New York State United Teachers has voted in a new president. According to local media reports, Karen Magee, president of the Harrison Association of Teachers in Westchester was voted in early Sunday morning.
Magee will replace Richard Iannuzzi, who has served as NYSUT's president since 2005
On Saturday, the union, in a voice vote, approved a symbolic resolution calling for the “immediate” removal of New York State Education Commissioner John King Jr., who has been criticized for the state’s implementation of the Common Core.
The Education Commissioner is chosen by the New York State Board of Regents.