At Kenneth Clark Academy in Dobbs Ferry, educators are providing exciting opportunities for hands-on, project-based learning – and they’re not afraid to get those hands dirty. Recently, Maksim Vasilevsky, a science teacher at KCA and member of Greenburgh-North Castle United Teachers, helped secure a grant from Home Depot to rejuvenate KCA’s gardens and natural wildlife […]

We advocated. We rallied. We won. It’s been a busy few months for NYSUT’s roster of dedicated lobbyists and activists, but making our voices heard in the halls of power has paid off in the final state budget. After many hours of negotiations, a cyber-attack and likely countless cups of coffee, the state Legislature approved […]

NYSUT President Melinda Person released the following statement in response to this year’s final budget agreement: “NYSUT and nearly 700,000 members across the state this year made their voices heard to win a budget that supports public schools, colleges and the labor movement. We thank the Legislature and governor for a final agreement that demonstrates […]

For the inaugural juried student art exhibition held at NYSUT’s Tarrytown Regional Office, local students were asked to use NYSUT’s “Many Threads, One Fabric” theme to create original works of art that explore and embrace the histories, cultures and contributions of the many diverse peoples that make up our world. NYSUT Secretary-Treasurer J. Philippe Abraham […]

It was a cold and rainy March afternoon, but that didn’t dim the spirits of hundreds of Westchester County educators and activists who rallied in support of fixing Tier 6. The Port Chester Teachers Association, led by Christopher Kazim, organized “March on the 6th to Fix Tier 6” a rally and march highlighting the vast […]