Buckle up! State math tests start next week
NYSUT will release a report Monday sharing stories of epic test failures from the ELA tests. NYSUT Executive VP Jolene DiBrango will discuss the report on NY Now and Empire State Weekly TV shows this weekend. In regional events, the Rochester RO hosted a Correct the Tests news conference with local leaders, parents and lawmakers. North Country locals ran 'letter-to-editor' campaigns to pressure SED. Long Island locals plan a big rally on Tuesday and Southern Tier activists will hold a news conference Monday in Elmira. (Above, Assemblymember Harry Bronson, D–Rochester, blasts the tests.)
Tell Albany: No reforms? No more charters!
The charter school industry is pushing to increase the number of charter schools in New York - without requiring any reforms or transparency. Privately run, publicly funded charters are not accountable to the public they serve — all while draining funds away from traditional public schools.
Tell Albany that New York must stop giving special favors to unaccountable charter schools.
Find a Workers Memorial Day event near you
On Sunday, April 28, Workers Memorial Day events will take place in many communities across the state. This day honors those who have suffered and died on the job, and renews the fight for safe jobs. Find an event near you.
More news
- Union strong! Here's the labor coalition video promoting a new web initiative that launches next week to help repel union-busting solicitors.
- Special SRP Lobby Day - June 4. Come to Albany with other SRPs to focus on several important issues including: Workplace Violence prevention; the School Bus Camera Safety Act; and advocating for an arbiter agreed upon by both parties for Civil Service Law Section 75 hearings. We need you. Register online by May 8.
- Due to the annual NYSUT Representative Assembly next week, May 3-4 in Albany, the next Briefing will be published May 10. In the meantime, follow the business of the union next weekend at www.nysut.org/ra.
- Arbor Day: NYSUT helped Hempstead Classroom TA get a grant to plant trees with their students. Educational and benefits the community.
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