Seniority Still a Splinter Issue in AFT Districts Teacher Beat: Although neither of the teachers' unions is crazy about efforts nationally to undo the weight given to seniority in various personnel decisions, the question seems to be emerging as a particular issue in cities and states with American Federation of Teachers affiliates. Proposed Mich. school funding plans differ greatly AP via Boston.
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By Victor Skinner, EAGnews.org The Chicago Teachers Union is at it again. Read Post
If evaluation systems are a vessel meant to ferry teachers to better practice, then observation systems remain the lead weight tied to the back, dragging systems down with unwaveringly positive feedback that obscures true insight in... Read Post
By Amanda Becker, Thomson Reuters News & Insight A group of California public school teachers has sued their state and national teachers' unions, arguing that forcing them to pay union dues violates their right to free speech, in wh... Read Post