TALLAHASSEE -- State Democratic leaders are adding their voices to the controversy surrounding Florida's bid for federal Race to the Top stimulus funds.
In a letter released Friday, the ranking members of House education committees asked Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith to "urgently revise" the application which teachers' unions have said they' [...]
UNIONS BALK: The Florida Education Association and many of its locals reject the state's effort to Race to the Top. Meanwhile, several local districts are opting in to the grant proposal, the Stuart News reports.
SHORT TIMER? One of Hernando's seven superintendent finalists is [...]
Florida education commissioner Eric J. Smith isn't thrilled with the Florida Education Association's decision to urge local teacher unions to boycott the state's Race to the Top application.
In a response to the FEA's open letter to him, Smith calls FEA president Andy Ford's position' [...]
Thank you for the recent update on California's efforts in the Race to the Top arena. I'd followed the' [...]
UPDATED!In case anyone wondered why the teachers’ unions have so much power and can get seemingly endless number of politicians to vote to screw children again and again, this is your answer (and this is the reason Democrats for Education Reform is so important):
The Center for Responsive Politics and [...]
The Gates Foundation has given the NEA Foundation $358K to to create a new institute focused on local innovation.
Maybe the NEA complained that foundations were giving money to the AFT and not to them.
Or maybe the Gates Foundation realized that, maybe, throwing a little bit [...]
In remarks kicking off a White House forum on job creation and the economy, President Obama repeatedly stressed the role of higher education. "I want to hear about what unions and universities can do to better support and prepare our workers -- not just for the jobs of today," [...]
It would be so easy to revel in the extreme reactions of "reformers" condemning the newly released RttT regulations, such as Rick Hess’ statement that "states will promise a lot of half-hearted reforms that will then fail, giving ammunition to the unions." Andy Smarick [...]
A shout-out to Greg Toppo for spotting this:
chicagotribune.com
Women on pace to become majority of unionized workers within a decade
SAM HANANEL
Associated Press Writer
1:47 PM CST, November 10, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their [...]
A special panel created by Maryland's General Assembly has failed to reach consensus on how to improve the treatment of graduate teaching assistants and adjuncts. The panel issued its report last week, finding evidence of economic difficulties facing both groups, and recommending that both groups receive more money (when [...]
