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stephen@denpubs.com P L AT T S B U R G H — C i t i zens United eliminated the little guy from the political arena, said Jack Andrews. “This is a critical assault on our Bill of Rights, and people need to wake up,” he said. “Corporations are taking over the entire political process and eliminating the voice of the public. “We need a voice.” He was one of more than a dozen opponents of the 2010 Supreme Court decision to grant First Amendment rights to corporate entities
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Bill Cowan and Rita FitzGerald participated in the public demonstration opposing Citizens United outside Congressman Bill Owens office on Jan. 20. Photo by Stephen Bartlett
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Governor imposes teacher evaluation deadline
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School officials feel the process is being rushed By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com
Plattsbugh City School Superintendent James “Jake” Short said the distirct is well on its way to having a new evaluation system in place. Photo by Stephen Bartlett
PLATTSBURGH — Saranac Central School has been meeting regularly to devise a new evaluation system for teachers that complies with state regulations. “I am optimistic we will have that document in place by Sept. 1,” said Superintendent Kenneth Cringle. That bodes well for Saranac as the state of New York pushes districts statewide to come on board with new evaluations or have a system chosen for them. Many North Country schools are not in the same position as Saranac
and are feeling rushed with the time initially promised to reform evaluations suddenly cut short as the state tries to hold onto significant federal funding. “Fortunately for Saranac with evaluations we have been proactive and have a committee that has been meeting regularly,” Cringle said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the state Education Department and New York State United Teachers they had 30 days to settle lawsuits over teacher evaluations or the state would do it for them. New York state could lose $1 billion in federal money tied to Race to the Top, which, among other things
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JUST ASK YOUR KIDS. You may not have seen all the tobacco marketing in the stores, but your kids have. It’s right there by the register, where they check out. Studies show that kids are twice as likely as adults to notice and remember retail tobacco advertising. The more tobacco marketing they see, the more likely kids are to smoke.
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