NEA RA. Delegates to Arne: Leave.
A New Business Item critical of Arne Duncan has been brought to the RA for a number of years. In 2010 we passed a New Business Item, 13 Things We Hate About Arne Duncan. At the 2011 and 2012 no confidence in Arne NBIs failed by narrow margins. Today the RA passed by a similarly narrow margin. It calls for Arne to leave the Department of Education. It was so close that there were calls for a roll-
NEA RA. The largest union in the United States has elected three women of color to lead it.
NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia, Vice President Becky Pringle and Secretary-Treasurer Princess Moss. Put aside a moment all the debate (actually too little debate) about Common Core and high-stake testing. Or the other 100 New Business Items that will be considered before the NEA Representative Assembly wraps up on Sunday. The 9,000 delegates did something quite remarkable this morning. The el
The courts pension decision and the governor’s race.
Yesterday’s Illinois Supreme Court decision is cause for celebration. Six of the seven judges agreed that the pension protection clause of the state’s constitution meant what it said. Contractual pension benefits between the state and all government bodies in the state cannot be diminished or impaired. And AG Attorney Genera Lisa Madigan’s claim of police powers that trump the pension protection
7-3-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: NEA RA. NBI on Common Core.This NBI from the NEA Board of Directors will be voted on at the RA later this week. NEW BUSINESS ITEM C In recognition of supporting quality teaching, as well as learning over testing, NEA will work with state affiliates in states that have adopted the Common Core State Sta
