Educate New York Now! Rally

Mark your calendars… Thursday, October 25th. 4:00 pm, JFK Middle School. ALL PJSTA members should be there as teachers, administrators, BOE members, and community members from our area rally for public education! More details to follow…

Won’t Back Down Bombs

The anti-union, anti-public education propoganda film “Won’t Back Down” recorded the worst opening weekend of any film in wide distribution (more than 2,500 screens) in 30 years. Here are some of the reviews… Salon.com with this quote… Someone needs to launch an investigation into what combination of crimes, dares, alcoholic binges and lapses in judgment got Viola …

Homecoming

Thanks to the legion of PJSTA members who came out this weekend for a wildly successful homecoming!

Sunday Link Around

It may be a bit late to read during your Sunday morning coffee, but here are a few good links to check out before the work week begins… A good critique on NBC’s “Education Nation” A city school teacher talks about The Next Big Thing in education. (Thanks Steve Nielsen for the link) The Washington …

How Karen Lewis Won a Victory for Public Education

A great interview with Karen Lewis on how the CTU won a victory for public ed.