Unions and 'Race to the Top' Update
Rhode Island, California and Tennessee are at different points of trying to negotiate their Race to the Top agendas with their teachers' unions. Read Full Post >
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January 11, 2010
January 08, 2010
Friday Reading: RTTT Updates, Ariz. Union Threatens to Sue Over Seniority
Some juicy tidbits for you this Friday morning: • The Arizona Education Association is threatening to sue over a state law that disallows seniority to be used in hiring and salary decisions, and would make it easier to remove ineffective teachers. • California's bill to position it fo... Read Full Post >
January 06, 2010
With Changes to MOU, Michigan Union Back in 'Race to Top'
According to this press release from the Michigan Education Association, the state has extended the deadline for unions to sign the MOUs to commit to the Race to the Top program until Jan. 12. But the real meat is in this paragraph: "The parties also agreed to include language protecting collecti... Read Full Post >
January 06, 2010
New Jersey, Michigan Unions Sitting Out 'Race to Top'
The Race to the Top competition is becoming a test of just what is meant by labor-management collaboration. Read Full Post >
January 04, 2010
UPDATED: AFT and NEA Differences on the 'Race to Top' MOUs?
I must apologize for my extended absence from blogging, thanks to a combination of delayed holiday travel and a sinus infection ('Tis the season to be, uh, jolly.) Fortunately, there's been a lot of interesting things going on out there on the Race to the Top. So we return to our regularly schedul... Read Full Post >
December 18, 2009
Florida Union Opposes State RTTT Plan
Florida's teachers' union will discourage affiliates from signing off on the state's Race to the Top plan. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2009
UPDATED: Union Veto Power in Race to the Top Agreements?
To follow my previous post on the MOUs that states are beginning to create for their Race to the Top applications, it's quite interesting that some states are giving their teachers' unions seemingly much more leverage over whether or not the district will actually participate. Some states, like Col... Read Full Post >
December 15, 2009
Will Local Teachers' Unions Sign Off on State 'Race to Top' Plans?
States want local unions to sign off on their Race to the Top Plans, but will affiliates agree to do so? Read Full Post >
December 07, 2009
Teacher Magazine: NCLB Definition of Professional Development Scrutinized
Colleague Anthony Rebora, over at Education Week's Teacher Magazine, is live-blogging the National Staff Development Council's annual conference. He has a really great post up about the definition of professional development in the No Child Left Behind law. Be sure to check it out, because althoug... Read Full Post >
December 01, 2009
Duncan Talks Federal Teacher Policy
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan shares his thoughts about federal teacher policy, including a $3 billion federal funding stream for supporting teacher quality, and teacher involvement in the shaping of performance-pay plans. Read Full Post >
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