As COVID-19 cases ramp up, nurses urge vigilance

The demands on hospital and school nurses continue to rise as COVID-19 cases surge again, closing many schools this week and bringing more sick patients to hospital beds.

VIDEO: Thank You, School-Related Professionals!

The way School-Related Professionals have stepped up during these difficult and uncertain times to meet the needs of students, families, schools and communities has left us in awe.

SRPs go above and beyond in face of pandemic

These days, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, life has changed dramatically in Brushton and School-Related Professionals such as Flint have stepped up to the front lines to meet the needs of students, the district and the community during these uncertain times.

Labor-led drive-thru feeds hundreds of Saratoga County families

To address poverty directly, NYSUT joined with other labor unions and civic organizations to provide a regional food bank drive-thru. “This is labor’s support of people in need during the pandemic,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta.

NYSUT applauds Oceanside’s Jennifer Wolfe as New York State’s 2021 Teacher of the Year

Jennifer Wolfe, a Social Studies teacher entering her 24th year at Oceanside High School on Long Island and a member of the Oceanside Federation of Teachers, received the state Department of Education honor for her work with students in the classroom and empowering fellow educators to take on leadership roles.

NYSUT launches statewide back-to-school ad campaign

A new statewide advertising campaign launched by NYSUT to welcome educators, staff and students back to school sends a clear message: Whether learning is in-person, hybrid or remote, NYSUT members are working to make sure that students have a safe, healthy place to learn, reliable meals and access to the tools they need for remote learning.

Lawmakers Must Act to Stop Education Cuts!

State cuts to education and higher education are happening and will continue unless we take action now!

Union hot spot helps St. Lawrence County families access internet

The American Federation of Teachers, one of NYSUT’s national affiliates, this summer provided the People Project in St. Lawrence County with eight Jet Pack hot spots for educators, students and families to be able to get online.

100-year-old monitor steps off the bus for the last time

Yolanda Imbriano — who at age 100 has just now stepped down from her position as a bus monitor in the Oceanside Central School District and did so only because of COVID-19 — has not only worked with every type of student imaginable, she can tell you a story about almost every one, as well.

BOCES educators go the distance to celebrate the Class of 2020

With the bright June sun as their guide, a caravan of educators traveled 300 miles yesterday past corn fields, farms, rolling hills, rivers and dusty roads to connect with the waiting, happy faces of this year’s crop of graduating seniors.

NYSUT members join SED’s task force on reopening schools

NYSUT members will give the front-line point of view on the State Education Department’s Task Force on Reopening Schools, serving on four regional panels around the state through June.

Central Valley SRPs make sure needy families are fed

Central Valley School-Related Professionals prepare, pack and distribute more than 750 lunches per day, complete with breakfast items for the next morning. If you do the math, since the pandemic closed schools in March this small army of SRPs has provided more than 35,000 meals to needy students throughout the rural Mohawk Valley district.