It’s go-time for the state budget
As state budget negotiations shift into high gear, we need new revenue streams to provide sustainable and recurring funding for public education, higher ed and health care. Both the state Senate and Assembly included common-sense revenue enhancers in their one-house budget proposals, asking the richest New Yorkers to finally start paying their fair share. Go to the Member Action Center to urge legislators to #FundOurFutureNY and ensure these proposals are in the final enacted budget! Check out this graphic blowing up the myth of the moving millionaires.
Don’t penalize teachers for COVID-19
To ensure that educators are not penalized for circumstances well beyond their control, take action now to ask lawmakers to suspend this year’s APPR teacher evaluation process. We need to make sure that those on track to become tenured are not derailed due to the ongoing pandemic.
Women's History Month spotlights need to keep up the fight
NYSUT members celebrated Women’s History Month throughout March with a series of regional and statewide programs highlighting the many contributions of women — and the ongoing need to keep up the fight for fairness and equality.
More news
- Remembering the Triangle tragedy.
- Meet three rural locals that reopened safely this school year.
- The Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus honored NYSUT members and other unionized workers this week for their efforts during the pandemic.
- Join us to congratulate the state’s new National Board Certified Teachers on April 14.
- Applications for the statement of continued eligibility (SOCE) for special education teachers are due by June 30.
- NYSUT’s 2021 Health and Safety Conference will be held virtually May 21 - May 23. Details on the conference schedule and registration will be coming soon. If you are interested in attending, you can sign up here to receive updates.
- NYSUT’s television ad campaign continues to air statewide.
- To help answer questions about students opting out of standardized tests, we’ve updated our fact sheets for parents and teachers on test refusal rights.
- You can sign up online for NYSUT’s upcoming free student debt webinars.
- The educators’ expense tax deduction now includes PPE and other COVID-related expenses. Also, new charitable giving tax incentives help charitable organizations like the NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund. And don’t forget, if you itemize, you can deduct union dues from New York state taxable income.
- Thursday is your deadline to submit article proposals on project-based learning for the next edition of Educator’s Voice, NYSUT’s professional journal.
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