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Teachers Union Urges Boycott of Tests
LOS ANGELES -- The teachers union this morning called for teachers to refuse to give standardized tests unless they are mandated by the state or federal government. The union, United Teachers Los Angeles, is taking aim at "periodic assessments," which are...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Los Angeles, Death, Politics, State Budgets
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Troubled High School Fires Entire Teaching Staff
KTLA NewsCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- A plan to fire all the high school teachers in one of Rhode Island's poorest cities has angered unionized teachers but won some sympathy from worried parents. The Central Falls School Committee this week approved a plan to fire...Tags: Rhode Island
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Judge Blocks Teacher Layoffs at 3 Inner-City Schools
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A superior court judge has issued an injunction to block district-mandated layoffs at three Los Angeles Unified middle schools. The ruling specifically affects three low income schools: Samuel Gompers, John Liechty and Edwin Markham middle...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Edwin Markham
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Arrested Protesters Return for After School Teacher Rally
Police arrested dozens of people, including teacher's union president A.J. Duffy, during a protest rally in downtown Los Angeles.
The protesters. most of them teachers, were part of a planned sit-in at the district headquarters.
"We're being arrested to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Los Angeles Police Department
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Romney makes his case on education
WASHINGTON — Targeting an issue popular with women, a key voter group, Mitt Romney assailed President Obama's leadership on education Wednesday and blamed teachers unions for problems facing American schools. The Republican presidential candidate...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Schools
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Thousands of teachers rally in Chicago
Tribune reportersMayor Rahm Emanuel bore the brunt of criticism from angry teachers who filled the Auditorium Theatre on Wednesday to make clear their unhappiness with the administration's efforts to overhaul public education in Chicago. The crowd of nearly 4,000...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Democratic Party, Michigan Avenue, Unions, Strikes
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Romney tees off on Obama, teachers unions at Latino luncheon
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney used a Latino business gathering as a forum to assail President Obama’s leadership of the economy and blame teachers unions for problems facing American education. The Republican presidential candidate is making...
Tags: Primaries, Teaching and Learning, Bain Capital, LLC, Government, Executive Branch
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Teacher Evaluations: January's Dream Agreement Now On The Rocks
The Hartford CourantIn what appeared to be a diplomatic feat back in January, the state's Performance Evaluation Advisory Council heralded an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system. Teachers union leaders, administrators, board of education representatives and state...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Sharon, Music, Concerts, Stamford
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L.A. Unified can apply for federal Race to the Top funds
For the first time, L.A. Unified and other individual school districts can apply for federal Race to the Top grants, bypassing California officials, including the governor, who had objected to the rules for receiving the education-reform incentives....
Tags: Robert F. Kennedy, Teaching and Learning, Government, Arne Duncan, Executive Branch
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Letters: The power of a teachers union
Re "An imperfect union," Opinion, May 18 Troy Senik says that the California Teachers Assn. is the state's most powerful union. How does he define powerful? With pay? At an average salary of $68,000, teachers are not the best-paid public employees. Plus,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, Education, Chicago Transit Authority
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Newton: A split among Democrats
Gloria Romero is a Democrat. She was elected to the California Assembly as a Democrat and later to the state Senate. She served as Democratic leader of the Senate, the first woman to do so. Ben Austin is a Democrat too. He worked in the White House...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Democratic Party, White House, Unions, Brian Johnson
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Malloy: 'Meaningful Education Reform' Achieved
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday night that his administration and lawmakers had reached an agreement on "meaningful education reform" — an agreement that he said adds nearly $100 million in new education spending and will help the state regain its...Tags: Waterford, Teaching and Learning, Government, Preschools, Executive Branch
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