UUP Cortland Chapter

Network for Public Education Take Action link

https://networkforpubliceducation.org/2017/07/9535/

NYS official public comment period to begin soon:
We expect the state’s official call for public comments to be posted in the NYS Register next week. I’ll send a message when it’s posted.

Background:
SUNY’s Charter School Committee met on July 6 and approved proposed regulatory changes that would allow SUNY-authorized charter schools to create their own teacher preparation programs and circumvent NYS teacher certification requirements.

SUNY’s proposals are posted at the following link
http://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/meetings/meetingNotices.cfm?archivedPage=Y#b

UUP’s press release
http://uupinfo.org/communications/2017releases/170706.php

Jamie Dangler, PhD
Vice President for Academics
Teacher Education Task Force chair
United University Professions
1-800-342-4206
jdangler@uupmail.org

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Sember Miller, Special Project Coordinator

518.421.2050 phone

888.600.0475 fax

Hi,

I just sent a comment to the Department of Labor to tell them to protect my retirement funds from financial advisers’ conflicts of interest. Wall Street insiders are pushing to delay or completely gut a proposed rule called the fiduciary rule, that would protect me from financial advisers’ conflicts of interest by requiring that financial professionals put their client’s best interest ahead of their own financial interest. It’s a common-sense rule that will protect the retirement security of working families. Can you submit a comment, too?  (This website gives you a pre-set letter that you can edit or send as is:)

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/dont-let-wall-street-drain-our-retirement-accounts?sp_ref=282775000.48.179498.e.0.2&source=email

Dave Ritchie