AFT New Mexico joins statewide bus tour promoting new vision for high-quality public education
12 stops, 9 cities, 5 days, 1,012 miles
Supporters come out to sign the bus. Coalition to deliver bus with signatures to Public Ed. Department and legislators
Our public schools represent our nation’s commitment to helping all children dream their dreams and achieve them. A high-quality public education for all children is an economic necessity, an anchor of democracy, a moral imperative and a fundamental civil right, without which none of our other rights can be fully realized.
Concerned faculty, staff and students attended the Kean BOT meeting at the Kean at Ocean Campus in Toms River to call for tenure for professors unfairly denied.
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Meetings and Events for Dec. 9 - Dec. 13, 2013
Once again our members showed how generous and charitable they are to helping those friends and neighbors who are less fortunate than us this holiday season. Click MORE for details.
(Baton Rouge – December 6, 2013) Louisiana’s decision makers should pay attention to the lessons that can be learned from a new international comparison of student achievement, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today.
Reacting to an avalanche of complaints from the LFT, parents, school boards and others, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to stagger the implementation of Common Core standards, which will now not go into full effect until the 2025 school year. Previously, Common Core was slated to be fully operational by 2016.
At a General Membership Meeting on campus on November 25, APA members learned about the variety of benefits available to them through our statewide affiliate. Laura Calhoun of NYSUT Member Benefits gave an overview of the many plans offered and provided literature and contact information.
Other agenda items included updates from President Kay Chester on negotiations, grievances, and member outreach, as well as the debut of our new website. A basket of fair traded items was raffled, courtesy of member Maryanne Taverne.
