Detroit Sends Layoff Notices To Every Public School Teacher | TPMMuckraker

Detroit Sends Layoff Notices To Every Public School Teacher | TPMMuckraker. This is a must read! As Reuters reports, a new law in Michigan gives Detroit Public Schools’ Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb the power to alter collective bargaining agreements and even fire elected officials if he believes it will prevent a financial emergency. And Bobb [...]

Dennis Walcott Cleared to Be Schools Chancellor – NYTimes.com

Dennis Walcott Cleared to Be Schools Chancellor – NYTimes.com | Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott was cleared Thursday by the state to become the next New York City schools chancellor. The state education commissioner, David M. Steiner, granted him a waiver (see below) to compensate for his lack of traditional credentials that the state requires of schools chancellors and superintendents. [...]

Non-tenured teachers getting layoff notices

Hundreds of Connecticut teachers have been warned they could get pink slips later this spring, leaving some parents worried about larger class sizes next fall and whether reform efforts might stall in their city schools. State law requires school districts to notify non-tenured teachers by April 1 if there’s a possibility they could be laid [...]

Gov. Proposes A three-year college degree in Ohio

The Shortlist on Education Changes (Reform, in some cases, would be a stretch) THREE-YEAR DEGREES: Ohio Governor John Kasich wants the state’s universities to offer a three-year degree program to make college more affordable, The Plain-Dealer reports. Students would have to squeeze in more courses during their time at school in order to satisfy degree [...]

Tennessee Gets Closer to Eliminating Collective Bargaining Laws

While the rest of the country focused on the threat of a government shutdown, a small group attended a forum on collective bargaining laws in Tennessee led by Steve Thompson, former lead negotiator for the Sullivan Education Association. The forum was hosted by the Upper East Tennessee Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO. Clearly, the goal [...]