Round II of NYSUT’s mail campaign against the Senate Democrats ups the ante considerably, comparing the majority members to ostriches with their heads in the sand when it comes to education spending cuts.

Round I was fairly tame in comparison, calling on lawmakers to “Stand up for Kids,” with pictures of a sad-faced little girl sitting at her desk.

The teachers union is on the warpath over the Senate’s refusal to restore the $1.4 billion worth of cuts Gov. David Paterson proposed in his executive budget (way back when).

The targets of this latest round of mailers remains the same: Darrel Aubertine (he’s featured in the piece pictured here), Craig Johnson, Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein, Dave Valesky, Joe Addabbo, Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., Shirley Huntley and President Malcolm Smith.

NYSUT is really flexing its political muscles these days.

It recently raised the possibility that it won’t endorse anyone in the gubernatorial race due to a considerable difference of opinion with AG Andrew Cuomo’s platform, which includes increasing the number of charter schools and a property tax cap.

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