Voucher rules need stronger accountability standards

(Baton Rouge – October 25, 2012) Private and religious schools that receive state funds through vouchers should be held to accountability standards comparable to public schools, Louisiana Federation of Teachers resident Steve Monaghan said today.

Tuition Reimbursement Information

Tuition Reimbursement Update

 

What Has Changed?

As a result of an audit during the summer of 2012, the District was informed of calendar year educational assistance (tuition reimbursement) limits. 

 

Employers can exclude up to $5,250 of educational assistance during any calendar year.  Employees must generally pay tax on the amount over $5,250 and that amount should be included in the employees’ wages (Form W-2, box 1). 

 

How Will Payments Change?

APPR Update

TO: WTA Members

FROM: Sam Campanelli, Sally Tripi, and Michelle Licht

DATE: October 3, 2012

RE: New appraisal process

 

It's Time to Fulfill Promises to Our Workers

With the strong state of funding within the state's record surpluses on hand, North Dakota Public Employees Association President Gary Feist says that now is the best time for our state's leadership to step up and fulfill the promises that have been made in the past to public workers, that they would be rewarded for their great service when the state could afford to do so. That time is now.
Read more in The President's Corner.

Changes

My name is Kirk Wilkins, I am OSEA Chapter 48 President. I’m not the person you were expecting in this position, this is not the position I was expecting to be in. Events happened and the situation changed, and we are now reacting to that change. There is a lot of change coming that will effect our work place, we can sit back and wait to react to that change or we can become active and work to influence and shape this change.

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