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Isn’t it time for Albany to come up with a better approach to education reform than personal embarrassment and individual blame?
Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to tell legislators to stop the public shaming of teachers and to protect our right to privacy! And share this message with your friends and colleagues!

Recent reports in tabloid newspapers included teachers’ names and personal information. This set off a flurry of unfair personal attacks and blatant misinformation about teachers.
Take the case of one 6th grade teacher in New York City. When Teacher Data Reports were published in February, she found herself hounded by New York Post reporters. They rang her doorbell throughout the weekend. They pounded on her window. They proclaimed her the “city’s worst teacher.” And all this despite accounts from her colleagues and peers that she is an excellent teacher in an excellent school.
Unless Albany does something about it soon, we can expect more of the same.
Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to tell legislators to stop the public shaming of teachers and to protect our right to privacy! And share this message with your friends and colleagues!
In addition to sending a fax, you can make a personal phone call to the Governor and your legislators’ offices by calling 1-877-255-9417.
It is time for lawmakers to support legislation to protect the privacy rights of teachers with respect to their personnel records.
Take action now at the NYSUT Member Action Center to tell legislators to stop the public shaming of teachers and to protect our right to privacy! And share this message with your friends and colleagues!
In solidarity,



Andrew Pallotta

NYSUT Executive Vice President
P.S.: Please pass this message along to friends and colleagues to help protect teacher privacy!

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Save the Date!! May 30th!!

Come to a free screening of The Finland Phenomenon. Stay for an expert panel discussion, comparing education reform in the US to the most successful systems in the world. Come to the Largest Education Event and Discussion to Ever Hit Long Island!!! Panelists Include… Randi Weingarten President AFT (American Federation of Teachers) Dick Iannuzzi President NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) Tony Wagner Author and Innovation Education Fellow Harvard University Samuel Abrams Author and Visiting Scholar Teachers College at Columbia University Andrew Greene Principal Candlewood Middle School Half Hollow Hills Marguerite Izzo New York State Teacher of the Year Malverne UFSD Wednesday, May 30th 7:00-9:00 Half Hollow Hills High School East, 50 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills Proudly Hosted by the Half Hollow Hills Teachers’ Association and the Suffolk’s Edge Teacher Center Made Possible With Support From What does it take to lead the world in education? Explore what a system based on “high stakes” will mean for OUR SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENTS, and OUR FUTURE. Pre-register at http://edreformli.eventbrite.com or 631-254-0107 to reserve your seats and be entered into a free raffle drawing. ***Suggested donation of $5 to support the HHHTA Scholarship Fund*** film@hhhta.com

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