Another Brilliant Letter From Melissa McMullan

The PJSTA’s own Melissa McMullan, via Diane Ravitch… A Teacher Writes to the Néw York Board of Regents The following was posted as a comment on the blog:   Dear Dr. Ravitch,   I have spent the last week and a half reeling from the shot across the bow that public education took on March …

PJSTA Election Results

Congratulations to our newly elected and re-elected officers… President- Beth Dimino 1st Vice-President- Brian St. Pierre 2nd Vice-President- Dave Anzini* 3rd Vice-President- Matt Carrera* Secretary- Erica Marsh Treasurer- Maurizio Milana * denotes newly elected officers An enormous thank you to outgoing 3rd Vice-President Beth Shapiro for the invaluable contributions that she has made to the …

State Budget Fallout

Tuesday evening was a night that will live in infamy for public education advocates in New York State.  It was a night that saw the New York State legislature pass legislation that will certainly prove to be more damaging to our state’s public schools than any other legislation passed in our history. The governor is certainly …

NYSUT’s Karen Magee Calls on Parents to Opt-Out

It’s hard to call it leadership when the rest of the state has been doing it for a couple of years now, however kudos go out to NYSUT President Karen Magee who today called on parents to opt-out of the coming New York state tests.  This is certainly an interesting development given that the UFT’s …

A Letter from a Comsewogue Resident to Governor Cuomo

A really terrific letter written here… Dear Governor Cuomo and the State of New York, When we moved into the Comsewogue School District 16 years ago, it never occurred to me that my kids would grow up in such an amazing school district. Honestly, I wasn’t thinking much past having to get my kid enrolled. …