by Local930 Five Things Everyone Should Know about the Testing Fixation in US Schools 1: The world’s top-performing school systems approach learning and testing completely differently than we do. The countries whose school systems outperform the United States…
Brave New World
Healthwire March/May 2013 Feature Story Wisconsin chapter reinvents itself in the face of major collective bargaining changes. JAMES EFFENHEIM HAD never been very involved in the work of the union, but when the events in Wisconsin surrounding Act 10—a…
Back to School Grants for Teachers from AFT
by Local 930 The AFT Robert G. Porters Scholars Program offers 10 one-time, $1,000 grants to AFT members who seek to advance their careers in their field of study. The brief application asks you to indicate your area of…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 3/12 at 6:00 pm
By Local930 The agenda for tonight’s Pawt. School Committee meeting is as follows: Regular Meeting of the Pawtucket School Committee Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 6:00 PM Jenks/JMW Complex for the Performing and Visual Arts Media Center 350 Division…
A Night at the Theatre
By Jodie Olivo You are cordially invited to a Pawtucket Teachers’ Night at Gamm Theater on April 11, 2013 to see the play The Real Thing at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are only $28.00 for PTA930 members. If you are interested…