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Month: September 2013
Reign of Error… Available Now!
Today Diane Ravitch’s new book Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools becomes available to the general public. Ravitch uses the book to explore the various “reform” issues that public schools in America have been forced to deal with. She uses data to explain the destructive …
Senator Flanagan and John King
Via the Hauppauge Patch… Last week, on the first day of school, Senator Flanagan, no friend of education, and NYSED Commissioner John King, who should be fired, visited Hauppauge Middle School and Pines Elementary School together. The purpose of their visit was to see how well their plans to destroy public education are progressing “observe …
de Blasio Trouble for Cuomo?
The New York Post made me smile this morning (didn’t think I’d ever utter those words together) with this article, claiming that if elected mayor Bill de Blasio is going to be a problem for our God awful governor. Particularly appealing is the supposed stance de Blasio will take against charter schools. Color me skeptical, …
Signt MORE’s Petition Against NYC Teacher Evals
Our friends at the MORE Caucus have begun to circulate a petition calling for a moratorium on the new teacher evaluation system in New York City. The PJSTA stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from MORE and opposes any teacher evaluation system based upon standardized test scores. Please take a moment to sign their …
Senator Flanagan and his pal Michelle Rhee
Just a reminder that every PJSTA member should be writing their letters to Senator John Flanagan. To recap, Flanagan, whose top campaign contributor last year was Michelle Rhee‘s Students Last First with a contribution of $10,300, is the head of the New York State Senate’s Education Committee. He is holding hearings around the state to …
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