Comsewogue Returning RTTT Funds!

Via the Port Jefferson Patch… Beth Dimino, president of the Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association (PJSTA) said she thinks Superintendent Joseph Rella made the right call to ask for the boards support in sending the funds back. “The PJSTA stands in solidarity with Dr. Rella and the Comsewogue BOE’s decision to return the RTTT funds,” …

Flanagan and King at Ward Melville November 6th

**Update** The date of the meeting has been changed to November 12th. On November 12th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Senator Flanagan will be hosting a forum for his friend John King to address the Common Core.  This is one of the forums that is being held in place of the PTA Town Hall meetings …

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 …