News Archive
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May 16/Political ActionSupport those who support Public Ed
For parents and educators across Long Island, Tuesday May 17th is a very important day. Voters will be going out to vote on...
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May 16/News from Our LocalsTouch-a-truck 2016
This past weekend radio stations WBLI/WBAB hosted their annual Touch-A-Truck event at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, NY...
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Apr 26/Council NewsWe Appreciate Teachers Past, Present and Future!
"Its Teachers’ appreciation week and Long Island Teachers want to thank all educators for their hard work and dedication. ...
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Apr 18/Council NewsEarth Day: Be Environmentally Conscious!
"Earth Day is this Friday, April 22nd and we here at Long Island Teachers want to encourage parents, students and our...
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Apr 15/Council NewsNYSUT Representative Assembly Convention Report
Last week, NYSUT held its annual Representative Assembly convention in Rochester. While there, 2,000 elected delegates from...
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Apr 15/Message from the ChairTeachers stand with striking Verizon workers
Working people at Verizon are on strike. After months of negotiations with Verizon, they’ve decided to take a stand to...
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Apr 01/News from Our LocalsFriedrichs Decision is a Win for the Nation
Friedrichs vs. the California Teachers' Association was initiated more than a year ago by wealthy, anti-union think-tankers...
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Mar 21/News from Our LocalsAttend an Education Forum!
Bay Shore - On Monday, March 20, 2017, commencing at 6:30pm, an educational forum will be proudly held at the Bay Shore-...
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Mar 10/Political ActionProgress on State Testing
Dear NYSUT Member: This is to update you on developments as we continue to press — in partnership with parents —for a...
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Mar 10/News from Our LocalsAmityville school district residents OK bond issue
This article first appeared in Newsday by Nicholas Spangler Amityville school district voters Tuesday night approved a $69.9...
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Mar 10/Political ActionA disrespectful depicition of teachers
These two Letters to the Editor were sent to Newsday following their cartoon on Feb. 6. I was troubled by Matt Bodkin's...
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Mar 04/News from Our LocalsAnti-Common Core forum in Massapequa draws about 200 people
About 200 teachers, school administrators and parents nearly filled the American Legion hall in Massapequa on Monday night...
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Feb 12/In the NewsBlack History Month 2016
This Black History Month we have a simple message; Our schools need more Black Educators and we all need to be more involved...
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Feb 05/Council NewsFrom union basher to born again advocate
Genesee County paraeducator Sharon Campbell can’t help but see the irony. For 16 years, she worked with cognitively impaired...
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Jan 26/In the NewsOver 200 NY Educators Receive Erroneous Scores Linked to Student Performance
This article was written by Elizabeth A. Harris and first appeared on January 25th in the New York Times. More than 200...
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Jan 19/News from Our LocalsSpartan Race 2016 Sign-Up
For the past several years, Bellport Teachers Association in South Country School District has been participating in the...