Political Action
DAY OF ACTION: Western New York activists call for resistance to any anti-public education policy
GTA President Jason Cooney
Nearly 100 people representing at least a dozen NYSUT local unions, parents, students, labor leaders, religious leaders, civic leaders and community members huddled together in the cold evening air outside Rochester’s School Without Walls Thursday.
In chants and speeches, and on signs and shields, they called for access to a high-quality public education for every student and stood up against the Trump-DeVos political agenda. They sent a clear message to the new Trump administration that any attempt to privatize, demonize, supplant or divest in public education will be met with resistance.
Full story from NYSUT here.
Teacher Evaluations Video from WCNY with our own Rob Stalter
Teacher evaluations- How should good teaching be measured. Should student performance count? By how much? The link between student test scores and teacher evaluations was one reason behind last year’s opt-out movement in New York Schools. Can evaluations improve teaching? And how do we retain the best? Teacher Evaluations, Retention and Development. It’s next on Connect: NY
When the Supreme Court Busts a Union
It could happen.
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association: A Deceptive Attack on Organized Labor
Stay up to date on this important case here.
Supreme Court Case on Public Sector Union Fees Rouses Political Suspicions
See what the NYT has to say on it here.
Anti-Union, Freeloading Teachers Sound Off
An interesting read from the Jersey Jazzman Blog here.
At the Supreme Court, a Big Threat to Unions
Full story from the NYT here.
