The Offical Website of the PJSTA

Posted on September 24, 2012 by thepjsta

Homecoming

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

Posted on September 23, 2012 by thepjsta

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 Post’s Harold Meyerson on “Lessons from the teachers strike”

Some background on who is behind the propoganda film known as “Won’t Back Down”

Diane Ravitch goodies…

Diane discussing the $1 million ad that was put out after the CTU strike to spin the story in favor of “reform” groups.

Diane on who paid for the anti-union ads that were played during the strike. (Democrats For Education Reform, of course).

What one teacher did on Back-to-School night.

Two links (here and here) about NBC’s ~~push for the corporate reform of education~~ look at education in the US.

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Posted on September 21, 2012 by thepjsta

Educate NY Now! hosted a rally attended by roughly 100 educators and community members yesterday in front of the Dennison Building on Veterans Highway in Hauppauge. Thank you to Christine Hegyi, Laurie Tilmont, Debbie Rosenquist, Tony Sylvain, Nicole Taormina, Mark Karwoski, and Brian St. Pierre for representing the PJSTA at the rally.

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Posted on September 20, 2012 by thepjsta

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.

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Posted on September 19, 2012 by thepjsta

The CTU Strike is Over

Tuesday evening the CTU’s House of Delegates voted by roughly 98% to suspend their strike. The teachers will return to work today and sometime soon the entire membership will be voting upon the agreement.

For those of you interested, contract details can be found here.

Here is a great Daily News article about CTU President Karen Lewis.

We will have more on Chicago in the coming days as their fight for public education is sure to have a ripple effect throughout the country. For now, enjoy the video below of some of the best signs the strike had to offer. Thank you Debbie Rosenquist for finding it!