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Wearing Blue to Support Public Education

12/9/2013

Many GNTA members wore blue on Monday, 12/9 in solidarity with NYSUT's and AFT's Day of Action to reclaim the promise of public education. It was a day to speak out for

Fair funding for public schools and colleges
A three-year moratorium on high-stakes consequences of state standardized tests
A focus on teaching and learning, not testing

Here are some pictures from E.M. Baker, Village School, Parkville, and North Middle!

Commissioner King, It's Time

12/8/2013

On November 21, our Delegate Assembly voted unanimously to join the New York State Allies for Public Education in calling for the resignation of John King, New York State's Commissioner of Education. It has become increasingly clear that Dr. King remains deaf to the strong and legitimate concerns of parents, teachers, students and administrators regarding testing, APPR, and privacy issues in New York State.

Required Reading: "Pension Theft Crime Wave"

12/7/2013

The nation’s union-haters have a juicy new target, Detroit’s public employees, ever since the city became the largest in history to file for bankruptcy.

In fact, politicians across the country are seizing on Detroit’s hard times as an excuse to trim public pensions closer to home. For them—and for bankers angling for a piece of the action—this could be the breakthrough they’ve been waiting for.

Read the whole story from Mark Brenner's "Pension Theft Crime Wave" at www.labornotes.org

Wearing Blue to Support Public Education

Commissioner King, It's Time

Required Reading: "Pension Theft Crime Wave"

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