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Join the PS3 Political Action Committee!

Sign up for the listserv to receive up-to-date information on rallies, petitions and meetings.

 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ps3pac/

 

If you have trouble, contact Shino at ShinoT@verizon.net.

 

 

Fax your State Senator about Fair Share State Tax Reform

Send a fax your State Senator to keep the pressure up as the Senate works to an agreement on their budget bill. Click HERE to fax your State Senator right now! Every message sent to the Senate counts. So, be sure to forward this message to everyone you know after you've sent your fax.

 

 

Public School Parent Advocacy Committee

The Public School Parent Advocacy Committee's web site has information on pressing issues -- overcrowding, class size, budget, etc. There is a page titled "PSPAC101" that lists issues at a glance.

Click HERE to visit the site.

 


Petition on K-2 Testing

FYI -- after you click on the "submit" button, you will be taken to the donations page. Go ahead and click on any dollar amount (there is no option to "not donate"). On the next page, where it asks for your credit card information and such, there is a hot button for
"Cancel and go back to iPetition."

 

 

PS3 Political Action Committee is looking for a digital volunteer!

We need someone with expertise in electronic communication. We are launching a campaign to mobilize parents from all over the city and need someone who can help us with outreach via e-mail, listserv, and social networking web sites.

It will not be a huge time commitment (unless you have a huge amount of time to give!). We would like someone who is available through the end of the year.

If you are interested, please contact Shino at shinot@verizon.net or Susan at susanb1011@aol.com

 

 

Mayoral Control

Background

In 2003, the New York State Legislature voted to give the mayor of New York City control of the New York City public school system. But the law is set to expire on June 30th this year and the Assembly committee wants to hold hearings before voting on whether to continue mayoral control.

Critics of Bloomberg's interpretation of mayoral control, which includes the PS3 Political Action Committee, have many concerns about continuing this policy as it currently stands. They cite the following problems: schools have had to endure several major reorganizations to the entire system and increases in standardized testing; parents have less ability to have their voices heard; and there are no checks and balances in place to prevent the Mayor from making unilateral decisions. The current system puts all the powers in the hands of two men, neither of whom is an educator.

During a City Council hearing last March on mayoral control, critics voiced concerns that Bloomberg was exerting more control than the Legislature had meant to give him. “Mayoral control was not meant to be martial law,” Councilman John Liu said. Meanwhile, schools are increasingly overcrowded and graduation rates remain virtually unchanged at 50%.

 

 

Save the M8 Bus!

Please join GVSHP in fighting to save the M8 bus, proposed for elimination by the MTA. The M8 runs from river to river along 8th, 9th, 10th and Christopher Streets and St. Mark's Place. The bus provides a vital link to more than a dozen schools and scores of businesses through the historic heart of Greenwich Village and the East Village. Seniors, school children, and the disabled are particularly dependent upon the M8 bus.

If you'd like to let the MTA know your opinion on this you can email the MTA at by clicking HERE. You can use the sample letter provided at:

http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/m8/m8-ltr.htm.

 

 

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