Several years back, when discussing the work of our local union I had a colleague say to me, “If you can’t trust your union, who can you trust?” I, of course, agreed wholeheartedly. Years later I can still agree with this statement in regards to my local union. Over the course of my career the …
Via principal and public education advocate Carol Burris… The Governor and Chancellor Tisch are proposing an overhaul of the already flawed APPR system. They propose that the system be designed to find MORE teachers and principals ineffective and developing, in order to be in better alignment with the high percentages of students who are below proficient on …
Happy New Year to our PJSTA members along with any other readers of our blog. Hopefully you had an enjoyable vacation and return to school well rested. You’ll need it. We have a number of developing battles on our hands. For those of you who may have missed it, New York State’s Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl …
Via the Stronger Together Caucus website… December 22, 2014 Merryl H. Tisch, Chancellor Regents Office State Education Building 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 Beth Dimino, ST Caucus Chair 290 Norwood Avenue Port Jefferson Station NY 11776 Dear Merryl Tisch, Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents: We are a group of education …
As has been reported everywhere, NYSED Commissioner John King is stepping down from his position so that he can accept a job as one of President Obama’s underlings at the US DOE. This seems to be a reward for King for sticking with his reformy plans despite a wave of students, parents, educators, and common …
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