Central Falls petition against mass firing
Go here: Central Falls Kids Deserve Better.com/petition to sign their petition. Sign Our Petition Firing Teachers instead of Helping Kids? The Students, Teachers and Community of Central Falls Deserve Better Teachers and staff at Central Falls High School are making real progress in improving acad
March 4 NY – part of the national day of action to defend education
March 4th Actions Rally at Gov. Paterson’s Office, 4 pm (633 Third Ave. @ 41st St.) Then March to the MTA Hearings at FIT (Seventh Ave. @ 27th St.) Stop the school closings and privatization of public education Stop the cuts to K-12 and higher education Restore the free student MetroCard Full fun
New Action/UFT election petitions filed
New Action filed petitions last Thursday to qualify for the ballot in the upcoming UFT elections. New Action is running a full slate. The New Action slate includes officers, and Exec Board for each division: high school, middle school, elementary school, and functional. There are also Exec Board at
JOEL KLEIN’S ORDER TO PRINCIPALS TO TIE STUDENT TEST SCORES TO TENURE DECISIONS
Last week Chancellor Klein instructed principals to use student test scores for granting tenure to teachers. This is another example of how the Mayor and Chancellor have declared war against the UFT. From the Mayor’s speech in Washington, DC last fall, attacking ATRs, against tenure, and tying