New Deputy Commissioner Appointed
July 29, 2014
The Board of Regents met in Albany on July 9. At the full board meeting they unanimously acted to approve […]
Grades 3-8 Assessment Data Released
July 23, 2014
Message from Deputy Commissioner Ken Wagner: Colleagues, In response to feedback and requests from teachers, principals, and superintendents, the Department […]
Update: Principal and Teacher APPR Evaluations
June 25, 2014
On April 9, SAANYS orchestrated a Lobby Day in which teams of Government Relations Committee members met with the Governor’s […]
2014-15 New York State Budget Summary
May 1, 2014
Touting the passage of four on-time budgets in a row, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Coalition Co-leaders Dean Skelos and […]
State Board of Regents Acts to Adjust Common Core Implementation
April 30, 2014
On February 10 and 11 the State Board of Regents met in Albany. Clearly, the matter garnering the greatest interest […]
The SAANYS Model for Labor Services: Protection for an Effective Career
April 2, 2014
Since the enactment of the Taylor Law, SAANYS has strived to meet the demands of its approximate 7,000 members in […]
APPR Survey
March 15, 2014
“While I agree teachers need to be accountable in the classroom, my biggest criticism is that it has quadrupled my […]
Court Upholds Verdict Against District in Student-on-Student Harassment Case
March 1, 2014
This month, a New York federal appeals court in Zeno vs. Pine Plains Central School District upheld a jury’s $1.25 […]