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Fair Trade Curriculum Resources
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Lesson plan initiative highlights work of Robert F. Kennedy
"Speak Up, Speak Out: Robert F. Kennedy, Champion of Social Justice" is an initiative to share Kennedy's legacy with a new generation of students. Lesson plans suitable for 4th, 8th and 11th grade classes link his social justice agenda to New York state standards in social studies and English language arts, offering a unique opportunity to blend the ideas, concepts, themes and skills of the standards with Kennedy's social justice history.
NYSUT Fair Trade Project offers a simple choice for a better world
NYSUT supports the fair trade movement as a way to strengthen union members, their families and communities. Click to order fair trade products!
Cutler: Giving voice to the voiceless
"With this edition of New York Teacher, I begin a regular column featuring social justice, one of the five frameworks of NYSUT's overall agenda," says Secretary Treasurer Lee Cutler.
NYSUT launches Living Wage effort for SRPs
For too many School-Related Professionals around the state, the career ladder is rickety and missing rungs. After years of tackling the issue local by local, the statewide union is looking at a broader, more strategic approach.
NYSUT Exec. VP Lubin blogs from U.S.-Mexico border
Alan Lubin reflects on being part of a recent Border Witness delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border with the state Labor-Religion Coalition.
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