Teach NYS - News Release Archives - Teach NYS

2020

Teach NYS Thanks Mayor de Blasio and City Council for inclusion of critical nonpublic school security program in NYC Budget

Teach NYS Lauds New York City DOE Program to Offer Free iPads for Nonpublic School Students Receiving Special Education

Leadership Spotlight: NYC Councilman Mark Treyger Discusses Free Kosher Meals for City Students and Adults

Press Release: Teach NYS Applauds NYC DOE for Offering Kosher and Halal Options During Daily Meal Distributions

Day Schools Leverage STEM Resources During COVID19 Crisis — One Shield at a Time

Albany Passes FY21 Budget

Press Release: Teach Coalition Applauds NYC Councilmember Mark Treyger’s Call on the Dept of Education to Provide Nonpublic Schools with Resources to Combat Transmission of COVID-19

Press Release: Teach Coalition Commends NYC Councilmember Mark Treyger and Department of Education for Acting to Help All of New York City’s Schools Combat COVID-19

Teach NYS Cheers DOE Release of $45.8 Million for Classroom Technology in NYC Nonpublic Schools

Press Release: Daughters and Mothers from Brooklyn Yeshivot Lobby Legislators for Increased Nonpublic School STEM Funding

2019

Key State Legislators & Leaders From NonPublic Schools Across The State Fete $60 Million In New Funding At Teach NYS Gala

Teach NYS Lauds Gov. Cuomo & State Legislature For Distributing Stem Reimbursement Funds To Nonpublic Schools

TEACH NYS LAUDS GOV. CUOMO’S ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION IN SECURITY FUNDING FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS & DAY CAMPS; HISTORIC MOVE BRINGS TOTAL TAB TO $60 MILLION

TEACH NYS LAUDS STATE LEGISLATURE’S ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR DAY SCHOOL AND YESHIVAS IN ITS 2019-20 BUDGET

More Than 700 Day School Students, Parents & Administrators Rally State Leaders for Increased STEM Funding for Nonpublic Schools

Teach NYS Welcomes First-Ever Upstate NY Schools and Yeshivas as Members

Teach NYS Ambassadors: At the Forefront of Tuition Advocacy

TEACH NYS HOSTS FIRST-EVER MOTHER-DAUGHTER STEM EDUCATION LOBBYING DAY

Teach NYS Welcomes Political Strategist Nika Milbrun as Legislative Director

2018

Teach NYS Confirms 3.5 Hour Daily Core Subject Requirement (Grades 7 and 8) in NYSED Enforcement Guidance

Teach NYS congratulates new leadership of State Senate

Teach NYS Heralds Historic Turnout in New York Primary

TEACH ADVOCACY NETWORK KICKS-OFF NATIONWIDE GET-OUT-THE-VOTE EFFORT TO COMMENCE IN NY, NJ, MD AND PA

NYC Council Hosts Press Conference on the Creation of Kosher and Halal School Lunch Program Made Possible with the Support of the OU’s Teach NYS

FORMER AIPAC DIRECTOR JOINS TEACH ADVOCACY NETWORK TO EXPAND GRASSROOTS EFFORTS THROUGHOUT U.S.

Teach NYS Applauds City Council’s Creation of Kosher and Halal School Lunch Program

Teach NYS Thanks Gov. Cuomo for School Security Grants

Teach NYS Applauds Release of New York State Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Grant

Teach NYS Applauds Smart Schools Bond Review Board’s New Guidance for School Districts

Teach NYS Testifies before the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene against unfunded mandates on Yeshivas

New York’s New 2018-19 Budget a Major Win for Nonpublic Schools

Hundreds of Day School Students and Lay Leaders Rallied in Albany to Advocate for Additional Funding for Nonpublic Schools

Jake Adler: Full Testimony To Joint New York State Legislative Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education

Teach NYS Director Jake Adler Testifies to Joint Legislative Hearing in Albany on Elementary and Secondary Education

Teach NYS Applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for Supporting STEM Education in 2018 Executive Budget Proposal

Teach NYS Response to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s 2018 Executive Budget

Teach NYS Congratulates Councilmembers on Chairmanships

STEM Education Funding Program Now Accepting Applications

Teach NYS and the Orthodox Union Applaud New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Condemnation of Antisemitism in his 2018 State of the State Address

Stem Education Funding Program for Nonpublic Schools Advocated for in Historic Teach NYS Campaign Now Accepting Applications

2017

Important Change for 529 Accounts Yeshiva Tuition Paying Parents Need to Know

Teach NYS Congratulates Council Member Corey Johnson on becoming next speaker of New York City Council

Teach NYS applauds release of New York Department of Homeland Security Hate Crimes Grant Application

