"Legislative Action." NYSUT. A Union of Professionals. http://www.nysut.org Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:32:53 EST Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:32:53 EST 60 en-us SCHOOL AID DATA: Your district's funding for 2012-2013 http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/legislation_17424.htm State Ed's projected school district data based on the enacted budget.

]]> 7BB8F950CFAF4C7483875450666BF9C3 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:26:27 EST STATE BUDGET: Union activism makes a difference http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/legislation_17670.htm State lawmakers are in the process of approving a $132.5 billion state budget, with final enactment expected Friday.

]]> BC487E8C6C3D46F1BAD0354C39D51877 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:08:00 EST STATE BUDGET: At last, a higher education budget without cuts http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/legislation_17671.htm The state's final budget will maintain level funding for New York's public four-year colleges and universities – the first time since 2008 that these schools will not face budget cuts.

]]> 05D9129A567E4900ACBCCECABE96EA27 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:28:10 EST Fact Sheet 12-06: The Dignity for all Students Act http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/bulletins_17673.htm The Dignity Act prohibits harassment and discrimination of individuals on school property or at a school function based upon a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

]]> 25680E47194449E0B48178879D2A1DF5 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:01:18 EST National health care reform helps members http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/nysutunited_17641.htm Some health insurance premium increases in 2011 and 2012 were lower for both in-service and retired NYSUT members due to the Affordable Care Act's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP).

]]> 56A4297D7C5A4CDAA9DA2DCFA490CE9C Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:26:19 EST Nurses seek bills to ensure better care http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/nysutunited_17640.htm Nurses are working toward safer ways to transport patients and seeking to stop forced overtime.

]]> 02ABD7C4DDDA40939CCC496D08829DC5 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:14:11 EST Committee of 100 activists press lawmakers for funding http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/legislation_17651.htm More than 600 NYSUT education advocates, from pre-K through post-grad, took to the Capitol Tuesday to urge lawmakers to make a real difference for schools across the state.

 

]]> BFB0E875C7A9496CAE8BC54BDFD5294D Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:45:52 EST Tax cap forces tough choices http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/nysutunited_17629.htm The threat of a zero percent cap is the real sucker punch that has educational programs on the ropes.

]]> DCBF13E0F22D489AB825D8E77823E257 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:24:57 EST BOCES activists: Let us be part of the solution http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/nysutunited_17625.htm In meetings with legislators, BOCES advocates offered solutions to bring in revenue and let BOCES survive and thrive — without costing the state a dime.

]]> 356F6D3058B24185846D43FAC498E141 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:23:14 EST Competition for school aid a 'Wheel of Misfortune' http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/nysutunited_17623.htm Rather than distribute the full $805 million increase promised to schools, the governor proposes to channel $200 million of that money into a competitive grant program pitting schools against one another.

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