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Let's celebrate our MPTA members!!

We are all aware our MPTA members are some of the finest educators in Westchester. Each day our members bring challenging and motivating learning opportunities to our students.  We want to hear about it!

Tell on yourself! Tell on a colleague!  Brag about those exceptional lessons! Boast about the special happening in your school.  Talk about the grants you have won.  Spread the word about the classes that have enhanced your instruction.  Tell us about the helping hands our members offer in the Mt. Pleasant community and in their own communities. 

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Strikes and shutdowns

In Los Angeles, UTLA members took to the picket lines because their schools are starved of resources. In Washington, D.C., President Trump has shut down the government to secure his border wall. In her monthly New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten writes that when our elected leaders fail, whether by not funding public schools or by shutting down services that provide for our safety, they strike at the very heart of what makes us a democratic republic. Read the full column.

Struggling in a ‘strong’ economy

In her monthly New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten highlights the massive gap between President Trump’s rhetoric and reality.  While the well-to-do are doing very well in the current economy, working Americans have been left behind. Weingarten demands leaders take action to benefit all Americans by ensuring accessible, affordable healthcare for all; reining in college debt; and adequately funding public education. Read the full column.