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Merit-pay law: Teachers union to discuss “legal actions” tomorrow
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Florida Education Association plans a press conference tomorrow to announce “legal actions” related to the teacher merit-pay law the Florida Legislature passed in the spring. The sweeping, and controversial, law overhauls how teachers... -
Confused teachers' union steamrollered by City Hall
Change of SubjectIn any big wrangle about school reform, teachers unions start at a disadvantage: They don't speak for the children. Those promoting change — be they parents, administrators, politicians or outsiders with grand theories — can presume (or... -
Judge rules in favor of charter taking over two L.A. schools
L.A. NOWA Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the city school district can allow an outside group to run two long-struggling campuses. The teachers union had sued to stop the Los Angeles Unified School District from letting Green...... -
Legal victory would be a PR defeat for teachers union
Change of SubjectThe Chicago Teachers Union raises some good points in the formal complaint it has filed with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. It its effort to lengthen the classroom day by 90 minutes for elementary students, the Chicago Board of...... -
Defending teachers unions [The reply]
Opinion L.A.Blaming teachers won't improve public education, wrote Saul Rubinstein, Charles Heckscher and Paul Adler in their Sept. 16 Op-Ed, "Moving beyond 'blame the teacher.' " They suggested collaboration instead: "In education as in industry, progress toward... -
When layoffs come to L.A. schools, performance doesn't count
![John H. Liechty Middle School opened in 2007 in Los Angeles' impoverished Westlake neighborhood with a seasoned principal, dozens of energetic young teachers and a mission to "reinvent education" in the nation's second-largest school district.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58081414-05151735.jpg "John H. Liechty Middle School opened in 2007 in Los Angeles' impoverished Westlake neighborhood with a seasoned principal, dozens of energetic young teachers and a mission to "reinvent education\" in the nation's second-largest school district.")
John H. Liechty Middle School opened in 2007 in Los Angeles' impoverished Westlake neighborhood with a seasoned principal, dozens of energetic young teachers and a mission to "reinvent education" in the nation's second-largest school district.
The...Tags: Event Planning, Constitutional Issues, Judges, Government Debt, Trials
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FDLE investigating school district transportation department
![The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is taking over the investigation of the Broward school district's transportation department after the school system determined the scope was "too big" to be handled internally.](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-02/52395846-24094752.jpg "The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is taking over the investigation of the Broward school district's transportation department after the school system determined the scope was "too big\" to be handled internally.")
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is taking over the investigation of the Broward school district's transportation department after the school system determined the scope was "too big" to be handled internally.
Schools Superintendent James Notter...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Disasters and Accidents, Lawyers, Transportation Accidents, Bill McCollum
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Why couldn't city detect fraud?
Reading the Oct. 16 article "Warning signs within the numbers" left me angry with the City Council and the city manager. Who is guarding the hen house? Our city officials have a responsibility to safeguard our city's assets. Who else can do it? I am...Tags: California, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Jerry Brown, Public Officials, Fraud
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Aid isn't enough for school districts
News this week that states would be in line for millions in emergency federal aid brought two very distinct tales from Glendale and Burbank unified school districts. In Glendale, which stands to collect up to $5 million, district officials used the one-...Tags: California, Unemployment, Government Aid, Layoffs and Downsizing, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Mailbag: Home Depot lot is out of control
I'm sure most Glendale residents have been to or driven by the Home Depot on San Fernando Road and seen all the day laborers hanging around at "all entrances and exits," and even on the property (which is trespassing and loitering, which I think...Tags: California, The Home Depot, Career and Workplace, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Finance
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Mailbag: Don't blame teachers, union
I'd like to respond to Ken Beall's letter blaming the teachers union for the current situation in the Glendale Unified School District (Teachers union should feel cuts too," March 11). Beall states: "I have written that teachers are among the last...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Family, Wages and Pensions, Death
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Mailbag: Shield taxpayers from vandals' dirty work
I agree absolutely with the letters stating that the vandals should pay for the destroyed playground equipment at Glorietta Park ("City shouldn't have to pay for playground," Sept. 1). Taxpayers should not be responsible for the acts of spoiled kids....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Children, Students
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