Archive
Media releases and official
statements.
March 2005
PRESS RELEASE. March 15, 2005
NYSUT: Progressive tax a "genuine solution to a genuine problem"
MEDIA ADVISORY. March 8, 2005
NYSUT set to roll out statewide health lifestyle program for kids
February 2005
PRESS RELEASE. February 22, 2005
New York state teacher receives 2004 Disney teacher honoree award
PRESS RELEASE. Febuary 8, 2005
NYSUT presses Legislature to increase aid to public higher education
January 2005
PRESS RELEASE. January 24, 2005
NYSUT, AFT pledge aid to schoolchildren in tsunami region
PRESS RELEASE. January 20, 2005
NYSUT president to hold news conference upon returning from tsunami relief mission
PRESS RELEASE. January 18, 2005
NYSUT: Governor's budget proposal better than expected
PRESS RELEASE. January 13, 2005
NYSUT president to bring union support to Indonesia and Sri Lanka
PRESS RELEASE. January 5, 2005
NYSUT to Governor: Best government reform is to start working now, not in June
PRESS RELEASE. January 5, 2005
New SURR list shows progress; state must do more
December 2004
PRESS RELEASE. December 16, 2004
Regents' state aid proposal has right focus
PRESS RELEASE. December 2, 2004
NYSUT honors New York's 83 new National Board Certified Teachers
November 2004
PRESS RELEASE. November 30, 2004
Campaign for Fiscal Equity ruling a 'great victory'; remedy must apply to rest of state
PRESS RELEASE. November 16, 2004
NYSUT blasts governor's veto
October 2004
PRESS RELEASE. October 6, 2004
Higher math scores show continued progress; warning signs loom
September 2004
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. September 22, 2004
Statement on resolution of Rochester schools' funding dispute
PRESS RELEASE. September 14, 2004
NYSUT Board elects Neira as vice president
PRESS RELEASE. September 9, 2004
NYSUT statement on so-called 'failing schools'
PRESS RELEASE. September 1, 2004
Smooth start to school expected, despite more unsettled contracts
August 2004
OFFICIAL STATEMENT . August 20, 2004
Statement on Governor's veto
PRESS RELEASE. August 5, 2004
NYSUT drops endorsement of legislators who voted against override
July 2004
PRESS RELEASE. July 17, 2004
NYSUT's Cortese elected executive vice president of national union
June 2004
PRESS RELEASE. June 30, 2004
Central Islip's Iannuzzi elected NYSUT second vice president
PRESS RELEASE. June 3, 2004
Reaction by New York State United Teachers to release of 4th and 8th grade ELA results
PRESS RELEASE. June 2, 2004
Reaction by NYSUT to Assembly proposal for Campaign for Fiscal Equity case
May 2004
PRESS RELEASE. May 26, 2004
Reaction by NYSUT to proposed resolutions to Campaign for Fiscal Equity case
PRESS RELEASE. May 19, 2004
Statement from NYSUT on school budget voting results
March 2004
PRESS RELEASE. March 29, 2004
Statement from NYSUT on the Zarb Commission report
PRESS RELEASE. March 27, 2004
NYSUT to launch ad campaign to trumpet public education
PRESS RELEASE. March 27, 2004
NYSUT calls on Governor, Legislature to address nursing crisis
PRESS RELEASE. March 26, 2004
NYSUT salutes nine members of distinction
PRESS RELEASE. March 26, 2004
NYSUT honors life-saving team at annual convention
PRESS RELEASE. March 22, 2004
NYSUT report details "Explosion of Excellence" in public education"
PRESS RELEASE. March 17, 2004
Bill Cosby, Carl McCall to address union delegates; NYSUT to report on excellence, make policy recommendations
PRESS RELEASE. March 17, 2004
Statement on release of school report card data
PRESS RELEASE. March 10, 2004
618 Jamestown area workers vote to unionize, join NYSUT
PRESS RELEASE. March 8, 2004
NYSUT activists
to fight for better budget, with emphasis on higher ed
February 2004
PRESS RELEASE. Feb. 23, 2004
Statement on list of "most-improved" public schools
PRESS RELEASE. Feb. 12, 2004
Announcement of NYSUT-Staples Partnership Grants
PRESS RELEASE. Feb. 9, 2004
Statement on school shooting in East Greenbush
PRESS RELEASE. Feb. 9, 2004
NYSUT: 'Substantial down payment' needed in Campaign for Fiscal equity case
January 2004
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
January 20, 2004.
