Friday Notes

The NEA, to whom we pay dues,  continues to sell out it’s members. The AFT, to whom we pay dues, continues to shill for the Common Core.  Here is Randi Weingarten in tandem with John King. President Obama, whom the NEA and AFT endorsed twice, is bringing in a new education aid to join his …

The Race for the 2nd Assembly Seat

Typically elections for the New York State Legislature are held in even numbered years.  However this year there will be a special vote held for New York State’s 2nd Assembly District on election day.  Former Assemblyman Dan Losquadro stepped down earlier this year to become the Brookhaven Superintendent of Highways, leaving the 2nd Assembly District …

November 1st- Save the Date!

On Friday, November 1st the PJSTA will be holding informational picketing outside the Smithtown office of Senator John Flanagan.  Picketing will start at 3:30 pm. Senator Flanagan, an ally of NYSED Commissioner John King, is one of two state senators who represents parts of the Comsewogue School District.  Additionally he chairs the New York State …

What are Pols Saying About NYSED’s King?

A few state legislators have begun to weigh in on John King’s cowardly acts from last week. State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk writes… Dear Dr. King, I was greatly saddened to read about your decision to suspend four planned PTA-sponsored Town Hall Meetings on the Common Core.Common Core and the standardized testing mandates we’ve placed on …

Surprise! NY’s Teacher Evals Don’t Work!

File this under “least surprising news of the year”.  A story in The Journal News reports that New York’s teacher evaluation system is pretty much a failure and a waste of millions and millions of dollars. “Our fears were realized,” said Harrison Superintendent Louis Wool, who was president of the Lower Hudson Council of School …