The Lawrence Teachers' Associationrepresents 310 teachers, librarians, speech therapists and social workers employed by the Lawrence Public Schools. Located in Southwestern Nassau County, Long Island, New York, the Lawrence Public Schools include the communities of Lawrence, Inwood, Cedarurst, North Woodmere, Meadowmere Park, and Atlantic Beach.
It's time to raise all our voices in unison to support public education. Educators, parents, students and community members will have the opportunity to speak as one on Saturday, June 8, at the Capitol in Albany.
Thousands of New Yorkers are expected to join together on that day in a Fight for the Future of Public Education. Their voice - your voice - needs to be heard in this era of attacks on our profession and on what's good for students. (click below to watch the video)
NYSUT President Richard Iannuzzi gave the rallying cry at last week's Representative Assembly when he said:
"Our collective voice must not be wasted or depleted frivolously through unbridled passion, nor should it be left to die on the vine or be reasoned into oblivion. We have come too far in nurturing that voice.
"Our collective voice speaks loud and clear, but there is still more to be done. In his second inaugural address, President Obama told America it was time 'to complete the journey.' We know that the journey cannot be completed without our voice - without the voice of unions - without the voice of public workers - without public education."
Can we count on you? It's time to stand up as a united front and have our voices heard! Save the date - 6.8.13 - and spread the word. Free bus transportation will provided. Information will be forthcoming.
Any more bids on the 2014 elections? Any more bids? Going once…going twice...SOLD to the highest bidder!
Every election season, campaigns become more expensive, with success at the ballot box directly connect to fundraising. That means that politicians spend more and more time raising money, that more and more, the voices of wealthy donors drown out the voices of middle-class and working-class New Yorkers, and that shadowy front groups have more and more power to decide who takes office and what they do once they get there.
The 2013 Fair Elections Act provides a comprehensive and balanced approach to this problem. The bill contains significant and realistic limits on election expenditures and campaign contributions. In addition, the bill also includes a means for recovering public funds when they are unspent or used for prohibited purposes. It also includes penalties for violations of the filing requirements or the expenditure limitations for participants.
Polls are showing strong support for campaign finance and election reform across the state, and now is our opportunity to push through changes that will level the election playing field!
In solidarity, Andrew Pallotta NYSUT Executive Vice President
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School Happenings
Lawrence High School - DECA International Career Conference
Three
Lawrence High School students, Sam Sussman, Derek Jacobs, and Lauren
Abecassis, participated in the DECA International Career Conference that
was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from April 28 - May 1, 2012. Led
by business teacher Mark Albin, Sam finished in the top 10 of his test
portion in the category of Restaurant & Food Services Management
while Derek and Lauren competed in the category Hospitality &
Tourism Professional Selling. This was the 7th year in a row that
Lawrence DECA was represented on the International level. Lawrence DECA
will strive for 8 in a row as the Road to Anaheim begins immediately.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Lawrence High School - School Store Prepares Students for the Working World
As a part of 5th grade
teacher Geri Miranda's black history month project, her class studied the
accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen. Ms. Miranda was then able to arrange
for a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, Mr. Julius Freeman, to spend a day at
Lawrence Middle School to speak with the fifth grade in small groups. It was a
wonderful culminating activity that no one will soon forget!
Number Two School Honors the 101st Birthday of Dr. Seuss
Second
grade teacher, Ms. Michele Cohen, welcomed fifth and sixth grade
students into her class as guest readers. The readers read various Dr.
Seuss books, including Green Eggs and Ham, as shown in the above photo.
It was a fantastic event loved by all!
