies to engage middle and high school ELLs in specific subjects.

]]> 59494425384C48A0A0895FB56970F318 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:41:38 EST President's Perspective: Let's not cap our ability to end gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9541.htm "Simply put, the governor and Legislature must deliver on their promise," says NYSUT President Richard C. Iannuzzi. "As I've said before: This is no time to blink."

]]> 7E7B8D9EF8054E15843F1EE5681D4000 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:38:14 EST Ending the gap needs parents' involvement http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9530.htm The benefits of parental involvement include higher grades, better test scores, improved attendance and completed homework.

]]> 49F676ED9FB748B3B3152CD6A44AA49B Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:25:22 EST ELL students move toward English proficiency http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9479.htm Scholar and educator Luis Reyes says it's critical to provide quality educational opportunities to English language learners.

]]> 785683B6436142C5A111EB9C1F71700B Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:10:39 EST Union sponsors 'Teaching & Learning Celebration' http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9386.htm NYSUT has signed on as a premier sponsor of the third annual Teaching & Learning Celebration, a national conference on education to be held March 7-8 in New York City.

]]> 34F4F469977147C1B95A72A8FB038FC8 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:24:49 EST Ending the Gap: The road to improvement may be data-driven http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9355.htm Allan Odden, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says schools that have successfully improved performance share some common traits. One of those traits is the use of test results to deploy the right resources and staff to the classrooms — and children — who need them most.

]]> 2B3BAE7266B443999099786784E8C3B8 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:03:07 EST Does your building drag down student performance? http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9354.htm Experts say dangerous, substandard building conditions are contributing to the student achievement gap.

]]> 1C49AC3594124ADB91379945A48FAF1F Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:18:30 EST Collaborating for the Success of English Language Learners http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9292.htm Download the agenda for NYSUT's Feb. 27 conference.

]]> 75ED0D68106D480FBC9C5EC08D861275 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:54:28 EST Students read to close gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9278.htm Pre-K through fifth-grade students at Delaware Community School in Albany who chose to participate in a voluntary, 12-week, after-school reading mentorship program logged 65 hours of reading time with a diverse group of volunteers, including teachers; school-related professionals; grad students from the State University of New York at Albany; volunteers from unions including the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement; and the PTA, which sponsored the program. SUNY Albany grad students are researching the program's effectiveness.

]]> 4D0F667E79A448F980ECCCF9DB617FD0 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:45:55 EST NYSUT VP Neira knows what it's like to live in two different worlds http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9079.htm In a visit to the Nyack district in Rockland County to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Neira expressed solidarity and offered encouragement to a classroom of recent immigrants working toward their high school diplomas.

]]> 53D474B1409B480DAE2BCA3031C16B30 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:51:04 EST Iannuzzi has a vision of teaching's future http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9044.htm Iannuzzi told 200 education students at the College of St. Rose's Lally School of Education that NYSUT is proud to fight for "resources and conditions that allow you to carry out your jobs and practice the art of teaching."

]]> CDBBEF430EB9489E97A7E64562D39CA4 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:00:27 EST NCLB renewal is on hold http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9051.htm The top two lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Education Committee said they would put off consideration of new No Child Left Behind Act legislation until next year - thanks in part to the NYSUT activists who sent thousands of faxes and made personal visits urging Congress not to rush reauthorization.

]]> 08FC6B0314374276B81A833CC9B62926 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:17:06 EST Experts confirm value of early education http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_9056.htm

Debra Ackerman, an assistant research professor at the National Institute for Early Education Research, said communities that invest in pre-K programs see their investments returned several times over through various cost savings and tax revenue increases.

]]> C4D5B439EA654D0FB10F2D1E493BB176 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:00:04 EST NYSUT calls Contracts for Excellence a significant step http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8984.htm The union welcomes recent news that Contracts for Excellence have been inked for high-need districts around the state.

]]> 953689DBB75F4D89A65C5687331D73CC Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:35:06 EST Scenes from the symposium http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8953.htm Photos from the conference floor.

