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Report to Regents, "Education Constituent Groups Look at Mandate Relief," September 1995; letters to State Education Department from vp Cortese, criticizing report, June-July; NYSUT resolution opposing governor's proposals; text of bill in Senate-Assembly committee amending several laws, June 7, 1995; related materials

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Testimony of David Sherman, vice president, United Federation of Teachers, on the proposed 1995-95 budget, May 17, 1995; related materials

Scope and Contents Position statement by State Department of Education, "Mainstreaming Children with Handicapping Conditions in New York State," February 1981; printed special report by AFT Task Force on Educational Issues, "Mainstreaming: A River to Nowhere or a Promising Current?" n.d., c. 1976; NYSUT position statement on mainstreaming; article reprint from New York State Teacher, "Mainstreaming: A Promise Gone Awry"; NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services,...

Scope and Contents Announcement of Mentor Teacher-Internship Program competitive grants for 1997-98, by State Education Department, October 1977; NYSUT Information Bulletin, describing New York State Mentor Teacher-Internship Program, October 1997; description of New York State Mentor Teacher-Internship Program, 1/16/97; list of district applicants for 1997-98; memo from State Education Department to Mentor Teacher-Internship Program Advisory Committee, with attached revised wording of Section 3033 of...

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NYSUT document, "The New York State Mentor Teacher-Internship Program as a Teacher Certification Requirement," n.d., c. 1995

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State Education Department 1989-90 Report on the New York State Teacher Resource and Computer Training Centers, New York State Mentor Teacher-Internship Program, [and] Fund for Innovation, January 1991; cover letter to Regents, January 9, 1991

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NYSUT report, "Caught in the Middle: Helping Students Avoid the Middle-School Trap," April 2002; talking points re issues in middle level education, Long Island Presidents Conference, January 31, 2003; NYSUT Middle Level Initiatives, February 25, 2003; draft Regents policy statement on middle level education, January 27, 2003; related materials

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Draft memo from vp Cortese to participants in State Education Department's Middle-Level Education External Advisory Group meeting on February 6; Regents policy statement; agenda for NYSUT meeting, February 5; talking points from Long Island Presidents Conference; BOCES District Superintendents' position on middle level education

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List of members of task force; list of members of External Advisory Council; agenda for October 7, 2003, meeting; memo to Cortese from State Education Department, asking for NYSUT representation on External Advisory Council, May 17, 2001; related materials

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Memo to district superintendents from State Education Department re regional forums on academic achievement and positive youth development, "Middle-Level Education: Gateway or Gap?" February 2000; SED action plan and related reports; statistics re high-performing middle schools in NYS; NYSUT press release, "NYSUT Hits State Education Department for 13 Years of Inaction: Union Proposes Middle Education Reform Agenda," April 25, 2002