News from Our Locals
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Aug 28/News from Our LocalsHonoring Unions on Labor Day
As we once again look forward to enriching the lives of a new group of children, I would like to take a moment and reflect on the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. Labor Day is the only holiday...
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Aug 26/News from Our LocalsAmityville Teachers Backpack Giveaway
On Monday, August 26th, ATA hosted our Annual Backpack Giveaway. Hundreds of backpacks and school supplies were given away to our students. Thank you to Costco for the donations.
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Jul 16/News from Our LocalsSummer Time Is Reading Time - A Universe of Stories
With Summer here, school is out but your childs education should continue! We here at Long Island Teachers encourage parents to make summer reading a daily habit. This July is the 50th Anniversary of...
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Jul 15/News from Our LocalsNo School. No Lunch.
The Summer Break is an exciting time for many children, but for some kids, the summer break brings anxiety as they wonder where their next meal will come from. Many of us are fortunate to have the...
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Jun 28/News from Our LocalsFarmingdale Member Wins Health Teacher of the Year Award
Congratulations to FFT member Allyson Pietronigro on being awarded New York State AHPERD Association Middle School Health Teacher of the Year.
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Jun 07/News from Our LocalsAmityville grads-to-be 'Senior Walk'
"Awesome Job!" read the handmade sign one smiling young student handed quickly to Jessalynn Brito, 17, in a hallway crowded with cheering students and teachers at Amityville's Northwest Elementary...
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Jun 04/News from Our LocalsLong Island Diversity in Education Forum
Minority schoolteachers and administrators, appearing at a Long Island education forum focused on diversity, described embarrassing racial assumptions they had encountered in the workplace, as well...
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May 20/News from Our LocalsFireworks Night with the Long Island Ducks
On May 18th, Long Island Teachers sponsored Fireworks Night with the Long Island Ducks. Throughout the night, videos and ads played letting the crowd know about the importance and supporting their...
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Apr 11/News from Our LocalsTeachers Giving Back
Recently teachers unions on Long Island have been organizing events to give back to the community. Members of the Farmingdale Federation of Teachers (FFT) shaved their heads for the St. Baldrick's...
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Jan 28/News from Our LocalsFive Long Island Schools Produce Regeneron Science Talent Winners
Five School Districts on Long Island have produced finalists in the prestigious national Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. The students come from Brentwood, Herricks, Jericho, Roslyn and...
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Jun 07/News from Our LocalsGlen Cove teachers call for new contract
More than 100 Glen Cove teachers protested outside the district’s board of education meeting Wednesday night, calling on the district to settle its contract with their union. “We’ve been negotiating...
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Jun 05/News from Our LocalsNewsday: Prepping for school shooting offers painful lesson in Riverhead
Riverhead school district teachers and staff gathered in the high school auditorium Monday to train for what has become an increasing threat to schools nationwide — an active shooter. The need for...