]]> 6C84C58FC743469ABF4C3461E92550F1 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:07:51 EST DOWNLOAD: New York Teacher special report on NYSUT's 'Ending the Gap' symposium http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8915.htm New York Teacher's special coverage of NYSUT's recent symposium.

]]> 92097699A4AA4183AD857201B219AD63 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:27:23 EST VIDEO: 'New York Now' focuses on achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8909.htm WMHT public television's Susan Arbetter talks to stakeholders at NYSUT's three-day "Every Child Counts" symposium.

]]> 70E37907B2DB4310A7C57CBA8A8530C2 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:37:10 EST Ending the Gap: Next steps http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8916.htm The union's commitment to ending the achievement gap gains momentum from the symposium and continues with action steps.

]]> F535D94BA55A40DA919E61B2BFE4A980 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:54:06 EST Iannuzzi: We can't afford not to end the gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8917.htm "My welcome to the symposium participants centered - as you might expect - on children," says Iannuzzi. "After all, the achievement gap is about children."

]]> D9BCEBDD9AC34BBB810973F1328F1B69 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:53:26 EST VIDEO: Ending the Gap Symposium http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8821.htm Streaming video of conference speakers requires Windows Media Player.

]]> 5979DD6A83084BACB8AFCE11D6D8D44D Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:38:46 EST Scenes from the symposium: Saturday http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8804.htm 92983D3BE317458DBDC2CD7B3DC28A69 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:49:31 EST Panelists say it takes a community to close a gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8802.htm The final session on "The Community's Role in Raising Achievement" was a spirited and constructive discussion tying together many of the themes brought out during NYSUT's three-day "Every Child Counts" symposium and followed an admonition from plenary speaker Richard Rothstein to "light a fire and be vocal about the things you know."

]]> ADD0B36521C2475CBF4111DB4A1097B4 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:18:56 EST Iannuzzi sees hope, momentum at close of achievement gap symposium http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8803.htm NYSUTs president speaks about the importance of bringing all stakeholders to the achievement gap discussion.

]]> 1C9F87D3300649499DB0A31EF2B1D357 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:01:12 EST 'Ending the Gap' symposium at-a-glance http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8806.htm Our convention rundown includes links to reports on speaker presentations, panel discussions and workshops.

]]> 78C42C8825254DFE8346C331D788F96A Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:35:02 EST Rothstein: NCLB is 'dead' http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8801.htm "No Child Left Behind is dead." That was the bold statement of education researcher Richard Rothstein, who argued the federal law has actually widened the achievement gap and cannot be fixed.

]]> C8504E649CAF4A4D975EE1AA2DC80BBE Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:10:41 EST Early ed can help close achievement gap, experts say http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8785.htm Debra J. Ackerman, an assistant research professor at the National Institute for Early Education Research, said communities that invest in pre-K programs see their investments returned several times over through various cost savings and tax revenue increases.

]]> 1CCC9DDB115640789CED6A7D80CA4289 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:15:41 EST Scenes from the symposium: Friday http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8762.htm 1C702FA5A9D1499E9B7B7C4BE801AA43 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:50:31 EST Media shines spotlight on Gap symposium http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8790.htm NYSUT's summit, "Every Child Counts: Ending the Achievement Gap," was hosting a beyond-capacity crowd of movers and shakers as New York Teacher went to press.

]]> C75BCF548E184617B7C1D9AEE2AF965A Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:31:17 EST PTA leaders say parents have a role, too http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8781.htm "Education is everybody's business," Maria DeWald told participants to NYSUT's "Every Child Counts" symposium. "We want to bring more people into the school community."

]]> D3200C917ADA4A2E9683A2C8D3875359 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:59:58 EST Preparing teacher and leadership corps http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8778.htm After hearing the national experts lay out data on the disproportionately poor academic performance of America's low-income children, teachers at NYSUT's "Every Child Counts" symposium had a chance to fight back - with group classroom exercises that pool strengths of all students.

