Diamond in the Pines 9/11 Learning Site

On Saturday September 8th, PJSTA members attended the unveiling ceremony for the latest addition to the Diamond in the Pines 9/11 Learning Site. The PJSTA was the first Long Island organization to donate money to buy an engraved brick when the project was just beginning its fundraising efforts in 2011. The memorial was organized largely through the hard …

A Scab’s Guide to Teaching

In the event of a strike, the Chicago Sun- Times is reporting that the Chicago Public Schools will be opening 144 buildings to be staffed by “principals, assistant principals, Central Office Staff and non-CTU employees, as well as yet-to-be-approved vendors.”  They released a guide for those non-teachers to help them prepare for the classroom on …

#saidnoteacherever

If you haven’t already seen it, take a moment to check out the hashtag #saidnoteacherever that is trending on Twitter (and probably will be for sometime).  It’s a fun dose of humor during tumultuous times in our profession. Some of my personal favorites: I think this school is really better off without a school library …

PJSTA Members: PLEASE WEAR RED ON MONDAY!

The situation in Chicago has been well documented on our blog (here, here, here, and here too!).  As the above graphic suggests, their fight is truly our fight.  The CTU is on the front lines of the war against public education.  They are now four days away from a strike with their strike date set for …

More Attacks on Labor

A United States federal bankruptcy judge ruled on Tuesday that the Allied Pilots Association’s contract with American Airlines must be thrown out to help the company emerge from bankruptcy. Scary stuff for labor.