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Good News and Bad News from SED

NYSUT's non-stop push to hold the Regents Board members accountable for their actions/inactions is starting to bear some fruit. This week the board approved its State Aid proposal, calling for a $1.3 billion increase, including increased investments in universal pre-K, $125 million more for professional development, additional funding for Common Core instructional materials, enhanced support for Career and Technical Education, and more equitable funding for high needs districts.

While this is a positive step forward, NYSUT is seeking a $1.9 billion increase in funding. We continue to press SED to make the necessary course corrections in the implementation of the Common Core and to support a three-year moratorium on the use of state standardized test scores in making high stakes decisions about students or teachers. NYSUT will continue to press the case with all policymakers in Albany so that students and teachers will not be unfairly and unnecessarily harmed by the inability or unwillingness of bureaucrats in Albany to provide the tools, support and time necessary to get it right.

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