Public Advocate launches new website that lets parents protest planned teacher layoffs
Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 4:00 AM
Parents can now take to the Web to fight teacher layoffs.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio launches a website Wednesday that allows parents to send messages directly to the Education Department - and even record testimonials about teachers who have changed their children's lives.
The Save Our Teachers website - http://advocate.nyc.gov/saveourteachers - is meant to connect parents who oppose the 4,100 layoffs announced by Mayor Bloomberg to stave off the city's budget crisis.
De Blasio said he thought the layoffs "would set back education in the city for years."
"Parents have a say here," he argued. "They get to make a decision through their activism. The more involved they get, the more impact they can have."
Parents can submit written appreciations or sign up to create video testimonials about
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