NYSUT statement
on Governor's proposed budget PRESS RELEASE.
January 13, 2004.
NYSUT:
Don't let unproven experiments derail needed fixes OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. January 7, 2004.
NYSUT
statement on State of the State address December
2003 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. December 11, 2003.
NYSUT statement on Regents' state aid
proposal PRESS RELEASE. December 2, 2003.
NYSUT honors New York's 107
new nationally certified teachers November
2003 PRESS RELEASE. November 25, 2003.
NYSUT urges investment in capital plan for SUNY
and CUNY PRESS RELEASE. November 19, 2003.
NYSUT: Eight U.S. Reps from NYS vital to
rejection of bad Medicare bill PRESS RELEASE.
November 17, 2003.
November 18 named
School-Related Professional Recognition Day PRESS
RELEASE. November 12, 2003.
NYSUT
calls for independent panel to study middle education  PRESS
RELEASE. November 9, 2003.
Report:
no evidence of charter school success; fiscal impact great
SPECIAL
REPORT. November 9, 2003.
NOT
SO FAST: The Unmet Challenges for Charter Schools and Those Who Oversee Them October
2003 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. October 21, 2003.
Statement from NYSUT on the improvement
in 4th and 8th grade math scores PRESS RELEASE.
October 21, 2003.
NYSUT: "Progress
made, corrections necessary in standards movement" OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. October 8, 2003.
Statement
from NYSUT regarding Regents' initiatives PRESS
RELEASE. October 3, 2003.
NYSUT:
"Education delayed is education denied" September
2003 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. September 3, 2003.
NYSUT support of faculty at
Long Island University August 2003 OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. August 26, 2003.
Math
A Regents: NYSUT supports decision to re-scale grading June
2003 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. June 26, 2003.
Campaign for Fiscal Equity court ruling OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. June 24, 2003.
Math
A Regents OFFICIAL STATEMENT. June 20, 2003.
NYSUT unions award $3 million in scholarships OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. June 16, 2003.
Statement
on naming New York State Teacher of the Year PRESS
RELEASE. June 3, 2003.
NYSUT
activists to press education issues; charter school moratorium PRESS
RELEASE. June 2, 2003.
Education
groups urge 'yes' votes on school budgets May
2003 PRESS RELEASE. May 23, 2003.
NYSUT to run ad campaign urging passage
of school budgets June 3 OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
May 20, 2003.
Statement on release
of fourth- and eighth-grade test scores PRESS
RELEASE. May 20, 2003.
NYSUT:
More charter schools a 'luxury we can no longer afford' OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. May 16, 2003.
Statement
on Legislature's override of Governor's education vetoes OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. May 8, 2003.
Statement
on Campaign for Fiscal Equity opening remarks April
2003 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. April 30, 2003.
Statement on education funding MEDIA
RELEASE. April 25, 2003.
Hettrich
elected to NYSUT Board of Directors MEDIA
RELEASE. April 25, 2003.
Schuler
Mauk elected to NYSUT Board of Directors MEDIA
RELEASE. April 25, 2003.
Stern
elected to NYSUT Board of Directors MEDIA
RELEASE. April 23, 2003.
Union
heroes revive stricken NYSUT convention delegate MEDIA
RELEASE. April 8, 2003.
Chris
Kapostasy-Jansing to address NYSUT conference MEDIA
RELEASE. April 7, 2003.
