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posted by: Alix
| August 15, 2011, 11:02 am
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The Democratic National Committee's decision to hold their 2012 convention in Charlotte, North Carolina has stirred up criticism from dozens of trade unions over North Carolina's "anti-union" climate. As a right-to-work state, workers in North Carolina are not required to join a union as a condition of employment. As such, union power is severely curtailed when worker choice prevents amassing millions in revenue from forced dues. Compounded by the President's ailing popularity in the face of a severe economic crisis, the traditionally left-leaning labor unions are fleeing en masse over the decision to hold the convention in a state that isn't considered a union stronghold.
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posted by: Alix
| August 12, 2011, 12:11 pm
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After an unsuccessful messaging war, legal battle, and recall campaign, the unions in Wisconsin are almost out of options. On Wednesday, the dust settled on major recall elections designed to overturn Republican majorities in the Wisconsin State Senate in an effort to stop some of the most extensive public union reforms in the country.
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posted by: Jill
| August 10, 2011, 09:27 am
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Last week involved a trip down to Arkansas for a Differentiated Instruction training in Russellville for teachers in Hector School District. We were lucky enough to hold the training at an Arkansas Tech University facility, Lakepoint Conference Center, on the banks of Lake Dardanelle. And, as usual, I was more than happy to have some real Arkansas BBQ provided by Fat Daddy's. Pulled pork is delicious, and the sides...well, I digress.
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posted by: Alix
| August 09, 2011, 11:15 am
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The House Page Program, a beloved and historical Washington institution is coming to an end. In a statement released yesterday by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) it was announced that the 200-year-old program that employs approximately 70 high school students to serve as messengers around the Capitol complex will end August 31.
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posted by: Alix
| August 08, 2011, 12:17 pm
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With the new school year fast approaching and the President Obama-backed deadline to overhaul No Child Left Behind expiring, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced plans today to issue accountability waivers to individual states in exchange for reforms. While the waiver plan has loomed over legislators in Congress all summer, the debt-ceiling fiasco took precedence over any meaningful progress on education. Now that legislators are home for August recess, it's clear that a congressional solution is at least months away.
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