If You Want a Voice in NYC Education, You Must Vote for Mayor in the Primaries - Deadline to Register for the Primaries is February 14.

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The Next Mayor Will Determine the Fate of Public Education in NYC: The Mayor will determine whether the city cuts or protects education budgets and whether highly successful G&T Programs are abolished or made more accessible and expanded to every district in the city. 2/
He or she will determine whether 8th graders have access to Algebra, Arts and Regents level science classes and will determine whether NYC’s selective high schools stay selective or dole out seats via lottery. 3/
Mayor and other NYC Races Decided in the Primaries:

The election is not until Nov, but the vast majority of NYC elections are won by the winner of the Democratic primary. So most NYC elections are effectively decided in June. 4/
To Vote in a Party’s Primary, You Must Register to Vote as an Affiliate of that Party

To vote in the Democrat, Republican or any other party’s primary, you must submit a voter registration and check that you are registering with that party. 5/
After Registering with a Party, You can Still Vote for any Candidate in the General Election

Registering with a particular party only gives you the right to vote in that party’s primary. You still keep the right to vote for whichever party or candidate you want in the Nov. 6/
Online Registration Deadline is February 14

To vote in a party’s primary, you must be registered with that party or you must submit a new voter registration by Feb 14. If you have a NY driver’s license or ID card, you can register here, https://t.co/VGqli10Owu
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Your One Vote Matters - a lot

The primaries will likely determine the Mayor. The Mayor determines education. Less than 4% of New Yorkers typically vote in city primaries. The margins of victory can be a fraction of 1%. 8/
Every voter properly registered with a party for the primaries has an outsized influence on determining the future of NYC education. Your registration and vote matter. Please make a difference for education and register for the primaries now! 9/9

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There is *real* anger toward this organization. Honestly, more than I even heard about from MD students and the NBME.

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Amorphous anger on social media is easy to ignore. But if that anger gets channeled into organized efforts to facilitate change, then improvements are possible.

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Best case scenario, you’ll get another “town hall” meeting, a handful of platitudes, and some thoughtful beard stroking before being told that they’re keeping the exam.

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