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BREAKING: SEIU Names a New Leader, Against Stern’s Wishes Anna Burger is Out
4.24.10 - “After a great amount of my own thought, hearing opinions from many of you, and holding them up against my own criteria—I recommend that Anna Burger not only temporarily—but then permanently—become the 10th President and first woman to lead our union.”
Further pay cuts looming for teachers
EAST PROVIDENCE — On the heels of major unilateral cuts in teacher pay and benefits last year, the School Committee intends to reduce teachers’ salaries by another 3 percent to help close an anticipated $2.5-million budget gap for the current fiscal year. ...Departing education secretary pleased with end-of-year exams, changes in curriculum
While state education secretary Gerald Zahorchak is headed to a new job as superintendent of the Allentown School District, he believes Pennsylvania is well positioned to carry on many of the changes made during the Rendell years...Rendell campaigns in area for more school aid
As New Jersey and other states make drastic cuts in education programs and staff, Gov. Rendell stopped by several schools in the Philadelphia suburbs on Friday to rally support for continued increases in state school spending. ...LAUSD teacher fired in harassment case after two years
Thomas Shelden got his $73,500 annual salary but had no duties while the district investigated. ...Washington, D.C., Schools: Beyond Repair?
A merit-pay plan for teachers in the nation's capital is being dragged down by its costs. More choice would give families what they need — and would be a whole lot ... ...Pre-K Rules for ELLs Would Break Ground Nationally
Proposed regulations in Illinois would require that districts offer English-learners in preschool the same support as in K-12. ...Tensions Flare in Race to Top's Second Round
States and teachers' unions clash over policy changes aimed at securing some of the $3.4 billion in stimulus grants still left ...His pen is mightier than his peers’
Technology has not been kind to the art of penmanship. But seated in a second-grade classroom at Hibbard Elementary School in Chicago, fashioning a butterfly from peach-colored paper towels, is its most unlikely of champions. ...Five more schools in TUSD are targeted for closure
In an effort to close a deficit of as much as $28.6 million, TUSD is recommending five elementary schools for closure next school year....Why Are We Still Funding Abstinence-Only Sex Ed?
With its absence from the president's budget, you might have thought "Just Say No" sex ed was dead -- but the health-care bill gave it new life...New video game academy won't be child's play
The Willowridge High School student is hoping to be accepted into the school's new Academy of Game Design and Development where he'll study video games through 2D and 3D animation, graphics, conceptual art, lighting and sound mixing....Special-ed lawyer didn't have a license
Into this close-knit world entered Howard D. Deiner, 53. He worked his way into the inner circle by listing himself as a lawyer on a number of Web sites that cater to special education parents...