In the News
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Oct 27/In the NewsRegent's Leader to Step Down
This article first appeared in Newsday by John Hildebrand Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, one of New York's top education policymakers and an ardent supporter of the Common Core national academic...
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Oct 25/In the NewsPres. Obama Encourages Limits on Testing
By Christopher Doering, USATODAY President Obama says students are spending too much time in the classroom taking tests, many of them unnecessary, and urged officials in the country’s schools to take...
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Sep 07/In the NewsHappy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day from all of us here at Long Island Teachers. Not too long ago, public education did not exist; in fact an education was only accessible to the wealthy. Children of the working poor...
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Aug 28/In the NewsBack to School!
With Back to School season in full swing, everyone here at Long Island Teachers want to encourage all parents to share in the excitement and take time to talk with your children about the days ahead...
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Aug 21/In the News20 Plus Long Island Schools Nationally Ranked
Twenty-one Long Island high schools are among the nation's top 500, according to Newsweek magazine's annual rankings. Jericho High School led the group, ranking 27. Jericho is the only Long Island...
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Aug 18/In the NewsSummer's On!
With the summer coming to a close, most people think that teachers have the summer off, but to the contrary, Long Island’s educators have the “summer on!” Teachers like the ones below, take intensive...
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Jun 04/In the NewsECB recommends changes to tax cap to preserve school programs
ALBANY, N.Y. June 4, 2015 — Based on current economic trends, every school district in New York state would be forced to win a supermajority vote just to increase their local tax levy by as little as...
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May 05/In the NewsNYSUT's Engagement Plan to Fight for Public Education
Late last week, more than 2,000 NYSUT delegates convened in Buffalo at the Representative Assembly (RA) to address countless issues that we presently face in public education. RVCTA was well-...
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Apr 29/In the NewsNYSUT TV ad campaign swipes at Cuomo and his billionaire supporters
ALBANY, N.Y. April 22, 2015 — New York State United Teachers today launched a statewide television ad campaign criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his hedge fund billionaire backers for trying to “...