And the UFT election envelope please….
The results are in for UFT president Michael Mulgrew, who won election to his first full three-year term by a landslide. But if you’re interested to see how the other candidates for officer and executive board positions fared, the American Arbitration Association’s official vote tally is posted below.
Mulgrew won 41,521 of 45,596 votes, or 91 percent of the vote. The actual number of voters was approximately 53,500, but because about 25,000 retired members voted — surpassing the cap of 18,000 — each of their votes counted for .72 of one vote.
The participation rate this year was about 32 percent — slightly higher than in 2007, when about 30 percent of union members voted. Of 114,000 active union members, about 27,500 voted. That participation rate of 24 percent is an increase from 22 percent three years ago, but still down from 29 percent in 2004. Of the union’s 53,000 retired members, about 25,000 voted, or about 47 percent, up from 38 percent in 2007.
Remainders: FL lawmakers send merit pay bill for gov.’s signature
- The state budget director said school aid payments due in June may have to be spread out over time.
- Florida lawmakers passed a bill that eliminates tenure for new teachers and uses a merit pay plan instead.
- Concerns over pay-for-grades and merit pay show business models don’t work for schools, Mr. Talk says.
- James Merriman praises NYSUT for speaking out against proposed cuts to SUNY’s charter authorizer.
- Where do teachers go if they need to do work alone or make personal phone calls? Here’s a photo.
- Actress Megan Fox’s viral video protesting California school budget cuts is pretty funny.
- But Robert Ponsiscio calls Fox’s bluff, pointing out that Fox recently said she hated school.
- And Leonie Haimson is hosting a parent conference tomorrow; the agenda is here.