Teacher’s Union Opposes Testing Because Washington School Districts Have Huge Amounts of Money Ron Hebron, Sound Politics Many people were shocked when Senator R. McAuliffe opposed the bill she sponsored. Seattle Times SB 5246 would have modified state teacher evaluation to be in line to get a[...]
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Chomsky on Unionizing Universities
Noam Chomsky Addresses the Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers Edited transcript of remarks given by Chomsky via Skype on 4 February 2014 to a gathering of members and allies of the Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, PA. The tra[...]
January 28th, 2013 - 11:45 pm § in The Ave Scene
The Seattle Teacher Strike Goes National
NEA PRESIDENT SUPPORTS SEATTLE EDUCATORS WHO REF– USE TO GIVE FLAWED STANDARDIZED TEST ***Standardized test takes away from student learning*** WASHINGTON—National Education Association (NEA) members at Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash., voted to not administer the district-mandated Mea[...]
September 11th, 2012 - 8:25 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Chicago Teachers Union strike over job security and teacher evaluations.
Chicago Sun Times: Mayor Rahm Emanuel identified the two major sticking points ijn the strike: : job security and teacher evaluations. School,Board President, Vitale conceded negotiators did not even attack what the mayor contended are the two biggest issues in the nine-month dispute. “The union s[...]
September 10th, 2012 - 10:34 pm § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges
ROMNEYISMS: Romney joins the Chicago schools fight
“President Obama has chosen his side in this fight, sending his vice president last year to assure the nation’s largest teachers union that ‘you should have no doubt about my affection for you and the president’s commitment to you,’” Romney said in a statement. “I choose to side with t[...]
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