Wednesday, October 10, 2018 6:58:00 AM
Parents to Improve School Transportation (PIST NYC)
Statement on the Current Busing Crisis
We in PIST NYC have been saying for eight years that school transportation is run by the wrong people. The fact that the Chancellor has denounced...
read more
Busing in Limbo; School Bus Bill of Rights; Summer busing reminders; Parade season
Wednesday, June 06, 2018 10:57:00 PM
Parents to Improve School Transportation June 2018 Update
Contents:
Busing in Limbo; School Bus Bill of Rights; Summer busing reminders; Parade season
20% of Busing is in Limbo
17 school bus companies sued NYCDOE trying to...
read more
Posted by Sara
Sunday, April 22, 2018 3:34:00 PM
Rally Tuesday for Pre K busing!! + Special calendar note for Pre K families below*
Parents & ATU 1181 will rally outside court from 12 noon till the hearing starts.
· What: Court hearing on the request to stop the EPPs
· Date:...
read more
SAVE PRE-K BUSING from corporate greed
Sunday, April 08, 2018 2:17:00 PM
SAVE PRE-K BUSING from corporate greed
Many of the DOE’s contracts with school bus companies expire this year and it is time for them to take bids on 5-year contracts for thousands of routes. However, certain companies that currently have...
read more
February 19th
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:47:00 PM
Busing news
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:39:00 PM
Contracts
The Dept of Education is taking bids in February for school bus route contracts. If we understand correctly, all companies but Reliant have contracts that expire this coming summer. We are waiting for info as to whether the new bids...
read more
Education activism
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:33:00 PM
Schools crisis in Puerto Rico: Families and educators have been struggling to get the schools re-opened since the storms. Background info at https://www.workers.org/2017/11/14/puerto-ricans-fight-to-reopen-schools/
Comite Timon tells us...
read more
January 2018
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:31:00 PM
Disability rights activists and other community organizers have been speaking out at MTA hearings and other venues to draw attention to the unfair lack of access in mass transit here.
Check for upcoming Jan 19 action & more on...
read more
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:30:00 PM
Jan 15 NO SCHOOL Honor Dr. King -- Busing is a civil right!
Feb 19-23 NO SCHOOL Mid winter break -- PIST meeting on the 19th!
Also for non-D75 public High School students:
Jan 22-25 is Regents exam week, individualized schedules
...
read more
January 2018
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:19:00 PM
Add more events on https://www.facebook.com/groups/PISTNYC/ or write pistnyc@gmail.com
Day date Boro
Details
**contact 646.418.8170 to get PIST flyers/cards you can bring to any of these and...
read more