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AFT Upholds WTU election as proper and validAFT upholds WTU election as proper and valid On Friday, May 17, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) upheld the Elections Committee of the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) as properly elected under the WTU Constitution and Bylaws. Therefore, the Elections Committee is authorized to proceed with the 2013 election of WTU officers as required by the […] MORE >> |
SHORT READS: FRIDAY, MAY 24D.C. opens a door for charter schools (Washington Post) Teacher’s resignation video: ‘Everything I loved about teaching is extinct’ (Washington Post) House approves Republican student loan bill (Washington Post) Response: Ways to Use Class Time During the Last Two Weeks Of School (Education Week) Public Spending Per Student Drops (Wall Street Journal) D.C. opens […] MORE >> |
SHORT READS: THURSDAY, MAY 23Montgomery middle school students see their films on the big screen (Washington Post) The serious risks of rushing new teacher evaluation systems (Washington Post) DCPS middle school tries a new way of teaching math (Greater Greater Washington) NY principals: Why new Common Core tests failed (Washington Post) Chicago to shutter 50 schools, largest mass closing […] MORE >> |
BY EMMA BROWN, THE WASHINGTON POST | LINK TO ARTICLE
MARCH 28: Parents, concerned residents fight back BY BARRINGTON M. SALMON, WASHINGTON INFORMER | LINK TO ARTICLE For the past several years, parents in the District have agonized over school closings that have decimated the value of community schools and disrupted their children's lives.