Thank you for all you do!

As the school year draws to a close, all of us at NYSUT want to thank you for your tremendous dedication. It’s been a challenging year — but through it all, you've stood strong and persevered. Over and over, you've shown how public schools are the place where students, parents and educators come together as a community.

U.S. Supreme Court hands down landmark cases

This week, the Supreme Court handed down multiple decisions that will touch the lives of millions of Americans. Earlier this week, in Carson v. Makin, the court laid the groundwork that states must provide publ

Union wins APPR reprieve

Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday signed a bill suspending, for an additional year, the Annual Professional Performance Review process. Advanced through grassroots advocacy from NYSUT members and lobbying by union legislative staff, the bill recently passed both the state Senate and the Assembly.

“As we come to the end of another school year that has been anything but normal, we welcome the governor’s decision to suspend the APPR process for another year,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “We will continue working with the legislature and the governor to address the APPR

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We are very thankful for the generous contributions of door prizes from the following area businesses:

Adams Fairacre Farms (Kingston, Poughkeepsie, and Newburgh) -- $35 gift certificate

American Cleaners -- $20 gift certificate

Inquiring Minds Bookstore  (New Paltz and Saugerties) -- $20 gift certificate

Mountain View Gardens (Port Ewen) -- beautiful chrysanthemum

New Paltz Golf Course -- golf for four, including fees and carts

Ulster Savings Bank -- book about the Hudson River

The  Contact Your Elected Officials   page at NYSUT.org is your opportunity join thousands of grassroots activists who are using the Web to contact their elected officials at the state and federal levels on the important legislative issues of the day.

 It's fast, it's convenient - and it's free. Follow five simple steps on the webpage.