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Study shows charter schools still lag behind traditional public schools in test scores and are increasingly segregated by race and income

Contacts: Cynthia Huff, U of M Law School, huffx070@umn.edu, (612) 625-6691
Myron Orfield, Institute on Race and Poverty, orfield@umn.edu, (612) 625-7976
Jeff Falk, University News Service, jfalk@umn.edu, (612) 626-1720

On Thursday, October 11th, AFT 6049 Oklahoma members overwhelmingly voted "yes" to ratify the new contract changes for the 2012-2013 school year. This new contract will go before the School Board on Monday, November 5th at 6:00PM in the Education Service Center. We welcome our membership to attend the School Board meeting to witness the approval of the new contract. It will be at 6:00PM on November 5th at 3027 S. New Haven Ave. Tulsa OK 74114. We hope you join us!   

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Linked up in cooperation with Baltimore County Government

Now that you're an employee at one of the Top Places to Work in 2012, make the right choice as a Support Staff employee to join the Wentzville Federation of School Related Employees, Local 4894.

As a new support staff member joining the WFSRE Local 4894,  you have the opportunity to take advantage of many benefits. Your membership entitles you to these amenities:

The Houston Federation of Teachers has submitted a multi-page brief to the Commissioner of Education outlining our position on the illegality of the HISD/New Teacher Project Teacher Evaluation. While there is no guarantee how the commissioner will interpret the briefs, we feel we have a strong argument for him to hit the reset button and send us back to the drawing board. You will find a link to our brief after the article on the "big-picture" look at testing and accountability aspects of standards-based reform.

Union members and leaders gathered at a rally on Oct. 4, 2012 in support of Question 7, the ballot question that will add a sixth casino in Prince George's County. AFT-Maryland and the Baltimore Teachers Union were represented, along with the Maryland/DC AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers. The UAW represents casino workers in New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio and Connecticut. (1090AM WBAL)

President English spoke at the rally (see video here), saying "A vote for Question 7 is a vote for more money for Maryland schools."

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Kim Weismann, an instructor of communication at Williston State College and NDPEA member, shares her experiences as a public employee in the oil patch, as the first installment of "In Your Voice," a regular feature of the NDPEA Advocate newsletter.
Click here to read her story, and to find out how you can write your own "In Your Voice" feature.

Dependant on Value Added Model, even 1% is too much, LFT says

(Baton Rouge – October 8, 2010) With a growing number of reports illustrating the chaos fomented by a new teacher evaluation system, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan asks school boards to limit the damage by minimizing the effect that the system has on teacher compensation.

Let the School Board know that our educators are the experts and deserve to be listened to. The CCISD school board is attempting to diminish the voices of our employees in the consultation process. Send an online letter now!