ALBANY, N.Y. Sept. 11, 2017 – New York State United Teachers today issued the following statement on the Regents’ adoption of the Next Generation Learning Standards:
“We thank parents and teachers across the state for the input they provided to the Regents and State Education Department on the new standards, yet there is still more work to do. The Next Generation Standards, like all standards, are living, breathing documents. NYSUT will continue to work to ensure our members’ input is shared at the state level.”
New York State United Teachers is a statewide union with more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care. NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO.