‘Day of Action’ planned by NY teachers, union
BUFFALO— Teachers across New York will wear blue and rally for more funding and less testing Monday as part of a national “Day of Action” organized across numerous states.
“The overriding message is reclaiming the promise of public education,” said Richard Iannuzzi, president of New York State United Teachers, who planned to begin Monday at an event at Nyack High School with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, parents and legislators.
Events also were planned in Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, Syracuse, New York City, Yonkers, the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca, and at least two dozen other states.
While teachers, students, community groups and educators planned to tailor their actions to states’ individual concerns, a central theme across numerous states, including New York, Florida, Idaho and Iowa, was a call for more funding for public schools.