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But for all the masks and other impacts of the pandemic, students have unmasked their feelings for the NYSUT virtual arts showcase, “Inside/Outside: Students of the Arts respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

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“At this time of increased intolerance and hatred in this country, it is only through education and sharing these stories that we can learn how to recognize the signs of history repeating itself,” said retired teacher Wendy Weisbrot, opening the 14th Academy for Human Rights Summer Symposium.

If anyone knows about innovation, it is local union members who have had to reinvent most everything about their work as educators during pandemic times. To support their efforts, the American Federation of Teachers again offers its Innovation Fund to help locals provide programs to deal with a swif…

SRPs will meet to share insights on critical workplace issues at NYSUT’s annual SRP Leadership Conference. This year’s theme: “Together again: SRP leaders creating a better tomorrow.”

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. There is a good chance that at least one person you know has been affected by domestic violence.

“We’re giving our time and resources to make things more equitable,” said Wayne White, NYSUT director of social justice outreach, as he chopped cucumbers and sliced small cherry tomatoes in half lengthwise for the tossed salads. “Someone will get joy out of us helping out.”

Calling attention to harmful relationships is the mission of Teen Dating Abuse Awareness Month, which many school social workers, counselors and psychologists are promoting through education. They are joining state and national movements for the February awareness campaign.

When she taught abroad, Clarice Proeschel learned how to communicate with others despite a language barrier. At the community school in Buffalo where she teaches art, she follows a similar principle, using concepts of yoga to communicate with students struggling with social-emotional barriers.

SRPs play an important role as a safe connection for many students, said Beauchamp, director of the School Mental Health Resource and Training Center. “They knew about how I was handling things.”