Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Teacher's union

  • The Movie Teachers' Unions Hate

    At least once a decade, Hollywood produces a film like Stand and Deliver (1988), Dangerous Minds (1995), or Freedom Writers (2007), spotlighting a teacher whose grit helps students unlock their potential and transcend poverty. The only problem with ...

    www.theatlantic.com

  • CTU chief 'optimistic' about contract vote

    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, one of thousands of city teachers voting today to approve a new contract with the Chicago Public Schools, wasn't making any predictions on the results of that vote.

    www.chicagotribune.com

  • Teachers strike in Evergreen Park, no talks set

    Teachers hit the picket lines Evergreen Park School District 124 today as union officials accused the school board of pulling a "power play" and refusing to negotiate.

    www.chicagotribune.com

  • Head of national teachers union: Touring Philadelphia schools, assessing ...

    Weingarten, a cofounder of three charter schools during her tenure as head of the New York City teachers' union, was unequivocal - the growth of charters in Philadelphia has harmed its public schools.

    www.philly.com

  • Message to the teachers unions: Like the NFL, bring value to your next round ...

    When I look back at the recall, and what I'm able to digest from all the brouhaha, is the teachers union grew more desperate by the day over their potential loss of union members.

    www.livinglakecountry.com

  • Head of Geneva's teachers' union blocked from meeting with parents at school

    snapshots.mysuburbanlife.com/957588 Staff photo by Steve Bittinger District 304 superintendent Dr. Kent Mutchler and assistant superintendent for business services Donna Oberg take questions during a community forum on proposed budget cuts for ...

    www.mysuburbanlife.com

  • David Laska :Teachers Unions Put Profits Over People

    When the Chicago teachers' union recently went on strike, hidden behind their ostensibly noble demands of expanding art and music programs in some poorly funded schools were self-serving demands for smaller class sizes and paid preparation time.

    latino.foxnews.com

  • Petition, deadlines, add pressure to teacher contract negotiations

    HSTA make unprecedented vote · HSTA make unprecedented vote. The leaders of the Hawaii State Teacher's Union has made an unprecedented move by deciding to hold a second ratification vote on the same contract already rejected by teachers.

    www.kitv.com

  • Teacher union accuses Government of deceit

    The appearance of Education Minister Hekia Parata at the secondary union conference in Wellington this morning may be a tense affair after union head Robin Duff accused the Government of being dishonest over class sizes, and Ms Parata of being a ...

    www.nzherald.co.nz

  • Teachers unions vilify new movie

    It's a case of life imitating art. A new movie out tomorrow about the brutal retaliation of a teachers union against a teacher and a single mother has inspired real-life union vilification of the movie and a campaign against entertainers who have ...

    www.bostonherald.com

  • Teachers' Union To Sue Over Property Tax Cap

    ALBANY -- The state teachers union is preparing to sue the state over the 2 percent property-tax cap because it limits districts' revenue, the union's president said Friday.

    www.wgrz.com

  • MCSS Teachers Association Warns Against Wrong Appointment

    The Monrovia Consolidated School System Teachers Association is warning against what it calls the wrongful appointment of Superintendents of the MCSS.

    allafrica.com

  • Teachers Union To Give $500K to Addabbo: Report

    The campaign of state Sen. Joe Addabbo is about to get a big cash infusion from the state teacher's union, according to the New York Daily News.

    foresthills.patch.com

  • Colo. teachers' union to run ads before debates

    DENVER (AP) - Colorado's largest teachers' union will use the upcoming presidential debates to draw attention to work being done by public school teachers.

    www.necn.com

  • Won't Back Down Outrages the Unions

    In an outraged public letter, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, complained that the movie traffics in "the most blatant stereotypes and caricatures I have ever seen.

    www.nationalreview.com

  • NEA offers $500000 grant to increase number of STEM teachers, pledging a ...

    GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- National Education Association leaders say they're stepping up to help train new teachers for in-demand fields, following through on their president's pledge for the union to play a larger role in developing educators. NEA President ...

    www.mlive.com

  • Detroit Water Department Strike: Workers Walk Out Over Proposed Job Cuts

    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, is flanked by Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claud Brizard, left, and school board president David Vitale during a news conference after the teachers union House of Delegates voted to suspend their strike Tuesday, ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • President of Harrisburg teachers union thinks new evaluation system will hurt ...

    Teachers at more affluent suburban school districts will have an unfair advantage over urban and rural educators when the state's new teacher evaluation system is implemented next year, the president of Harrisburg School District's teachers union said.

    www.pennlive.com

  • State teachers union to back state Senate Dems

    ALBANY - The state teachers union is expected to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to help the cash-challenged Democrats re-take the state Senate - a big money push that will include $500,000 to boost the reelection campaign of Queens Sen.

    www.nydailynews.com

  • Teachers vote to strike despite ban

    Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 19 voted 94.2 per cent in favour of a strike, while the union's Occasional Teacher Bargaining Unit also voted 91.4 per cent in favour of strike action.

    www.mississauga.com

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