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January 15, 2019

NYSUT statement on Gov. Cuomo’s budget presentation

Source:  NYSUT Media Relations

ALBANY, N.Y. Jan. 15, 2019 — NYSUT President Andy Pallotta issued the following statement on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget presentation and State of the State remarks:

“This legislative session represents a historic opportunity to invest in our future. As we review the details of the Governor’s proposed budget, we look forward to working with lawmakers and the Governor to add additional funding for K-12 and higher education, to immediately fix New York’s broken teacher evaluation system, and to fully fund SUNY and CUNY.”

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.