by Matt Lavonas | Oct 26, 2017 | News
Colleagues, Only a few hours after receiving the appeal from AFT President Randi Weingarten (see below), the RTA Representative Assembly voted unanimously to donate $2000 to Operation Agua – a campaign to assist with the humanitarian emergency in Puerto Rico. We...
by Matt Lavonas | Oct 25, 2017 | News
by BWW News Desk Oct. 24, 2017 The Broadway League, the national trade organization for the commercial theatre industry, announces Jason Ford as the 2017 League Educator Apple Award recipient. Now in its 15th year, the awards acknowledge the efforts of local...
by Matt Lavonas | Oct 24, 2017 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, On Tuesday, November 7, we will have an opportunity to cast a very important vote on whether we should approve authorization to hold a Constitutional Convention in New York State. I urge you to vote NO. It would be a hugely expensive and dangerous...
by Matt Lavonas | Oct 21, 2017 | News
By KATE TAYLOR Eva S. Moskowitz, the founder and chief executive of Success Academy Charter Schools, shown last year, said in a statement on Wednesday, “In the midst of a widely recognized teacher shortage, SUNY’s vote today ensures that kids of color will have access...
by Matt Lavonas | Oct 21, 2017 | News
If Betsy DeVos enjoys the occasional quaff of champagne on her private jet, the recent news that the Supreme Court is poised to deliver a knock-out blow [3] to public sector unions presented a reason to celebrate. The announcement was made just hours before DeVos alit...