]]> C0FBB8C290944261B4E0E64134D4DD9B Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:52:38 EST Panel discusses remediation's role in higher education http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8782.htm At a session on the role of remediation in closing the achievement gap, City College of New York professor William Crain noted motivational gains from combining remedial writing with content courses - in his case, with psychology and sociology students.

]]> 68A801EA014F46C1B763F4315CE4C3D0 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:16:27 EST Education expert Haycock: With change, achievement is possible http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8761.htm All kids can succeed, but significant change is needed to help make it happen, says Education Trust director Kati Haycock. With VIDEO.

]]> 983A44A9D9AD45728DFDEE6803F86A17 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:50:23 EST The benefits of bilingual education for English language learners http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8779.htm Luis O. Reyes, who grew up in the projects of South Bronx, offers compelling personal and professional arguments on the merits of bilingual education, which emphasizes developing literacy in a child's home language as essential to acquiring literacy in the second.

]]> 8DFDAA3CF0544C64ABBB4B0E00B823DF Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:09:05 EST Promoting the role of Career and Technical Education http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8780.htm With its ability to engage many students who might otherwise drop out of school, Career and Technical Education has a definite part to play in eliminating the achievement gap, a national expert on CTE told participants in a workshop at NYSUT's gap symposium.

]]> 12A7ACE177D34476880855DC7740B950 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:28:28 EST Achievement gap debate needs infusion of honesty, sociologist Noguera says http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8768.htm The first step toward ending the achievement gap is for stakeholders to have a more honest discussion of its causes and implications, a leading urban sociologist told a NYSUT symposium.

]]> 906D0658D7334010B1988C1CF82D2971 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:09:59 EST Educators brainstorm ideas to give struggling kids the best teachers http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8783.htm Unless policymakers create targeted retention policies, low-scoring schools with the neediest students will keep losing the most effective teachers, according to Hamilton Lankford, a professor at the University of Albany who has done a great deal of research on teacher recruitment and retention.

]]> 8C5E112D955C4EEE81A3871014C1D97A Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:14:21 EST Professor urges use of data to drive decisions on resources http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8787.htm By linking resources to decisions driven by hard data, school districts can raise achievement and make dramatic gains towards ending the achievement gap, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor says.

]]> F4B306C6BD8248BDAB60D83864570739 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:53:47 EST Unions must be involved in professional development http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8786.htm FB44A8BEE60E4287AEB53E1D7744C62B Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:47:22 EST Crawford: NCLB leaving most vulnerable students behind http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8798.htm The law is having its most negative effect on those it was supposed to help - students of color and English language learners.

]]> 579693CD2C2B423A801ACA68E91D92B6 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:00:17 EST Panel focuses on what does and doesn't work to close gaps http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8769.htm Incentive pay. More mentoring and peer review. Fewer punitive lists. Less emphasis on test scores. Those were some ideas kicked around in a lively dialogue featuring leaders in business, education and state government.

]]> D5249767DAEC4ED48C40820864479ACA Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:49:44 EST UFT President Weingarten: Voluntary schoolwide bonus program http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8766.htm Speaking at this morning's plenary session, "What Raises Achievement and Closes Gaps in Schools?", United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten referred to her recent New York Teacher column on the UFT's contract settlement.

]]> 7E23951CBDF4499E981739CEFDBA0592 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:02:03 EST Don't forget facilities when addressing the gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8784.htm "Many people who talk about closing the gap don't even think about facilities," said Molly Hunter, a panelist on public school facilities at the NYSUT "Every Child Counts" symposium.

]]> CE02552C9EE2417287F5E6A4B1C31896 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:26:22 EST Scenes from the symposium: Donna Brazile http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8765.htm 7AA90BD652974AD39CEE519343C9A67B Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:36:13 EST Scenes from the symposium: Thursday http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8753.htm View photos from Thursday night's opening session.

]]> ED9AC739833A4CB68534694D11C526E6 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:51:13 EST Iannuzzi: For kids' sake, leave your comfort zone http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8756.htm Building on advice from Eleanor Roosevelt, NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi challenges parents, educators, policymakers and other stakeholders.With VIDEO.