NYSUT/AFT
and UAW to accelerate efforts to organize academic employees in New York  MEDIA
RELEASE. April 3, 2003.
Proposed
budget kills 20,000 jobs; undermines standards movement
SPECIAL
REPORT. April 1, 2003.
Don't
Fail Us Now - New York: A State at Risk March
2003 PRESS RELEASE. March 26, 2003.
Budget crisis, presidential politics to highlight
NYSUT convention PRESS RELEASE. March 10,
2003.
NYSUT activists call
on lawmakers to reject Pataki budget cuts' February
2003 PRESS RELEASE. February 25, 2003.
NYSUT calls Executive Budget education cuts 'unthinkable' PRESS
RELEASE. February 11, 2003.
NYSUT:
Loss of full-time faculty, state funding imperils SUNY, CUNY OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. February 10, 2003.
Statement
by NYSUT on release of 'most improved' school list January
2003 PRESS RELEASE. January 31, 2003.
NYSUT: property tax increases to average 15 percent
statewide PRESS RELEASE. January 30, 2003.
Wood retires; Kinsella appointed executive
director field and legal services OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. January 29, 2003.
Statement
on the proposed state budget PRESS RELEASE.
January 29, 2003.
NYSUT, UUP
praise Stafford selection for SUNY Board OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. January 8, 2003.
Reaction
to the Governor's State of the State address December
2002 MEDIA RELEASE. December 16, 2002.
NYSUT praises signing of scope of practice
legislation MEDIA RELEASE. December 13, 2002.
Reaction to the Regents' 2003-04
state aid proposal November 2002 MEDIA
RELEASE. November 26, 2002.
NYSUT
salutes New York's new 102 nationally certified teachers MEDIA
RELEASE. November 19, 2002.
Union
sues health-care provider on behalf of members MEDIA
RELEASE. November 7, 2002.
NYSUT
supports boycott of Buffalo hotel October
2002 MEDIA RELEASE. October 29, 2002.
NYSUT urges time off for parent-teacher conferences MEDIA
RELEASE. October 23, 2002.
NYSUT
makes great strides in fighting breast cancer MEDIA
RELEASE. October 17, 2002.
NYSUT
First Vice President recipient of Union Label award September
2002 MEDIA RELEASE. September 19, 2002.
NYSUT files class action suit fighting
rising prescription drug costs OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
September 17, 2002.
Reaction
by NYSUT to formation of new education group MEDIA
RELEASE. September 16, 2002.
NYS
Labor Parade holds fourth annual march OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. September 12, 2002.
Statement
by NYSUT on the Governor's remarks on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. September 11, 2002.
Statement
by NYSUT on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. September 4, 2002.
Statement by NYSUT on low-performing schools list
PRESS RELEASE. September 3, 2002.
NYSUT poll: teaching changed after September 11th, teachers concerned about lingering
effects of attacks on students
August
2002 PRESS RELEASE. August 28, 2002.
Unsettled teacher union contracts lowest
since at least 1992
July 2002
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. July 10, 2002.
Statement by NYSUT on Regents' release of test scores
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. July 2, 2002.
Statement by NYSUT on Physics Regents Exam scoring
June
2002 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. June 27, 2002.
Statement on U.S. Supreme Court ruling on school
vouchers MEDIA RELEASE. June 26, 2002.
Dowling College adjuncts and NYSUT file
certification petition at NLRB OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. June 25, 2002.
Statement on court ruling overturning Campaign for Fiscal Equity decision
MEDIA RELEASE. June 21, 2002.
Holland teachers vote to affiliate with NYSUT
MEDIA RELEASE. June 21, 2002.
New Covenant Charter School faculty decides to unionize
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. June 10, 2002.
Reaction by New York State United Teachers on UFT contract agreement
MEDIA RELEASE. June 6, 2002.
