Support for NYSUT's views from media around the state

The NYSUT message is shared with the public in a variety of ways, including the mainstream media. The momentum in a public policy debate is often measured by the extent of the media coverage, so reports that feature the NYSUT point of view should be viewed very positively. Below are links to several recent news reports on NYSUT-related issues.

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NYSUT sues Regents, State Ed to block teacher evaluation regs:

• Iannuzzi: NYSUT suit is for students' sake - Newsday  (subscription required) - June 29, 2011
• New York State Teachers Union Sues Over Teacher Evaluation Scheme - Huffington Post - June 29, 2011
• New teacher evaluation system flawed - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - July 3, 2011
• Districts scramble to comply with system that will rank educators on a scale of 1 to 100 - Syracuse Post Standard - July 4, 2011

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Wisdom of tax cap legislation is questioned around the state:

• Editorial: The Power of a Simple Majority - New York Times - July 3, 2011
• Educators debate property tax cap - Plattsburgh Press Republican - June 16, 2011
• No tax cap - Proposal would harm school districts - Watertown Daily Times - June 13, 2011
• Tax cap makes a mockery of majority rule - Times Union - Sunday, June 12, 2011
• Property Tax Cap Is Dead End - The Post Journal, Jamestown, NY - June 12, 2011

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Coverage of June 6, 2011 press conference in Albany against tax cap legislation

• School, civic, civil-rights groups try to derail tax cap - Politics on the Hudson
• Down to the Wire on Tax Cap - WXXI
• Property tax cap opponents battle on - WNYT
• Tax cap would hurt minority students, say parents, teachers and NAACP - Legislative Gazette
• Tax Cap Foes Decry Biz Groups’ Big Spending - YNN - Capital Tonight
• Reverend Cornelius Clarke of the NAACP on New York's property tax cap

Who Knew Walmart was a Marxist Company? - Cynthia Tucker - June 25, 2011