]]> 03EB51C9D43A4EF89BE8DFC1A8D08A4D Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:46:28 EST Political activist Donna Brazile says partnerships needed to end gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8759.htm The political strategist says the need to end the achievement gap is now at an "urgent hour." With VIDEO.

]]> C2CC87B37343400AB3E850B1DB95F56A Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:50:42 EST Commissioner Mills: 'We challenge the gap together' http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8758.htm State Education Commissioner Richard Mills praised NYSUT for its courageous commitment to closing the achievement gap and pledged to work together to do whatever it takes to make it happen. With VIDEO.

]]> 3CFC86153A2B4FF4B52E3604A968338F Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:47:05 EST Achievement gap summit targets most pressing issue in New York's schools http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8755.htm More than 400 key stakeholdes are gathered in Albany for a unique three-day summit devoted to the most pressing issue facing New York's schools - an achievement gap that leaves behind far too many children.

]]> 0D582256B3F24451AC17C842095B9D80 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:08:06 EST Speaker and presenter biographies http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8814.htm EAB3E2A8E21D48E3AABDECAB54C834E5 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:22:50 EST Achievement gap conference tackles public education's No. 1 issue http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8749.htm CNN commentator and national political strategist Donna Brazile delivered the keynote address in Albany tonight at NYSUT's three-day symposium dedicated to ending the achievement gap in education.

]]> 92F652419EBC4BE48CD9CBA7C542299B Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:44:31 EST In the Buffalo News, President Iannuzzi calls on all institutions to close achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8739.htm "Most public schools in New York are very successful," says NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi in today's Buffalo News. "In fact, there is plenty of data to show that New York is home to some of the highest-achieving students and best performing public school districts in the nation. Yet, in too many places in Western New York, many children are not thriving. These students start out behind academically and never catch up. This wide gap in academic achievement most often impacts children living in poverty, and disproportionately affects children of color. It is undoubtedly the most pressing issue facing public education today."

]]> 44E9DDFC0F7344B190C740397681CE8D Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:25:20 EST Welcome from NYSUT President Iannuzzi http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8752.htm "The next three days will present a unique opportunity for each of us to become directly involved in what I believe to be the greatest challenge facing education today: ending the academic achievement gap," says NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi.

]]> 1D7E58C9CEC04BF0AFAEFE55DA8405A7 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:20:46 EST 'Every Child Counts' conference starts Oct. 25 http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8667.htm Due to overwhelming response, registration is now closed. Visit endingthegap.com for online reports from the conference beginning Thursday evening, October 25.

]]> 0D05CC2C34A0454EA61E09D29212B99F Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:27:10 EST Exchanging ideas on Hispanic education http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8639.htm Community leaders, educators, union activists and researchers recently met in Albany to exchange ideas about improving conditions for the education of Hispanic youth.

]]> 6C9CEBC3A6A54C508F2F749BFAD46F23 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:57:59 EST Times Union: Forum seeks solutions to challenges facing Hispanic students in region http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8524.htm Educators participating in the Hispanic Education Forum at NYSUT headquarters review the causes for the educational gap between Hispanic and white students.

]]> 0E35E50A62554B70A4608F3463E13742 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:55:02 EST Success stories: Celebrating progress in public education http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8520.htm There is an encouraging story in public education that New Yorkers do not always hear.

]]> A7F95CCF29E54E8EB368C97F75FE8E30 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:59:06 EST Media Advisory: NYSUT hosts conference on Latino student achievement and achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8493.htm Dozens of educators, community leaders, labor activists and government officials will gather in NYSUT's Latham headquarters Saturday, September 29, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., to strategize on ways to end the achievement gap for Latino students. NYSUT is co-sponsoring the conference with the Labor Council of Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), as the organizations focus on the unique needs and challenges faced by Latino students.

]]> BDD2C69A0C854DA7A2000F928DFD0601 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:59:56 EST Brazile, Haycock to headline NYSUT's 'achievement gap' conference http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8474.htm Political strategist and commentator Donna Brazile, Education Trust Director Kati Haycock and other key national policymakers, community activists and influential leaders from business and education will gather in Albany next month to brainstorm on strategies to solve the most important issue facing education - an achievement gap that leaves too many of our children behind.

