February 20, 2020
"If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
LEARN FROM ED LAW PROS
ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, FIVE LOCAL ed law experts will take center stage with info about the Child Victims Act, school contract negotiations, NY Human Rights Law, and more. We all need a refresher and an update on new, timely legal topics related to public schools. Whether you have a legal background (and will appreciate the CLE credits), or you just want to be better informed, this workshop is for you, so register through your district clerk.
ENCOURAGE YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ON STATE BUDGET ISSUES
IT'S EASY TO SEND VOTERVOICE E-LETTERS. Give your input on public education funding and let your NYS legislators know how they can support our schools during State budget negotiations. We have 3 new letters ready for you to send... just add your name and address and click to send.
NO ONE IS REGULATING THE NEWS
THE AMOUNT OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION CIRCULATING FREELY CAN MAKE YOU FEISTY, SO news literacy has become an imperative skill. As readers, we are all forced to determine the line where civics meets credibility. Students are being taught to not just visit the first website that comes up in an internet search, but rather to fact check and make wise judgements before accepting information as truth.
CENSUS 2020 FUN FACT
The United States was one of the first modern countries to count all of its citizens and not just military-age males.
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