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posted by: Alix
| July 12, 2011, 10:44 am
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Teach for America, a non-profit organization that recruits recent college graduates and professionals to teach in high-need schools for two years, was lambasted at the NEA's annual conference for what they call efforts by TFA to "union bust" in districts across the country.
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posted by: Alix
| July 11, 2011, 12:00 am
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Third Education Reform Bill Introduced in House Committee
Last week, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) introduced the third in the committee's series of education reform bills designed to overhaul the current elementary and secondary education law, or No Child Left Behind. H.R. 1891, otherwise known as "The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act," is designed to allow states and local school districts maximum flexibility in their use of federal education dollars.
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posted by: Alix
| July 11, 2011, 01:55 pm
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As of June 29, forced unionism ended in Wisconsin, ending a bitter and controversial debate over Governor Scott Walker's budget repair bill. Among the many union-crippling provisions of the law, unions in the state are no longer allowed to collect mandatory dues from government employees. Instead, unions must now count on members to continue supporting the unions by authorizing voluntary bank drafts to cover dues. While the union comes to grips with how to handle an inevitable mass exodus from exorbitant fees and partisan politics, teachers are finally speaking out about what the end of compulsory unionism really means to them and their paychecks.
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posted by: Alix
| July 08, 2011, 03:08 pm
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The fallout has begun following the National Education Association's annual conference over Independence Day weekend. While details regarding policies and resolutions continue to emerge, rank and file union members are beginning to realize the implications of the NEA's most high profile declaration, the endorsement of President Obama for the 2012 election.
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posted by: Jill
| July 07, 2011, 11:32 am
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Last week I posted about my week at ISTE, a fabulous education technology conference, and my fabulous colleague, Alix, posted about Twitter for Teachers. I was elated that she wrote such a timely article because I had just attended a workshop about how Twitter is changing professional development and teacher interaction throughout the world. (Here is a basic video about Twitter. And here is a video that explains why it's beneficial for companies, organizations, and groups of professionals, like teachers.)
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