Rally: Free Lunch for All

Teach NYS praises appointment of Assembly Member Helene Weinstein as Chair of New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee

Teach NYS Calls on Mayor de Blasio to Make his New School Lunch Program Truly Universal

Teach NYS Welcomes Annie Watman

Teach NYS Partners with Wilson Language Training

Teach NYS Brings Leader John Flanagan to HAFTR for STEM Rally

Teach NYS Encourages Jewish Schools to Apply for NYC Security Guard Program

The Orthodox Union Heralds Historic Security Grant in Florida; Calls on Other States to Follow Florida’s Lead

The Orthodox Union Heralds Record Security Aid in NY, Calls on Other States to Follow Cuomo’s Lead

Teach NYS Successfully Advocates for the Education, Security, and Equality of New York’s Nonpublic School Students

Orthodox Union Applauds NYS Senate on its 2014-2015 Budget Resolutions Benefiting the Non-Public School Community

Teach NYS Hosts Grassroots Lobbying Day with Gov. Cuomo, Leaders Flanagan and Klein

Teach NYS Applauds Gov. Cuomo for $25M Nonpublic School Security Grant

Teach NYS Calls for Increased Security Funding in Wake of Rising Hate Crimes

Jake Adler Testifies Before New York State Legislature on STEM Education

Teach NYS Heralds Release of More Funds for Jewish Schools

Teach NYS Praises Gov. Cuomo’s FY 2017-2018 Budget Proposal

2016

Teach NYS Praises NY State for Releasing Funds to Non-Public Schools

Major NYS Grant Secured to Support Yeshivas and Community After-School Programs

NYC’s Non-Public School Children Now Learning in Safe Environment Thanks to Teach NYS and Landmark NYC Council Legislation

Teach NYS Thanks Legislative Leaders and Gov. Cuomo for Upcoming School Repayment and Record Funding for Non-Public Schools

New York City’s Jewish Day School Enrollment Passes 100,000 Mark, According to New State Data

Orthodox Union – Teach NYS Launches Get Out the Vote Campaign in Advance of New York State Presidential Primary and Special Elections

Senate Majority Leader Flanagan Visits Five Towns Day Schools with Orthodox Union – Teach NYS

Budget Is a Victory for the Education, Security, and Equality of New York’s Nonpublic School Students

2015

Orthodox Union Thanks NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for Releasing Half-Day UPK Seats for Coming School Year; Expresses Concern About Late Release of Seats

Orthodox Union Responds to Framework Agreement for Non-Public Schools; Calls on NY Assembly, Senate to Approve

Leaders of Orthodox Union, UJA-Federation of New York, Agudath Israel of America Press NY Legislators to Support the Parental Choice in Education Act

Trio of Jewish Groups Calls for Passage of Historic Education Tax Credit Bill

Orthodox Union and UJA-Federation of New York Launch 30-Day Campaign to Push for Passage of Historic Education Tax Credit Bill

Orthodox Union-Teach NYS Commends Governor Cuomo’s Call to Pass the Parental Choice in Education Act

Teach NYS and Yachad Launch Online Education Resource of Government-Funded Programs and Services for NY Private School Parents

Orthodox Union Expresses Disappointment at NYC Mayor de Blasio’s Continued Delay in Issuing RFP for Half-Day Universal Pre-K Program

As State Budget Deadline Looms, NY Legislators Tell OU Mission Delegates to Keep Up the Pressure on Albany to Support the Education Tax Credit

NY Senate Leadership Tells Joint Orthodox Union/UJA-Federation Delegation to “Be Aggressive” in Advocacy Efforts for Education Tax Credit

State Legislators to Special Needs Delegation: Education Tax Credit Bill Is Good for All Schools and for Public School Teachers

Brooklyn Jewish, Catholic High School Students Push For Education Tax Credit in Albany to Launch Orthodox Union Campaign for Bill

Orthodox Union Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Commitment to Education Tax Credit

Orthodox Union: Mayor de Blasio’s Changes to Universal Pre-K Program Are Inadequate

Orthodox Union Testimony to NY State Joint Budget Committee

Orthodox Union Calls On New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to Make His Signature Universal Pre-K Program “Truly Universal”

2014

Teach NYS Welcomes Half-Day UPK Announcement from Mayor Bill de Blasio; Seeks Clarification on State of UPK and Jewish Day Schools Going Forward

Teach NYS Applauds New York Voters’ Approval of Smart Schools Bond Act

UPDATED: OU Advocacy-Teach NYS Commends NY State Leadership for Reaching a Budget Consensus That Is Extremely Beneficial to Non-Public Schools

Teach NYS and Elected Officials Call For UPK Legislation to Include Private and Faith-Based Schools

OU Advocacy Hosts Seminar on Maximizing Government Funding for Jewish Day Schools