Teachers Need Action Along With Appreciation
This is Teacher Appreciation Week and tomorrow is National Teacher Day. It is time to take action to restore respect, autonomy, and responsibility to teachers for their profession. Read Full Post >
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May 05, 2013
March 10, 2013
Administration and Teachers' Union Collaborate in Providence, R.I.
Guest blogger Marian Kisch writes about the collaboration between the administration and the union that represents teachers in Providence, Rhode Island. Collaboration is not easy, but the results demonstrate the worth. Read Full Post >
January 24, 2013
A Look At 'Teacher Voice' Organizations
New article explores uneasy relations with teachers' unions. Read Full Post >
January 24, 2013
Seattle Teachers' Test Boycott: Reading The Tea Leaves
How big the boycott will get and what were its main triggers are open questions. Read Full Post >
January 23, 2013
NEA Supports Seattle Teachers Protesting Standardized Test
The NEA has come out to support Seattle teachers who refuse to administer MAP tests. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2012
NEA, AFT Teachers To Build Common-Core Tools
With $11 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the two unions, working with the lead writers of the standards, will involve their teachers in building an online portal of instructional tools. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2012
NEA, AFT Partner To Build Common-Core Tools
With $11 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the two national teachers' unions will call on educators to help build a library of instructional tools. Read Full Post >
December 11, 2012
Michigan Unions Suffer Blow With 'Right to Work' Law
Michigan becomes the 24th "right to work" state prohibiting unions from assessing fees from nonmembers. Read Full Post >
December 06, 2012
Fiscal Cliff: How Are Advocates Fighting the Education Cuts?
Organizations around Washington are taking different tacks in trying to persuade lawmakers to spare K-12 from a possible 8.2 percent across-the-board cut come January. Read Full Post >
October 29, 2012
Report Probes Union Strength Across the States
Union strength varies due to a complex mix of factors, a new report asserts. Read Full Post >
