NYSUT Board Mailings, 1995

March 1995. 1995 Representative Assembly Local Presidents' Conference briefing book, Current Legal Issues, prepared by NYSUT Office of General Counsel; NYSUT Information Bulletins, "The Privatization of Public Schools Subcontracting Service: non-teaching, teaching and management" and "Report on the NYSUT Survey of Presidents of Elementary and Secondary Teacher Locals, 1994-95" (re censorship, student cheating, new teachers, nursing tasks assigned to teachers, special education, shared decision-making, organized anti-tax groups); NYSUT press release, "NYSUT Convention a $3.7 Million Boost to Rochester Economy," February 27; New York Times clipping re merger of ILGWU and ACTWU, February 20; NYSUT newsletter, The Retiree Organizer, February; AFT newsletter, On the Hill, "GOP Takes Over," February; tentative agenda for Board of Directors meeting of March 16; minutes of February 3 meeting; memo to Executive Committee from vice president Antonia Cortese re Special Order of Business on Regents Examinations and State Standards, March 7; 1995 Representative Assembly Special Order of Business Regarding the Governor's Proposals in the Area of Special Education; Regarding Instruction in the Middle Grades; Mandate Relief and Regents' Authority; National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Opposition to the Governor's Proposal Regarding Higher Education Funding; Master Planning for Higher Education; United University Professions newsletter, The Voice, March; NYSUT press releases, "NYSUT to Raise Curtain on Annual Convention; Tougher Discipline, Higher Academic Standards Top Agenda," March 7, "NYSUT Committee of 100 to Press Case for More School Aid," March 2, "Sobol, NYSUT Delegates Blast Pataki's Budget," March 18, "NYSUT Launches Ad Blitz Against Governor's Education Cuts," March 20; NYSUT Information Bulletin, "School Budget Votes and Contingency Budgets"; 1995 Representative Assembly Report on Attendance; Report of the AFT Delegation to Japan; NYSUT Briefing Bulletin, "NYSUT's Program for a Comprehensive Safe Schools Act," "Accountability and Title I," "National Hospital and Medical School Salaries," "Executive Budget Proposals Would End Special Education Standards in New York State"; "Student Cheating" (results of questionnaire of local presidents re incidence); "NYSUT Policy on Raising Student Achievement and High Academic Standards," "Censorship Incidents on the Rise"; newsletter, AFT Privatization Alert, spring 1995; NYSUT Regents' Report Card; NYSUT Legislative Memorandums supporting or opposing various bills