May 13, 2016 Changes at The Assembly After the abrupt resignation of Representative Raymond Gallison, the Speaker appointed Representative Marvin Abney to Chair the important House Finance Committee. Since the resignation was late in the legislative year, there will not…
The Case Against VAM in New York
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sided with educators in the fight against VAM (value-added modeling), calling an algorithm-based teacher evaluation “arbitrary and capricious.” Long Island fourth-grade teacher and union member Sheri Lederman bravely took…
Pawtuket School Committee Meeting, Tuesday, May 10th
Educational Meetings about Medicare Planning
To assist our members with the daunting task of “Medicare Planning”; we have aligned with the trusted team at Legacy Benefit Advisors (LBA). Their assistance is available at NO CHARGE, and they describe the folks that can benefit from attending as being in one of…
Pawt. School Committee Work Session, 4-26-16
PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE WORK SESSION Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:30 PM School Administration Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room 286 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Meeting will come to order a. Roll call b. Pledge of Allegiance…
Where we stand
A Reset We Need to Get Right By Randi Weingarten The day after President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December, the American Federation of Teachers convened a telephone town hall about the new law. More than…