http://www.nysut.org Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:13:18 EST Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:13:18 EST 60 en-us http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/bulletins_13198.htm As a result of the expected decline in the CPI for the 2009 calendar year, school districts that are forced to operate under a contingency budget in the 2010-11 school year will likely be forced to make significant cuts in order to comply with the contingency budget cap. 

]]> BC3CDEFCF6AD4D2B8446855AE42F4896 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:49 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/k12_13175.htm Nearly 200 Rochester teachers received pink slips this week as the district carried through with plans to reduce the number of teaching positions.

]]> 1AD11A28850C481DB1488917AB9F611C Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:08:56 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/k12_13172.htm The Regents this week agreed to move the grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Math tests to May, starting in the upcoming school year.

]]> 8C25CC74CDD74B358113811CB3565C09 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:14:05 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/k12_13174.htm United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Green Dot Charter School officials announced a tentative three-year contract agreement for the Green Dot New York Charter School in the Bronx.

]]> A078D726E31848BB84AE86C3D6D79BB8 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:43:23 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/k12_13169.htm Statewide graduation rates are steadily increasing overall but still remain low, especially for English language learners and students with disabilities, according to data released today at the Board of Regents meeting.

]]> EC0E81BBFD014CFCAFE029ED371BE309 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:36:08 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13157.htm With the Obama administration issuing a national call to action on energy conservation, community colleges — always at the forefront of meeting the state's employment needs — are answering with innovative new certificate and two-year degree programs in environmental technology, design and building maintenance.

]]> 5F044FEAAD9B453A8F21D2ADF8AF60D5 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:54:16 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13148.htm Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School in Syracuse are being exposed to new enrichment offerings: leadership classes, kung fu, yoga, step dance, African art and drumming.

]]> 87DF458BF3B9401AA79C32AA4CFF8369 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:45:33 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13161.htm This is the final print issue of New York Teacher for the current publishing year, but you can keep abreast of news important to NYSUT members throughout the summer at www.nysut.org.

]]> BC78BC38C7AB42D2AC4931321B39881B Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:58:22 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13151.htm Locals in opposite corners of the state continue to win contracts that improve members' lives, professional standing and vital benefits for them and their families.

]]> A3D3F1E4B85A4C26903B6E52B77AC663 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:53:24 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13149.htm United Federation of Teachers member Gioia Shebar and husband Charles have traveled to Albany for more than three decades to fight for better teaching and learning conditions in New York City schools, a Cost-of-Living Adjustment for retirees, and now property tax reform.

]]> 28F70FB32FF84921B482986992A78B60 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:40:55 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13141.htm 70615D4FD531468C8F5BC7415B840DA7 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:21:09 EST http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/newyorkteacher_13160.htm AA68253B65444C9C9BACC5EF691D077C Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:56:31 EST