NYSUT lauds board-certified teachers;
looks to increase numbers
May
2002 MEDIA RELEASE. May 30, 2002.
NYSUT hails enactment of defibrillator legislation
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. May 22, 2002.
Reaction by NYSUT to school budget voting day
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. May 21, 2002.
Statement by NYSUT on meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. May 16, 2002.
Statement by NYSUT on state education budget
MEDIA RELEASE. May 16, 2002.
NYSUT ad campaign pushes for 'yes' votes
on school budgets
April 2002
MEDIA RELEASE. April 27, 2002.
Delegates
re-elect Hobart; candidates court union support
MEDIA RELEASE. April 25, 2002.
Union proposes middle education reform agenda; NYSUT hits State Education Department
for 13 years Of inaction MEDIA RELEASE.
April 18, 2002.
Education reform,
politics to highlight NYSUT convention
MEDIA RELEASE. April 3, 2002.
NYSUT: Use Late Budget Window to Find Revenue for Education
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. April 2, 2002.
Statement by New York State United Teachers on Signing of Whistleblower Protection
Legislation MEDIA RELEASE. April 2, 2002.
Ted Kennedy Jr. to Address NYSUT Conference
March 2002 MEDIA RELEASE.
March 28, 2002.
School
Board to Pay $1.5 Million to Greenburgh 11 Teachers
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. March 27, 2002.
Statement by New York State United Teachers on Release of New School Report Card
Data OFFICIAL STATEMENT. March 18, 2002.
Statement by New York State United Teachers
on the Election of Chancellor Robert M. Bennett
MEDIA RELEASE. March 11, 2002.
NYSUT Activists Lobby for Education Programs, More Funding
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. March 7, 2002.
Statement by New York State United Teachers on Whistleblower Protection for Nurses
MEDIA RELEASE. March 5, 2002.
40-Hour Fast to Call for Sacrifice and Legislative Change
February 2002 OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
February 27, 2002.
Statement
on Passage of School Defibrillator Legislation
MEDIA RELEASE. February 12, 2002.
Statement on Higher Education Budget Testimony
MEDIA RELEASE. February 5, 2002.
NYSUT Testimony: Governor's Education Aid "Freeze" Really A Cut
January 2002 OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
January 31, 2002.
Reaction to
Retirement of Regents Chancellor Carl Hayden
MEDIA RELEASE. January 28, 2002.
NYSUT launches $900,000 pro-school ad campaign.
MEDIA RELEASE. January 18, 2002.
Urging More State Aid, NYSUT Says SUNY Falling Behind Rest of Nation.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. January 22, 2002.
Reaction by NYSUT to governor's proposed education
budget. MEDIA RELEASE. January 17, 2002.
Urging More State Aid, NYSUT Says SUNY Falling
Behind Rest Of Nation. OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
January 9, 2002.
Reaction
to the governor's State of the State Address.
December
2001 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. December 20, 2001.
Statement by NYSUT on Regents' state aid
proposal. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. December
19, 2001.
Statement by NYSUT
on students' progress toward meeting graduation requirements.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. December 13, 2001.
Statement by NYSUT on passage of federal education legislation.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. December 4, 2001.
NYSUT statement in support of striking Catholic school teachers
November 2001 MEDIA RELEASE. November
23, 2001.
NYSUT
cheers new Board-certified teachers, but N.Y. still lags behind
October 2001 MEDIA RELEASE. October
23, 2001.
NYSUT steps up
fight for equity for adjuncts; rallies on tap.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. October 23, 2001.
Reaction to fourth- and eighth-grade test scores.
MEDIA RELEASE. October 15, 2001.
New standards, terror attacks give added meaning to conferences
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. October 11, 2001.
Letter from NYSUT Executive Vice President Alan Lubin to the Editor of the Times
Union regarding the baseline budget
September
2001 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. September 17, 2001.
NYSUT 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. September 11, 2001.
Statement from the Officers of New York
State United Teachers on the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. September 4, 2001.
