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Melinda Person is the new leader of New York’s largest teachers’ union
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The incoming SUNY Chancellor is no stranger to educational interests in New York.
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After two years of pandemic disruptions, returning to normal isn’t good enough for New York state students. Our state is in a once-in-a-generation position to properly fund education. And due to the pandemic, students needs have never been more dire. Now is the time for lawmakers to deliver the funding needed to make public schools the center of every community statewide. That’s the message I delivered to lawmakers in late January while testifying at a joint legislative budget hearing on k-12 education.
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Labor Day signals the start of the new school year. And with the continued threat of COVID-19, many parents are understandably concerned about the safety of sending their children back to in-person classrooms.
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The state’s largest teachers union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Division of Budget over more than $5…
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As schools in New York state grapple with reopening plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also facing a temporary 20% cut in state funding that…
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A week ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York is collaborating with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on a plan to develop a "smarter…
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Governor Andrew Cuomo is ready to release his state budget plan on Tuesday, and public school spending will likely once again be an area of contention, as…
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A newly formed group is reaching out to public sector union members in New York, informing them of their rights, under the recently decided US Supreme…
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New York’s union leaders are condemning the U.S. Supreme Court decision which upheld the right of a worker not to pay union dues. However, a newly passed…