Vergara decision marks a sad day for public education
AFT President Randi Weingarten says the decision in Vergara v. California is "a sad day for public education."
AFT members on hand as Obama offers student debt relief
Millions of borrowers with crushing student loan debt could benefit from an executive order President Barack Obama signed at the White House, with several AFT members in attendance.
Senate scrutinizes student loan servicers
Twelve-year teaching veteran Robert Geremia, a social studies teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., who has attained the status of "highly effective teacher," told U.S. senators about how his financial life has been put on hold as a result of the loans he had to take to attend graduate school and better serve his students.
Vote Joe Potts and Robert Lawyer for TRSL Board!
Two members of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Executive Council – Joe Potts and Robert Lawyer - are running for election to seats on the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana Board of Trustees. Ballots have been mailed to TRSL members, and the deadline to vote is 4:30 P.M. Friday, June 27.
Lawmakers approve teacher due process compromise
(Baton Rouge – May 30, 2014) A bill that improves the state law governing the discipline and dismissal of teachers was passed by the Senate Thursday, and awaits concurrence by the House of Representatives
Act now to save local control of schools!
UPDATE: The House of Representatives rejected SH 636 on Wednesday afternoon. The final vote count was 30 FOR, 63 AGAINST and 11 ABSENT.
Congratulations to all those who worked so hard to preserve local control of our schools!
Educators are urged to visit the capitol at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, May 28. The House of Representatives will consider SB 636 by Sen. Bodi White (R-Central). The bill unfairly singles out the East Baton Rouge Parish school system to be radically restructured.