Statement by New York State United Teachers
on Signing of Sweatfree Schools Legislation.
August
2001 MEDIA RELEASE. August 29, 2001.
School Year to Begin with Fewest Unsettled
Contracts in a Decade OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
August 2, 2001.
Statement by
New York State United Teachers on Passage of "Bare Bones" State Education Budget.
June 2001 MEDIA RELEASE.
June 18, 2001.
AAUP, NYSUT reach
landmark agreement to jointly organize faculty
LETTER TO THE EDITOR. June 18, 2001.
Statement by New York State United Teachers on introduction of whistleblowers'
protection legislation LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
June 7, 2001.
Letter to the Times
Union by Thomas Y. Hobart on Albany Medical Center registered nurses organizing
campaign
May 2001
MEDIA RELEASE. May 25, 2001.
NYSUT
names Thomas J. Ryan as Director of Communications.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 24, 2001.
Albany Medical Center nurses granted unionization vote dates.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 21, 2001.
NYSUT activists press lawmakers to boost school funding.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 18, 2001.
Jury awards $3.8 million to Greenburgh 11 members.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 13, 2001.
Albany Medical Center nurses file for unionization vote.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 10, 2001.
Statement by New York State United Teachers on Passage of Sen. Clinton's Teacher
Recruitment Amendment MEDIA RELEASE. May
5, 2001.
Convention
overview: NYSUT calls for delay in Regents science requirements.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 3, 2001.
NYSUT sounds the alarm: schools not ready for science.
MEDIA RELEASE. May 3, 2001.
NYSUT launches $600,000 ad campaign to back school budgets.
April 2001 MEDIA RELEASE. April
25, 2001.
NYSUT to study schools' readiness
for science requirements; former President Clinton to receive award. April
25, 2001. MEDIA RELEASE. April 20, 2001.
NYSUT Convention to Pour Nearly $4 Million into
Rochester Economy. MEDIA RELEASE. April
18, 2001.
NYSUT Leaders Awarded
Prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR. posted April 12, 2001.
NYSUT President Hobart's Letter to the Middletown Times Herald-Record on Bush's
Tax Plan. LETTER TO THE EDITOR. posted
April 12, 2001.
NYSUT President
Hobart Responds to Bush's Tax Plan. MEDIA
RELEASE. April 9, 2001.
St.
Dominic's School Staff Votes to Unionize; Affiliates with NYSUT.
MEDIA RELEASE. April 3, 2001.
Director of Award-Winning Film to Address NYSUT Conference.
March 2001 MEDIA RELEASE. March
21, 2001.
Invisible Workers,
Hidden Abuses: A Call to Fast for New York's Working Poor.
MEDIA RELEASE. March 19, 2001.
Committee
of 100: Fiscal Equity, Meeting Teacher Shortage Tops NYSUT's Lobbying Agenda
MEDIA RELEASE. March 8, 2001.
Strategy
sessions look to boost count of 'Master Teachers.'
February
2001 MEDIA RELEASE. February 6, 2001.
Settlement affirms embattled union's First Amendment
rights.
January 2001
MEDIA RELEASE. January 31, 2001.
Statement
by New York State United Teachers on proposed higher education budget.
MEDIA RELEASE. January 30, 2001.
NYSUT targets delays in making broad reforms
to school funding. MEDIA RELEASE. January
23, 2001.
Reaction by New York State
United Teachers to President Bush's proposed education plan
MEDIA RELEASE. January 22, 2001.
Albany
Medical Center nurses launch organizing campaign
MEDIA RELEASE. January 16, 2001.
Proposed
education budget 'disappointing, but eminently fixable.'
LETTER TO THE EDITOR. January 16, 2001.
NYSUT
President Thomas Y. Hobart's letter to the Albany Times Union on nursing
shortage. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. January 10,
2001.