]]> D252B848B4804EA2A717EE3FE6902F49 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:40:50 EST AUDIO: President Iannuzzi: Ending the Gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8438.htm Access to health care complicates efforts to end the achievement gap in schools.

]]> 0EA74585AB7848F1A166C3AA4D1036C6 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:04:06 EST NYSUT's 'Ending the Gap' conference kicks off Oct. 25 http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8387.htm Find out what it takes to truly leave no child behind and create conditions that will raise student achievement.

]]> DD7507870C77477A8D50A158FCBAD205 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:33:01 EST AFT, NEA locals look to close gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8292.htm Addressing more than 2,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and other members of the American Federation of Teachers, AFT President Edward McElroy this summer proposed extending the school year into the summer to provide intensive instruction and enriching out-of-classroom activities for the nation's most vulnerable K-3 students.

]]> B31B0A3A5F6E4846B6C5DFA5558C7760 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:54:41 EST National affiliates concentrate on closing the achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_8099.htm The leaders of NYSUT's two national affiliates are rallying education professionals in New York and across the country with their visions for helping to close the achievement gap.

]]> CEA1CA61CBF643CCBA915B5924E02587 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:41:56 EST State Ed announces record number of 'High Performing/Gap Closing' schools and districts http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_7875.htm The New York State Education Department (SED) today announced a record number of "High Performing/Gap Closing" schools. From the SED Web site:

]]> 951E248D686E49F5A074BB500C686034 Thu, 31 May 2007 10:37:48 EST Grad rates show wide achievement gaps http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_7803.htm Students in wealthier districts are twice as likely as students in large city schools to graduate in four years, according to the latest graduation report released to the state Board of Regents.

]]> 6621AB67EC854FA3BF4EE57A73480A85 Sun, 20 May 2007 10:09:39 EST Ending the Gap: A Complex Social Challenge http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_7639.htm New York state's many successes in education mask a problem with dire consequences - a wide achievement gap that discriminates by income and race.

]]> EC4DB310C2224EC89E4BE0CB01D00E6B Fri, 04 May 2007 14:31:09 EST Booklet tells why we must end the gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_7591.htm A new booklet highlighting NYSUT's social justice mission to end the achievement gap was unveiled at the RA. The full-color eight-page booklet will be distributed to parents, elected officials, community groups and business leaders to build support for broad-based action.

]]> 22CCEED827AF4DB48252B2EF027E4486 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:53:52 EST VIDEO: 'Every Child Counts' http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_7518.htm Get an inside look at the efforts of NYSUT members who are working to make sure that every child receives access to quality education from pre-K through post-grad.

]]> B5D19652ABCC4BE8A64691F44576C4A6 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:42:56 EST Thousand Islands local closes gap with LAP http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_7060.htm Thousand Islands educators have been listening, asking and propelling. That was the charge for the Thousand Islands Education Association coming out of NYSUT's Local Action Project training session last summer. Over three intensive summer sessions, LAP trains NYSUT locals in ways to engage their members and their communities.

]]> 8F4CCB193C4E4B0F919A5981288634EA Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:06:19 EST ECB conference addresses achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_6516.htm Universal pre-K and full-day kindergarten are key to closing New York state's achievement gap.

]]> E337917C67A04A9EB3603073A0621491 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:12:10 EST The spirit of Elmont: Nassau County schools narrow achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_5625.htm C345E1FE7F2A45518EF11902DF5CBFB1 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:47:53 EST Math scores show need to close funding gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_5168.htm Union leaders said the striking disparities between rich and poor districts on the grades 3-8 mathematics exams underscore the urgency with which state leaders must work to settle the Campaign for Fiscal Equity school funding case.

]]> 2F84A199F9814FF48B275351705AB3B6 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:12:36 EST Point of View: Unionists must join war on achievement gap http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/endingthegap_5193.htm A8C107DF01FB4A4798511DABCC831A51 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:20:05 EST