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The NYSUT officers are pleased to announce the launch of our “All Kids Need” website, located at www.nysut.org/allkidsneed. A de facto online war room, consider “All Kids Need” to be your one-stop shopping for every aspect of our fight to save public education in New York State. You’ll find everything you need here:  A video “call to action” from President Karen Magee to NYSUT members;  NYSUT’s battle plan to stand tall for students, parents, and educators;  Talking points entitled “Where We Stand,” to guide NYSUT members on the various issues facing our members today;  Print ads that can be

Members please read the following Daily News Article, "Cuomo will push new teacher evaluations, vows to bust school 'monopoly' if re-elected" By Kenneth Lovett.

To Read Article, Click on Link Below.

http://m.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cuomo-vows-bust-school-monopoly-re-elected-article-1.1989478#bmb=1

Contrasting Candidates for Governor Information Sheet.

To Download, Click on Link Below.

contrasting_candidates_for_governor.pdf

Election Day Sheet.

To Download, Click on Link Below.

electionday2014.pdf

Dear Colleagues,


Tuesday is Staff Development Day.  In light of recent events, we invite you to wear your Baldwin attire (Keep Calm, BTA, School apparel,etc!)  and please join us in participating in the NYSUT social media campaign
#respectteachers

We welcome participation from ALL stakeholders, members of our community, teachers, all staff, and students!

This week, as you may know, Governor Cuomo has delivered his most disturbing comments to date regarding teachers and public education in New York State .  At a meeting of the Daily News Editorial Board, the Governor vowed to overhaul the public

Time magazine is about to use its cover to blame teachers for the problems in America’s schools. On Monday, Nov. 3, this cover will be in every supermarket checkout line and newsstand across the country—and it’s already online.

And Time’s cover doesn’t even reflect its own reporting. The Time article itself looks at the wealthy sponsors of these efforts. And while it looks critically at tenure, it also questions the testing industry’s connections to Silicon Valley and the motives of these players.

The cover is particularly disappointing because the articles inside the magazine present a much

With the NYSUT Member Action Center App, you can easily take action on important issues and legislation with the click of a button. The app does all the work for you. It takes your zip code and quickly determines your legislators so you can start taking action right away. Make a free call to legislators. Fax your legislators a letter with one click. Get push notifications that inform you of the latest actions that need to be taken immediately. Have some fun too by getting your name on the Leaderboard by taking the most actions.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD APP

https://itunes.apple.com/us

Do you want to get involved? Don't know how to? Well CLICK on the below link and you will be able to get the Calendar of Volunteer Events that the Baldwin Teachers Association has coming up for the months of April & May 2014 HERE.

calendar_of_volunteer_events2014_2.pdf

The 'MAC' is an online tool to connect a grassroots community of activists interested in education, healthcare and other issues affecting working people and families. Take action today!

Make your views known to those in Congress and state legislatures who represent you on the issues that affect working families every day.  Visit the AFT's Take Action page.