Bismarck legislators should stand up against leaders
To paraphrase Edmund Burke, all that is necessary for bad ideas to become law is for good men to do nothing.
North Dakota United will build a better N.D.
On February 2, 2013, NDPEA delegates from across the state came to Bismarck to vote on the merger of NDPEA and NDEA to form North Dakota United (NDU).
Nothing polite about treatment of sugar workers
The one thing you can count on as a union member here in North Dakota is that you are on your own, with only your union brothers and sisters to count on.
A last look at the 2013 Legislative Session
By KELLY HAGEN
Advocate Editor
Retirement Incentive
URGENT FOR ALL SCTA MEMBERS. UPDATED RETIREMENT INCENTIVE.http://scta.ny.aft.org/files/august_2013_retirement_incentive.pdf
Rockville Centre - District Specifics, Including Test Scores
The Supporter, Issue No. 1 August 2013
Click the .PDF Link below to view The Supporter, Issue No. 1, published 8/16/13.
http://aft6049oklahoma.ok.aft.org/files/the_supporter_issue_no_1_0.pdf
Massive Union Presence Expected at March on Washington
AFT and AFT-Maryland invite members to participate in the 2013 March on Washington, Saturday, August 24th. The nation’s unions will be represented en mass at the August 24th March on Washington. As in 1963, the nation’s workers will emphasize the need for jobs, justice, and freedom. Marchers will gather at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall and proceed to the new monument that honors Martin Luther King, Jr., the slain civil rights leader who galvanized marchers in 1963 with his “I Have A Dream” speech.
Part-Time and Full-Time Lecturer Contracts available online
The 2013-2017 Part-Time Lecturer contract can be found online through the EMU Academic Human Resources website. The direct link is here.
The 2013-2016 Full-Time Lecturers' contract is still going through final copyediting; the draft version is available here.
An Alternative Snap-Shot of Common Core Standards
WIth all the recent talk about how the CCSS will move us away from fact-driven teaching, learning and testing, this article might give us pause to reconsider where we are heading. Essentially, if the testing and assessments do not follow along with the new standards, we will find ourselves in the same spot we are currently in. It is not encourageing to realize who is making the tests. Additionally, if the tests are too difficult, and the early indication is that they will be difficult, then students scores will plummet. I think we all know who will be blamed if that happens.
