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JOAN PERRINI was recently appointed as NYSUT Retiree Services Consultant in Suffolk County.  This will be a new direction for her after serving for 9 years as President of Retiree Council 21. In this new role, she will be visiting all the Councils in Suffolk County to keep them informed of what is happening in our state as it affects education in general and retirees in particular.

In emarks to fellow retirees, Joan said:

Today NYSUT has more than 600,000 members and retirees represent 200,000 of that total. We have a strong voice and need to remember that we can make a huge difference  when

Join us for our Spring Bus Trip to of the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens, including the famed Chinese Scholar Garden, and Historic Richmond Town Restoration on Wednesday, June 3. See the flyer for more details.

Save the date - May 7th for RC 23's Spring Luncheon.

Join fellow retirees for good food, good company, raffles and speakers.  NYSUT's community Service Award winner will be honored. See the Luncheon Flyer for details. 

RSVP by April 27th to Joyce Duck at (631) 325-8264. A reservation form is included with the downloadable flyer.

Tell Gov. Cuomo to Crack Down on Misuse of Charter School Funding

Today, the Center for Popular Democracy and Alliance for Quality Education released a report titled “Risking Public Money: New York Charter School Fraud”  that reveals vulnerabilities in the state’s charter oversight system that could potentially cost New York taxpayers as much as $54 million in charter fraud this year alone.

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