This editorial was written by Richard Haase, President of the Half Hollow Hills Teachers Association and the PR chair for LongIslandTeachers.org Covid has upended the lives of many working Americans. For educators, the last two years have come as an exclamation mark on a systemic crisis of stability that’s shaken our schools for more than […]
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On behalf of Long Island Teachers I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year. Even as the year winds down and we prepare for holiday breaks, our teachers are continuing to fight for our students and for public schools. Below you will find an ad that
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This has been yet another tough week for educators across the state and the nation. Friday, a number of districts closed and all of you were put on high alert after concerns about school violence circulated on TikTok. It’s sickening to see incidents like this happen again and again, and we want to update you
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New York State United Teachers issued the following statement today on the state Board of Regents’ rejection of a SUNY Board of Trustees Charter School Committee recommendation to authorize new charter schools in Wyandanch and Central Islip: “While the SUNY Trustees would rather cover their ears, we’re thankful that the Regents are taking care to
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At a time of unprecedented challenges facing public education, New York State United Teachers today released a new report outlining nearly 20 federal, state and local policy recommendations from educators that they say would best support public schools as the institutions that can ensure a bright future for every student.NYSUT’s Future Forward Report is based
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Excitement is building at Public Schools across Long Island as we head into this Holiday Season. In person events like concerts and art shows have returned to usher in the sense of caring and community. Having gone through so much with the pandemic, we here at Long Island Teachers want to thank educators and parents
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Over the past week schools across the Island have begun to reopen, with even more reopening next week. After a year and a half of remote and hybrid learning, we are opening up for in-person classes. We believe that students learn best when they are learning in person, but they must be able to do
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Nothing matters more this school year than keeping our schools open for in person learning while keeping them safe. In a long list of things that matter, those matter most. The choices we make don’t only impact our children. They impact the hundreds of others they share space with. We long to see kids smiling
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This weekend, we celebrate the declaration of our independence as a nation. We do so at a time when many continue to focus more on what separates us than what unites us. We make the mistake, sometimes, of thinking that being proud or loving country mean pretending the place we call home is perfect. But
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Rachel N. Quinn lived her life guided by the virtue of kindness. She stressed it to her students at Bretton Woods Elementary School in Hauppauge, where her fifth-grade class webpage prominently displays an illustration that states, “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” The Patchogue resident wrote she wanted two ideas to
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