NYSAPE Action Alert

The PJSTA is a member of the New York State Allies for Public Education. As a member of NYSAPE we are issuing an Action Alert: Change NYS Board of Regents Elections – ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT:  The following Board of Regents members have terms that are set to expire, and we MUST affect the appointment …

Retired PJSTA Member in Newsday

Retired PJSTA member Philip Tamberino wrote a letter to the editor that appeared in Newsday… Supporters of the Common Core seem to believe that teachers and administrators don’t want the accountability connected to testing. They foolishly think that this opposition is just a roll-out problem, people will get used to it, and we will be …

Make Merryl Tisch Hear You Tonight

The Albany Times Union published a comprehensive report about how wealthy “donors” in New York State use their money and influence to essentially run the New York State Education Department.  The major donors include the Gates Foundation, the GE Foundation, and many of the other plutocrats who we typically see funding education reform in the …

Hold Your Applause

We are entering an important period of time in the push back against the education reforms in New York State.  Fearing for their jobs next November, we are beginning to see some movement from state legislators on the school reform agenda.  This is to be expected, as they have been hearing more about this agenda …

Dimino’s Response to Bruni

The New York Times, like much of the mainstream media, has continuously shilled for the corporate driven Common Core State Standards.  This weekend they posted this op-ed from food critic Frank Bruni.  Mr. Bruni quotes Beth Dimino in it and then suggests that the anxiety Mrs. Dimino spoke about may becoming more from their parents …