Arrogant Cuomo Doesn’t Care What New Yorkers Think

In his State of the State address, Andy “Lobbyist for Students” Cuomo chose to completely ignore the growing revolution by students, parents, and educators over his education reform agenda.  Rather he doubled down on his efforts instead, proposing a merit pay system that would pay “highly effective teachers” a $20,000 reward.  The same merit pay …

Take Action Tomorrow!

From PJSTA President Beth Dimino… Yes I know tomorrow is the first day back to school, and it is also the first day in 2014 that we get to show the people in Albany that we still mean business and we will fight till they get rid of the Common Core and high stakes testing!!!  Please be …

URGENT: Make Cuomo & Legislature know we are still here!

A message from PJSTA President Beth Dimino… Now that the holidays are behind us and our legislators are planning to return to Albany for the 2014 Session next week, we’ve noticed media coverage of Common Core has quieted down significantly. Our mission is to ensure this quiet time is not misinterpreted as complacency. Governor Cuomo …

King and Tisch Finally Roll Into NYC

After nearly two months of stops across New York State, the King & Tisch “We’re Not Listening Tour” finally rolled into New York City last night.  This time the dynamic duo split up, with Tisch visiting the Bronx and her puppet John King stopping by Brooklyn. Mark Naison of the Badass Teachers Association has the …