Reaction by New York
State United Teachers to Judge's Ruling in Campaign for Fiscal Equity Case.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. January 10, 2001.
Reaction by New York State United Teachers
to the Governor's 2001 State of the State Address
December
2000 MEDIA RELEASE. December 22, 2000.
Five New York teachers win Disney awards
MEDIA RELEASE. December 11, 2000.
Incentives needed to boost number
of board-certified teachers
November
2000 MEDIA RELEASE. November 20, 2000.
Teachers and Labor-Religion Coalition reprise
Poster Contest OFFICIAL STATEMENT. November
15, 2000.
New OSHA ergonomics standards
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. November 1, 2000.
NYSUT statement in support of Rhinebeck Non-Instructional
Employees Association
October 2000
MEDIA RELEASE. October 18, 2000.
NYSUT: Parent Teacher Conferences open lines of communication
OFFICIAL STATEMENT. October 12, 2000.
NYSUT statement on Regents' release of 4th and 8th grade test scores.
September 2000 OFFICIAL
STATEMENT. September 15, 2000.
Statement by NYSUT Executive Vice President Alan B. Lubin on Regents' approval
of CUNY master plan OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
September 14, 2000.
Statement on Regents' proposal to address the teachers' shortage
MEDIA RELEASE. September 12, 2000.
Culinary Institute faculty votes to affiliate with NYSUT
August 2000 MEDIA RELEASE. August
29, 2000.
NYSUT: Number of
unsettled contracts lowest in nine years
July
2000 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. July 11, 2000.
Statement by NYSUT on the Governor's
signing of pension legislation.
June
2000 NYSUT Hails Passage of Key
Legislation to Protect Nurses. [6.15.2000] NYSUT
and the College Board Enter Historic Alliance To Expand Advanced Placement Opportunities.
[6.5.2000]
May 2000 TESTIMONY:
Alan Lubin calls for state crackdown on the high cost of prescription drugs.
[5.31.2000] With a Budget
in Place, NYSUT to Focus on School Safety, Pension Issues [5.22.2000] NYSUT
Statement for ECB News Conference on School Budget Votes. [5.10.2000.] Statement
by New York State United Teachers in Support of a Permanent COLA. [5.09.2000] Giffen
Teachers to Host Conference Saturday on "Success for All," Districts to Share
'What Works' in Research-Proven Program. [5.04.2000] NYSUT
Hits Airwaves in Support of May 16th School Budget Votes [5.03.2000]
April 2000 NYSUT
Delegates Elect Long-Time UFT Leader As Secretary-Treasurer [4.28.2000] FNHP/NYSUT/AFT
Wins Challenge To Represent Nurses At Albany Med [4.18.2000] RA
2000: Delegates Elect Officers, Propose Solutions to Teacher Shortage. [4.08.2000] RA
2000: Projected Exodus of Teachers Worse than Expected. [4.07.2000]
March 2000 Albany
Medical Center RNs to File National Labor Board Petition [3.29.2000] RA
2000: NYSUT To Focus On Solutions To Teacher Recruitment And Retention. [3.27.2000] INVISIBLE
WORKERS, HIDDEN ABUSES: A Call to Fast for New York's Working Poor [3.23.2000] NYSUT
Activists To Push For Funds To Recruit Teachers, Raise Standards. [3.13.2000] Reaction
By New York State United Teachers To Senate Incentives For Teacher Recruitment
And Retention [3.01.2000] Syracuse
Schools' Cook Named NYSUT's SRP Employee Of The Year. [3.01.2000]
February 2000 Statement
by New York State United Teachers on the Governor's Higher Education Budget.
