Public Worker Union in NC to Allow Student Athletes to Join as State Employees Two months after a federal labor official ruled that football players at Northwestern could create the nation’s first union of college athletes, a North Carolina union for public workers will allow scholarship stude[...]
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January 11th, 2023 - 6:11 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Campaign official asks schools to provide student volunteers
A deputy campaign manager for Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot fired off a mass email to Chicago public school teachers asking them to rustle up student volunteers to work for the mayor’s re-election campaign, even suggesting the kids be given extra credit for volunteering (read story here). This [...]
How to owe student debt without going to college
Employers used to routinely provide new hires with on-the-job training. Many still do, but some now make them pay big bucks if they quit or are fired within a specified period; at PetSmart, that’s two years. Let’s be more specific: If they quit to take a better-paying job or are fired f[...]
Fox rejects anti-Trump ad from teachers union
This article is part news, partially opinion, and quite a bit of satire for people who still have a sense of humor Fox News has refused to air a 30-second ad criticizing Trump’s Covid-19 response submitted by the American Federation of Teachers’ Super PAC, which it has every right to do.[...]
UW: Students vs Faculty
6/2/2018 Response by student: Dear faculty colleagues, I appreciate the willingness of Dr. Reddy to voice concerns with the potential strike and to advocate for the rights of undergraduate students. Despite the fact that a strike is now much less certain, I would like to offer a clarifying response.[...]
July 10th, 2017 - 11:10 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
The State Budget: Victory of Teachers’ Unions, The Rest of Education NOT SO MUCH
From The Seattle Times: Where does the new state education fund go? TEACHER SALARIES: The budget plan will shift the burden of covering teacher-salary costs to the state to comply with McCleary v. Washington. Lawmakers plan to do this by instituting a state property-tax hike in property-rich school [...]
December 1st, 2015 - 10:55 am § in Misc.
Crosscut Wades Into The UW Union Issue
Sadly an article written by an intern in Crosscut fails to discuss the issues with the proposed UW faculty union. The issue deserved a LOT more insight. The article is right about one thing. The UW pays its non contract faculty abysmal wages to provide entry level courses. Annual salaries can[...]
October 8th, 2015 - 8:09 am § in Misc.
Why Do Teachers Unions Demean Charter Teachers?
“The claims of critics — including my own union — are unfounded.” Says charter school teacher, Mary Hinley. Parents have chosen to send their children to these schools just as teachers have chosen to invest their professional lives into the success of these schools. This debate shoul[...]
March 2nd, 2015 - 1:47 pm § in Schools & Colleges
New Mexico students stage walkout to protest Common Core tests
Hundreds of students walked out of New Mexico high schools and staged protests against Common Core testing they claim detracts from real learning and doesn’t accurately measure their educational progress. Common Core was carefully thought out by a legion of qualified and experienced educators,[...]
October 5th, 2014 - 11:27 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
WA state schools screwed by Union position to teacher evaluations
NY Times: The schools in Washington are caught in the political crossfire of a battle over education policy. Because the State Legislature has refused to require that teacher evaluations be based in part on student test scores, schools are being held to an outdated benchmark that is all but impossib[...]