Council News
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Sep 08/Council NewsBack to School - It Takes a Team so get Involved!
These next few weeks are big weeks for parents, students, and educators as Long Island goes back to school. All of us here at Long Island Teachers encourage you to get involved and talk to your...
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Sep 05/Council NewsHappy Labor Day!
Good Public Schools are a Labor Right On Labor Day, Long Island Teachers honor working people and their unions. Organized labor provides a pathway to prosperity, as does public education. The unions...
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Jul 11/Council NewsSummer's On!
My name is Victoria Frenna from the Bellport Teachers Association. I teach 8th and 9th grade Orchestra during the school year and I continue to teach music students throughout the summer. This...
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Jun 21/Council NewsCongratulations Graduates!
It's a busy time for all of us here at Long Island Teachers. Regents exams, end of year testing plus the Prom and Graduation season makes for a hectic time of year. We want to congratulate all the...
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Jun 10/Council NewsStop by our booth at WBLI Summer Jam
This Saturday, at around 1 PM, Long Island Teachers will have a booth at the WBLI Summer Jam at Jones Beach. Performing this year are Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony, Iggy Azalea, Charlie Puth, Alessia...
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Apr 26/Council NewsWe Appreciate Teachers Past, Present and Future!
"Its Teachers’ appreciation week and Long Island Teachers want to thank all educators for their hard work and dedication. This is Cordelia Anthony from Farmingdale High School. I appreciate how my...
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Apr 18/Council NewsEarth Day: Be Environmentally Conscious!
"Earth Day is this Friday, April 22nd and we here at Long Island Teachers want to encourage parents, students and our neighbors to be part of a consciousness that we can all do our part. This is...
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Apr 15/Council NewsNYSUT Representative Assembly Convention Report
Last week, NYSUT held its annual Representative Assembly convention in Rochester. While there, 2,000 elected delegates from across the state held discussions and debates to set policy and give...
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Feb 05/Council NewsFrom union basher to born again advocate
Genesee County paraeducator Sharon Campbell can’t help but see the irony. For 16 years, she worked with cognitively impaired young adults, teaching them what they would need to know to successfully...
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Dec 31/Council NewsHappy Holidays - Click to Care
Season’s Greetings! As Educators we witness the magic of the Season as students look forward to the winter break and all its celebrations. Sadly, the Holidays can be a difficult time for some...
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Nov 25/Council NewsHappy Thanksgiving from your Long Island Teachers
Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday; the food, friends and family -not necessarily in that order- and the opportunity to express how thankful I am for the blessings in my life! My list...
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Nov 05/Council NewsState task force holds hearings on Common Core Friday, Nov. 6th
newsday.com A state task force will hold simultaneous public hearings on controversial Common Core academic standards, testing and curriculum Friday in Stony Brook and at four other sites across the...