Dental Forms Updated

Just an FYI for PJSTA members… You can click here to access the new dental forms.  In the future you can find them by clicking on “Dental” under the “Benefits” tab above.

Beyond Measure at CHS

Please note, the date for Beyond Measure at Comsewogue High School has been changed to January 12th! Click here to order tour tickets to Beyond Measure at Comsewogue High School! Via beyondmeasurefilm.com… Every day we hear stories about America’s troubled education system. And we’re told that in order to fix what’s broken, we need to …

Tsunami of Support for Dimino

At the Common Core Task Force “We’re not listening” tour last week, PJSTA President Beth Dimino warned that there would be a tsunami of opt-outs coming to New York State this spring.  Well over the weekend there has been a tsunami of support for Dimino in the wake of reprehensible attack on her by the …

Unity’s Attack on Dimino & Reducing VOTE-COPE

A few days ago, New York State’s Unity Caucus, the controlling caucus of NYSUT and the statewide extension of the UFT’s Unity Caucus, published a piece on their blog attacking PJSTA President Beth Dimino.  In the post Dimino is accused of  working for her own political gain while attempting to “squelch the voice of educators, SRPs, …

Receivership, #TeachStrong, and STCaucus

Some interesting news stories involving education and, by extension, teacher unions have broken recently.  After a lot of contemplation a few things regarding our unions have really come to the forefront of my thoughts.  Let’s get to the issues at hand first. First, we recently learned that NYSED Commissioner MaryEllen Elia was using Governor Cuomo’s new …