Our coverage of the battle for teachers' due process rights. Find out what's at stake and learn what you can do to join the fight.

Attorneys for NYSUT and its largest affiliate, the United Federation of Teachers, argued passionately in state Supreme Court in Staten Island that tenure protects the ability of teachers to advocate for what their students need.

Former NYSUT General Counsel Richard Casagrande made the case for tenure in a symposium at the Teachers College of Columbia University in December.

Teacher tenure is under attack in New York state and nationwide. NYSUT is mounting an aggressive and vigorous defense of tenure both in the courts and the court of public opinion.