Stand Up, Speak Out for Public Education!

Thursday, March 12, 2015 7:00-9:00pm Westbury High School 1 Post Ave, Old Westbury, NY

Community Education Forum

March 30, 2015 West Islip Fire House 309 Union Boulevard, West Islip 7:00pm

Reclaiming Public Education

Less Testing, MORE TEACHING!

March 24 2015 Port Washington Public Library One Library Drive 7:00pm

Do You Have Questions or Concerns About The Future of Our Children's Education?

Important! Save the Date & Get Your Questions Answered!

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Christ Lutheran Church in East Northport 189 Burr Road, East Northport, NY 11731 7:00pm

Reclaiming Public Education

Less Testing, MORE TEACHING!

March 16, 2015 Levittown Hall 200 Levittown Pkwy Hicksvillw 7:00pm

Our Teachers share deep concerns about over-testing resulting from the state's botched implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). Concerns include: stress on students and teachers, appropriateness of tests, erosion of learning time and lack of state transparency on test content. Parents who decide it is not in their children's best interests to take these assessments are part of an "Opt-Out" movement that is growing nationally and in New York state.

Here is the Teacher Senority list for your knowledge.

Link to Senority List

The Herricks Teacher Center is pleased to offer the Empire Safety Council’s Defensive Driving course. Course content includes defensive methods for safe driving and avoiding collisions. The course will also teach what to do in various types of driving emergencies.

Please click this link to see the flyer for more details.  

It's one thing to work to get officials elected; it's another to lobby them for action. In an effort to lobby their elected representatives, AFT-Maryland took to Annapolis on February 9th to let State Delegates and Senators know just how they felt about a number of issues.