From the AFT: As if undermining funding for education and other public services by eliminating the state and local tax deduction wasn’t enough of a slap in the face for teachers, the Republican tax proposal also eliminates the educator deduction, which teachers depend…
Pawt. School Committee, 11-09-17
AFT launches Operation Agua in Puerto Rico
Click on the link below to find out how you can help the families of Puerto Rico https://www.aft.org/operation-agua?link_id=0&can_id=4de092e7704b2beabd6c3f8ac3750745&source=email-help-bring-safe-water-to-puerto-rico&email_referrer=email_252197&email_subject=help-bring-safe-water-to-puerto-rico A month after Hurricane Maria devastated their island, most Puerto Ricans still have no reliable source of safe drinking water.…
PTA NYC Bus Trip, December 9th
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 10-26-17
Puerto Rico schools face long road to recovery
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, education leaders, including the presidnet of the AFT’s Puerto Rico affiliate, Aida Díaz, are assessing the damage to Puerto Rico’s schools and working to restore power and running water so teachers can begin the…