[2.02.2000] NYSUT: More Funding
Needed to Help Students Meet Higher Standards. [02.01.2000]
January
2000 "Academic resolve: Resist
pressure to weaken our new standards." Letter to the editor by Daniel B. Walsh,
President/CEO, Business Council of NYS, and Thomas Y. Hobart, President, NYS United
Teachers. [01.16.2000] NYSUT: Pataki
Education Budget "A Good Start" to Negotiations [01.11.2000] Reaction
by New York State United Teachers on the Governor's State of the State Address
[01.12.2000]
December 1999 Teachers
Urge Safety First When Shopping for Holiday Gifts. [12.07.99]
November
1999 Late Budget Leads to
Concerns About National Certification Grants. [11.09.99]
October
1999 NYSUT: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Stress Importance of School. [10.18.99] Safer
Schools for the New Century: A report of the Lt. Gov.'s Task Force on School Violence.
[10.07.99] Reaction by New York
State United Teachers to the Yonkers' Federation of Teachers Walkout. [10.01.99]
September 1999 NYSUT
Holds News Conference Announcing Statewide Poster Contest: Teachers Also Unveil
Travelling Student Art Exhibit. [9.23.99] Reaction
by New York State United Teachers To Sen. Chuck Schumer's "Marshall Plan for Teachers."
[9.09.99]
August 1999 State
Aid, Standards Movement Help To Reduce Contract Tensions. [August 31, 1999]
June 1999 New
York Psychologists Plan Affiliation with NYSUT, AFT [June 29, 1999]
May 1999 NYSUT
Activists to Lobby for Safe Schools Legislation; School Funding. [May 24,
1999.]
April 1999 First
Year 'Success for All' Districts to Exchange Ideas. [April 27, 1999.] Statement
on School Violence Prevention Act. by Executive Vice President Alan Lubin.
[April 26, 1999.] 'The
time for action against school violence is now.' by First Vice President Antonia
Cortese. [April 25, 1999.] NYSUT
Draws the Line; Calls for Action on Safe Schools Legislation. [April 24, 1999.
From RA 1999.] Student Behavior
Worsens; Teachers Launch Civility Campaign. [April 22, 1999. From RA 1999.] NYSUT
to Focus on Restoring Civility to the Classroom; Hillary Clinton, Schumer to Address
27th Representative Assembly [April 9 1999] UUP
Communications Chief Named Assistant to NYSUT President [April 2 1999] NYSUT
Convention to Bring more than $3.5 Million in Economic Activity to Niagara Falls.
[April 1 1999]
March 1999 Committee
of 100 education activists crowd the Capitol to lobby legislators for increased
state aid. [March 16 1999] Hobart:
NYSUT Ready to Use Its Muscle Against Voucher Schemes. [March 11 1999] Working
Harder, Earning Less: A Call to Fast for Working Poor. [March 5 1999] NYSUT
Activists Press Lawmakers to Reject Higher Ed Budget Plan.[March 2 1999]
February 1999 NYSUT:
Executive Budget Hurts Districts' Efforts to Raise Standards. [Feb 9. 1999] NYSUT:
Higher Education Cuts Shortchange New Yorkers. [Feb 9. 1999] NYSUT
response to Sunday Gazette (Schenectady) editorial on Amityville race tracking.
[Feb 4. 1999]
January 1999 Executive
Budget 1999.[Jan 27. 1999] Hobart
Named Board Chair for United Way of New York State. [Jan 26. 1999] NYSUT
Calls Proposal to Limit School Spending "Unnecessary." [Jan. 6. 1999]
December 1998 National
Board Grants Five New Yorkers 'Master Teacher' Status. [Dec. 10. 1998] NYSUT
responds to Advantage Schools statement on charter school legislation. [Dec.
10. 1998]
November 1998 NYSUT
Urges Parents to Buy Smart, and Buy with a Conscience. [Nov. 24, 1998]
Report Answers Question: How Do New York's Standards Stack Up? [Nov 5, 1998] Statement
by NYSUT Executive Vice President Alan B. Lubin on Election of Democratic U.S.
Sen. Chuck Schumer. [Nov. 3, 1998]
October
1998 Statement by NYSUT President
Thomas Y. Hobart in response to Times Union support of Sweatfree Schools
Campaign.
