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Gearing up for Campaign 2012
Heading into Campaign 2012, we set our sights on two main targets: passing Gov. Brown's tax initiative and defeating the Corporate Power Grab Initiative, which would silence workers' voices.
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RIF Resource Center is here to help
March 15 is the legal deadline for school districts to give RIF (reduction in force) notices to permanent and probationary teachers. If you receive a layoff notice, contact your chapter right away.
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What my friends think I do
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@CATeachersAssoc: The more children read, the better they read. And the more they read outside of school, the better they do in school. #ReadAcrossAmerica
March is Women's History Month
"Women's Education — Women's Empowerment!" Women's History Month is a time to recognize the role of women in U.S. history. Get resources to celebrate women's achievements and milestones.
@PensionFacts: Report: #Pensions supported 324,761 jobs and $52.5 billion in economic activity in CA in 2009
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Kim Clapp Swatzel 9:09 pm | 29 Feb I wouldn't dare judge my stu- dents based upon one mea- sure. I am not only a teacher in my classroom, I am sometimes a counselor, sometimes provid- ing discipline, and sometimes a parent. Yes, I get a two-month vacation during the summer, but it is barely enough time to recover from the intensity of the school year. So, it would be great if news organizations would stop making teachers seem like bad guys.
The Daily Show: Jon Stewart asks U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, "Isn't Race to the Top the exact thing that's demoralizing teachers even further than No Child Left Behind?" www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-february-16-2012-arne-duncan
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Ernest Zarate 12:13 am | 19 Feb I just wonder when some- one is going to come to the teacher and say, "You work in the trenches with these kids every day — what do you need to do your job better?" Instead we get all these peo- ple who have NO IDEA what goes on in a classroom, like Arne Duncan, telling teach- ers WHAT to do, HOW to do it, and threatening them with all sorts of actions if they don't get "results."
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