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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Patchogue-Medford School District (NY) Board of Education Passes Resolution to Oppose the Nomination of Devos - Badass Teachers Association

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Patchogue-Medford School District (NY) Board of Education Passes Resolution to Oppose the Nomination of Devos


Whereas, the Board of Education of the Patchogue-Medford School District has been elected by the residents of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District to determine policy and approve programming for the students of the district, within the confines of both federal and state statutes governing education, and


Whereas, this Board of Education, on many occasions, has expressed its displeasure with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act, as well as the implementation of the Common Core and Annual Professional Performance Review and the high stakes testing which accompany these mandates, and

Whereas, the Board of Education envisions the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States, on January 20, 2017, as an opportunity for a renewal and re-visioning of public education in the United States of America in a way which creates opportunities for students of all ages to learn in Badass Teachers Association: