Legislative Update 1/23/2014 - HB 67 Moves Forward
Today HB 67 was ruled germane which means it will move forward for consideration in the House. HB 67 raises the minimum salary levels in the three-tier licensure system by $10,000 in each tier by 2018. The last time there was a raise to the three-tier salary levels was in 2007.
Steward Training
Madison - Saturday, February 1, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
AFSCME Headquarters, 8033 Excelsior Drive
Milwaukee -- Saturday, February 15, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Yatchak Hall, Milwaukee County Labor Council, 633 S. Hawley Rd.
AFT-Maryland Legislative Reception, 2014
First Day of Legislative Session: Comments by AFT NM President Stephanie Ly
On the first day of session, the issue of education was front and center, but instead of discussing growing classroom sizes, increasing poverty rates and the struggles that our students and families face daily, Governor Martinez again focused on third-grade retention and rating teachers by student test scores.
Hundreds Pack the Roundhouse on MLK Day in Support of Public Education
On January 20, 2014, hundreds of education advocates filled the Roundhouse in support of a collective vision for education reform. AFT President Stephanie Ly, Santa Fe Mayor David Coss, Las Cruces student Jacqueline Parr Sanchez, and parent and community activist Raquel Roybal introduced the group's efforts to reach out to educators, parents, students and communities around the state to develop a statewide vision for education.
'Crowded Out of Ivory Tower'
Here is a recent New York Times piece on adjuncts in the classroom:
'Crowded Out of Ivory Tower, Adjuncts See a Life Less Lofty'
Parkrose Chapter 44 Save Student Transportation Rally
OSEA Centennial Chapter 113 Constitution and Bylaws
Centennial Chapter #113 Constituion and Bylaws are attached here for reference.http://113.osea.aft.org/files/final_constitution_and_bylaws_0.pdf
BESE Report - January, 2014
No mandatory salaries in the new MFP
This week the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved an MFP Task Force report that recommends a 2.75 percent increase in the $3.5 billion formula, but does not specify that half of the increase should go to teacher salaries.