"Legislative Action." NYSUT. A Union of Professionals. http://www.nysut.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:58 EST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:58 EST 60 en-us NYSUT warns against further cuts to community colleges, SUNY, CUNY http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/mediareleases_13863.htm With enrollment booming at community colleges and SUNY and CUNY campuses, further budget cuts would devastate middle-class and low-income students, who increasingly see public higher education as the only affordable path to a college degree and a brighter future.

]]> 50487332C4A249F8812CE8D35CB4DD6B Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:37 EST Parents, educators protest damaging cuts http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/k12_13861.htm A coalition of parents, union members, citizens and education advocates joined forces in Albany recently, calling on lawmakers to reject Gov. Paterson’s devastating proposed midyear cuts to education and health care.

]]> 59D945CD8C5843E6AD476FCB17F1C9E0 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:09:52 EST Thank your House representatives for passing health care reform http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/legislation_13862.htm Over the weekend, 220 members of Congress showed they're on the side of working families and earned our thanks for passing landmark health care reform.

]]> BABE841A92684CAE915CA8E02BCC391C Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:14:33 EST NYSUT breaks logjam to fund teacher centers http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13850.htm This year, it's been harder than ever for the directors of  New York's 133 teacher centers to keep their heads above water, as a bureaucratic snafu left teacher centers without any promised funding since July 1.

]]> 43215061FD3F4A86B1EFD64D7AA708B2 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:28 EST Oppose Tier V Plan for New Employees http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/contactelectedofficials_13857.htm B447D566752542F78B0831A5AB741A87 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:36 EST President's Perspective: Reflecting on the state of our professions http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13854.htm I'm one who believes that every so often you need to stop and assess where you are — call it reflecting or taking stock — this seems like the right time to do it for me.

]]> 2EB82ADB553742818E6F8EACBF9FA799 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:41:12 EST Schools: We're already hurting http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13851.htm With school districts across the state reporting a loss of more than 6,000 positions since last year, educators say there is no more fat to cut.

]]> 8A46BB6E78DB4258B92803C3E4F7C038 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:23 EST Grassroots effort helps elect Owens http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13852.htm An 11th-hour endorsement made the difference in one of the most closely watched races in the Nov. 3 election.

]]> 7E7BB0093BD9473F9E6D52F5EDEB055D Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:55:55 EST NYSUT calls for action on social issues http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/mediareleases_13860.htm New York State United Teachers today called on the state Senate to pass "socially conscious" legislation when it returns to Albany next week.

]]> 1A91AD450B324C9B8BF620814EFBD2B8 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:23 EST Medicare cuts could mean less access to doctors http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13849.htm A fast-approaching deadline for a drastic cut to Medicare reimbursements for physicians means thousands of retirees in New York could be looking for a new doctor on Jan. 1.

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