Teachers’ unions -- New York (State)

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Black and white photos of NYSUT/NYSTA officers Tom Hobart, Charles Santelli, UFT president Albert Shanker, and unidentified others; U.S. Senator Jacob Javits

Abstract

A large part of the file concentrates on the early 1970s process of disaffiliation by NYSTA/NYSUT from the National Education Association and subsequent years of rivalry. Later records focus on reports and testimony by president Tom Hobart, vice president Antonia Cortese, executive vice president Herb Magidson, and other officers on issues such as teacher compensation, teacher certification, and health insurance.

Scope and Contents Covers the period 1976-1994. The NYS Special Task Force on Equity and Excellence in Education (also known as the Rubin Commission or Rubin Task Force, named for its chairman, Max J. Rubin) was created to make recommendations for a state aid formula that would more fairly fund school districts, taking into account the great disparities in local wealth throughout the state. Materials in this collection focus mostly on the NYSUT committee that tracked the task force's work, the NYSUT Commission...

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1972-1996. Contents are mostly files of staff consultant James Kiepper, whose fee was paid by NYSUT (copies of checks included). Records include voluminous handwritten notes by Kiepper, TECB newsletters and background production materials, meeting agendas and minutes, testimony at Regents hearings, and policy papers on teacher education.