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GET ON THE BUS! June 8, Rally in Albany If you’re concerned about student privacy, inBloom, and corporatizing of America’s schools, you might get on the bus June 8th. If you’re tired of politicians and educrats ignoring the most important … Continue reading →

Calling all walkers, runners, and family members. We need you to join our Corporate Challenge and Relay for Life teams.  Follow the links below to sign up for a team or make a donation to our Relay for Life team. … Continue reading →

BOE Meeting TonightThe Westhill BOE meeting is tonight at 7pm in the HS auditorium. Please come out in support of the board as they make the difficult decisions re: the budget, but more importantly in support of our colleagues as … Continue reading →

You’re not going to believe this next story coming out of Westchester County.  In a recent town hall forum hosted by NYSUT, a teacher from Hastings shared a tragic story about a third grader in her class.  It illustrates just … Continue reading →

Good people, I wanted to share with you the success we had yesterday with our visit to Sen. DeFrancisco’s office.  “Success” is relative here because there is still no budget in Albany as of this email (follow budget updates at: … Continue reading →

The Gov’s office has released the atate aid runs for the 2013-14 school year. Find out how much funding is proposed for Westhill (page 81 of the document) and your home school by following the link below. Cuomo says schools … Continue reading →

Will you fund our schools? Yesterday, the Governor released his budget, which provides a 4.4% increase in education funding. Last year the state provided almost the exact same amount of funding, and schools cut 5,000 educators’ positions, made program cuts … Continue reading →

Many of our members have had questions this week about indoor air quality standards in the classroom.  “How cold is too cold?” is the most common question. And, earlier this week there was a glitch in the heating system at … Continue reading →

In My Opinion: Impact of testing on academic freedom By KEVIN R. MULLIGAN Kevin R. Mulligan is president of the Northeastern Zone of the New York State Retired Teachers Association and retired superintendent of schools at Chazy Central Rural School. This letter was posted … Continue reading →