September 1998 Hobart
Named Among Most Influential in Education. [September 23, 1998] NYSUT:
Smooth Start to School Year Expected. [September 2, 1998]
July
1998 "UPDATE: Statement by NYSUT
First Vice President Antonia Cortese on Revised Regents Task Force on Teaching
Report.[July 15, 1998]
June 1998 Statement
by NYSUT First Vice President Antonia Cortese on Regents Task Force on Teaching
Report. [6.15.98]
May 1998 "SPECIAL
DELIVERY!" - Unfair Attacks, Wrong Votes Lead 25,000 Teachers to Write D'Amato.
[5.26.98] NYSUT Honored by Red
Cross for Contributions After Ice Storm. [5.19.98]. NYSUT
Activists to Push for Restoration of Vetoed Funding. [5.11.98] NYSUT
Response to New York Post. [5.08.98] NYSUT:
Regents Requirements Here, But Where is Student Support? [5.02.98] Senate
Candidates Seek Teachers' Votes; Denounce D'Amato.'[5.02.98]
April
1998 NYSUT Urges 'Reading Revolution.'
[4.30.98] Statement by NYSUT Executive
Vice President Alan B. Lubin on Governor Pataki's Vetoes of Education Spending.
[4.26.98] NYSUT to Focus on Reading,
Merger, Politics at 25th Convention. [4.21.98] Statement
on Senator Alfonse D'Amato's News Conference. [4.18.98] NYSUT
Statement on Enactment of Executive Budget. [4.14.98] NYSUT
Statement on Proposed Charter School Legislation [4.10.98]
March
1998 NYSUT Activists Lobby for
Aid to Help Students Meet Higher Standards[3.09.98]
February
1998 NYSUT Statement on Higher Education
Funding. [2.04.98] NYSUT Calls
for "Targeted Aid" for Standards, Faltering Schools.[2.02.98]
January
1998 NYSUT Creates Disaster Relief
Fund, Donates $25,000 to Aid Storm Victims[1.28.98] Statement
on Governor Pataki's Proposed Education Budget [1.17.98] Governor
Hits Target with State of the State Priorities [1.07.98]
December
1997 Zogby Poll: Strong Support for
Tenure, Confusion Over its Meaning [12.17.97] Bifaro
Elected Chairman of New York Special Olympics [12.16.97] Brittonkill
Teachers Call School Board's Actions 'Disruptive' [12.08.97]
November
1997 Statement on the Decision to
Leaflet Sen. D'Amato[11.20.97] Statement
on Union's Response to D'Amato's Ad Campaign [11.20.97] NYSUT
Educates Voters on D'Amato's Shameful Voting Record [11.19.97] Statement
on Regents Task Force on Teaching [11.14.97]
October
1997 Cortese Receives Award from
State Council of Senior Citizens [10.29.97] NYSUT
Launches Statewide Campaign for School Bond Act [10.20.97] Long
Island Judge Overturns Demand that New Teachers Waive Tenure [10.15.97]
NYSUT Supporting Campaign Aimed
At Ending Child Labor Abuses [10.03.97] Statement
on New York Wired Educational Solutions. [10.01.97]
September
1997 Teachers Say Crumbling Schools
Hurt Learning [9.10.97]
August 1997 Number
of Unsettled Labor Contracts Drops Significantly [8.28.97]
June
1997 Tenure Reform: Discipline without
Delay [6.30.97] Letter on Business
Council Report [6.19.97] Statement
on Business Council Report [6.19.97] Teachers
Award Some $2 Million in College Scholarships [6.2.97]
May
1997 NYSUT Activists to Seek Funds
for Programs Needed to Raise Standards [5.19.97] NYSUT
Urges Stiff Requirements for High School Diplomas [5.3.97] NYSUT's
Proposed 'Reading for Life' Plan [5.01.97]
April
1997 25th Anniversary Convention
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