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posted by: Alix
| July 10, 2012, 01:03 pm
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According to one Las Vegas teacher, "The fat lady has sung" and he is washing his hands of union membership. Frustrated by years of hostile negotiations, massive lay-offs, exorbitant dues, and partisan politics, Nathan Warner is advising his fellow educators to drop union membership this week during a small resignation period– July 1-15 – which just might be the best kept secret in town.
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posted by: Alix
| July 10, 2012, 10:17 am
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President Obama Signs Student Loan Interest Bill into Law
Last Friday, President Obama signed into law a bill that he says will create or save millions of jobs and help millions of college students with rising student loan interest rates. Among the broad provisions, it is designed to rebuild the country's roadways, extend the National Flood Insurance Program and maintain student loan interest rates that were set to double at the beginning of the month.
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posted by: Alix
| July 10, 2012, 08:58 am
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While most Americans were enjoying a festive Independence Day last week, the National Education Association was holding their annual conference in Washington, D.C. Beaten down after another solid year of negative press, declining membership, and legislative and legal battles, the NEA convention took on a somber and partisan tone in 2012.
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posted by: Alix
| June 29, 2012, 10:49 am
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Compulsory unionism and the ability of teacher unions to forcibly collect union dues from teacher paychecks has been a hot topic in recent years. From Wisconsin to Ohio, education stakeholders have debated the topic in high-profile legislative and legal battles with clear national implications. Just last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for public-employee unions to extract special fee assessments from non-members for expenses such as ballot battles in a clear step forward for teacher freedoms.
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posted by: Larisa
| June 22, 2012, 02:29 pm
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Every teacher knows that Rule #1 of running your classroom is to ensure that your students feel safe in their learning environment. Schools today aren’t the little slivers of utopia that they were once upon a time, when discipline problems were rare and abruptly handled. If we look at the schools of today through our “Negative Nancy” lenses, some might see bullies, repeat offenders of the school handbook, and, even, petty criminals lurking around every corner. What can a teacher do to foster a safer learning environment?
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