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Brenda J. Clayburn, City Union of Baltimore president, dies
Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63. "She had recently been sick, and...
Tags: Elections, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Public Employees, American Federation of Teachers, Work Relations
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County and state teachers union presidents push to make education a priority in Harford
The state's teachers are in "over their heads" and should be compensated at a higher level, says the Maryland State Education Association's president. Betty Weller, the MSEA president, and Harford County Education Association President Ryan Burbey, both...
Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Pension and Welfare, Teaching and Learning, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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American Federation of Teachers, BTU parent union, proposes new 'bar exam' for teachers
In the next five years, teachers entering the profession would first have to pass an comprehensive licensing exam--much like the bar exam for attorneys--as part of their certification, under a new proposal announced this week by the largest U.S....Tags: American Federation of Teachers
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Emanuel, teachers union both miss the big picture in Chicago strike
The Windy City is engulfed in a stormy teachers' strike that has gathered front-page national attention. But will it turn out to be just more hot air in the national debate over school reform? I'm afraid so, even though the issues at stake in Chicago are...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, American Federation of Teachers, Poverty
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Baltimore educators to rally in support of Chicago teacher strike
Baltimore City educators are planning to rally in solidarity with their Chicago Public Schools counterparts, who made national news Monday by executing their first teacher strike in 25 years. About 25,000 Chicago unionized educators fulfilled their vow...Tags: Elections, Chicago Mayor, Barack Obama, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan
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Aegis editorial says Harford teachers union vote could be a shift away from extremes on pay issues
The recent election of a new president of the Harford County Education Association, the local teachers' union, has the potential to be something of a turning point in the discussion of important matters of compensation for public employees. For many...Tags: Government, Elections, Local Government, National Government, Public Employees
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Harford teachers union, school board reach tentative deal on bonuses
Harford County Public Schools officials announced late Wednesday they have reached a tentative settlement with the county's teachers union on receipt of a bonus payment offered by Harford County Executive David Craig that the union's leadership had...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Arbitration, Public Schools, Collective Contract, Labor Legislation
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Harford veto throws bonus plan for 5,443 school employees into disarray
Harford County Executive David Craig's plan to give bonuses to more than 5,400 county school employees was thrown into disarray after the teachers union failed to sign off on the agreement and Craig in turn vetoed the part of the legislation funding the...Tags: Unions, Finance, Work Relations, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Disputes
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More realistic approach needed to teacher contract negotiations
The likelihood of a negotiating impasse between Harford County Public Schools and the local teachers union will no doubt drag out further any final contract settlement between the two sides. The stalemate may also eventually trigger a test of the state'...Tags: Harford County, Maryland, Local Government, Employees, Unions
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Critics seek more oversight of renovations at school district headquarters
Outraged education, community and political leaders have called for increased oversight of spending in the Baltimore City school system, amid revelations that about $500,000 was spent to upgrade offices at the district headquarters while city and state...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lobbying, American Federation of Teachers, Andres Alonso
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Baltimore Teachers Union surprises special educator with extreme classroom makeover
On any given day, the activity in Ellen Vikestad's classroom would resemble a round of bumper cars.
As Vikestad and her special-needs students at Claremont High School have made their way from one end of her cramped classroom to the other for lessons,...Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Parent Organizations, Teachers
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Schools with grants struggle with teacher evaluation systems
Elliott Elementary in Lincoln, Neb., struck off on its own last year when it became the only school in the city to win money through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. Winning wasn't something to be proud of, though: It meant the school...Tags: Financial Aid, Students, School Examinations, U.S. Department of Education, Concerts
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