The Safety Procedures for Baltimore City Public Schools are as follows:

As stated on Page 2 of BCPSS Safety Rules and Regulations: Whenever dangerous working conditions exist which require immediate corrective action, the employee(s) shall notify their manager/supervisor at once. The manager/supervisor shall take immediate action to correct the hazard. If corrective action is not taken immediately by themanager/supervisor, the employee(s) shall notify the Director/Department Head of theirdepartment. The Director/Department Head shall take immediate action to correct the hazard. If the appropriate corrective action is still not taken immediately, the employee(s) shall notifythe Department of Health & Safety (H&S). Employees have the right to refuse a work assignment if there is a reasonable belief that the task would endanger his/her physical safety (beyond the normal hazards associated with the occupation), or would violate governmental safety standards. Any employee who refuses to perform the assigned work task shall not be required to resume the work assignment until either the hazard has been corrected or a determination has been made by a qualified person stating that the work is not unsafe or dangerous. No employee who refuses to perform work in accordance with this section shall be disciplined, retaliated against or lose the right to perform the work once the hazardous condition has been corrected.

For More Information, visit: City Schools Safety Handbook online at

WPEC issues a statement in response to Walker's deficit repair bill on Monday 2/14/2011.

Bill Gates compared paying teachers more money for their experience to paying someone who mows lawns more money for their experience.

Counties are cutting teachers and school service personnel at one board of education meeting and then handing out enormous pay raises to administrators at the very next meeting.  Over 70 employees that work in board of education offices across the state making over $90,000 a year, with 15 earning over $100,000.  Just this week in Monongalia County, Superintendent Devono had his contract extended 3 years. During these three years, his salary will go from $125,000 to $157,000. This occurred after the Monongalia County Board of Education recently laid off 70 teachers and service personnel who work directly with children.

Rather than listen to veteran teachers, the majority party is listening to someone who wasn't in a classroom long enough to get a Professional Services Contract.

This article reviews claims that Rhee made about her student's learning gains.

US-UNM partners with" Keep the Promise for New Mexico's Future."  This is an organization of parents, students, workers, leaders, churches and unions that want to see the NM legislature restore revenues to education.

The SF Chronicle Reported that the state of California ranks among the best when measured by Advanced Placement results. 

This is another example of the success of our public school system.  When students come to class prepared with the proper support system at home and engage with a strong curriculum with teahers who are properly trained, the sky is the limit.

This is an amazing story from Illinois about how  a challenging workout before reading and math classes has increased student learning.

Despite the fact that Florida's average teacher salary is $7,000 below the national average that's not good enough for the majority party in Tallahassee.    Now, they want public employees to take a 5 percent cut in pay to fund the Florida Retirement System.  There is no mention of state legislators or other elected officials being asked to make the same sacrifice.