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Roger Tilles is Long Island's representative on the New York State Board of Regents.
OpEd: by Roger Tilles
May 16, 2011
John B. King Jr. to replace David Steiner
Newsday - 5/16/11
The Associated Press
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon announce a proposal for a new, less generous pension system for future state, local and school employees that is designed to save taxpayers $93 billion over 30 years, according to two officials briefed on the plan.
Newsday - 5/16/11
The Associated press
The New York state education commissioner, David M. Steiner, said Thursday that he would be resigning from his position in August.
NY Times - 4/7/11
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
Long Island's school teachers continue to have serious concerns about a new, state-mandated evaluation system that seeks to tie their success to that of their students, leaders of several teacher unions said Tuesday.
From Newsday - April 5, 2011
by JO NAPOLITANO AND JOIE TYRRELL.
The Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel (PSRP) division of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, represents more than 350,000 school support staff in K-12 districts, colleges and universities. Our jobs include office employees, custodians, maintenance workers, bus drivers, instructional paraprofessionals, food service workers, school nurses and health aides, technicians, groundskeepers, secretaries, bookkeepers, mechanics, special education assistants and hundreds of other job titles.
Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed.
Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.