Back-to-School: No Staples, No Walmart, No Testing!

It’s that time of year where teachers are busy preparing for their return to work.  Here in Comsewogue we return to school two weeks from today with the PJSTA Union Conference in the morning followed by a Superintendent’s Conference Day in the afternoon.  I stopped up at school today and was happy to see a …

A Tale of Two Unionists and How Rank & File Teachers Lose

I’ve been meaning to link to this for a few days.  A great analysis of the Common Core from MORE’s Julie Cavanagh. Via the Daily News… (emphasis is mine) The truth is, these tests were designed to create a narrative of failure, and the trends are not so different from those we saw on the old …

Another PJSTA Member Takes the Challenge

Another brand new PJSTA member took the #IceBucketChallenge.  Welcome to the PJSTA Jackie Shields!

The PJTA Accepts Our Challenge

Yesterday Beth Dimino and I took the Ice Bucket Challenge and pledged a donation to Ride for Life who works to find a cure for ALS.  We challenged  the PJSTA membership, Dr. Rella, the Comsewogue BOE, the MORE Caucus, and the Port Jefferson Teachers Association.  Shortly after issuing the challenge several PJSTA members accepted the …

The First PJSTA Member to Accept the Challenge…

The first PJSTA member to accept the #IceBucketChallenge that we issued to the PJSTA membership this morning was Rebecca Rubenstein.  She will be a brand new member this fall.  Welcome to the PJSTA Rebecca!