From the Valley breeze By ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Managing Editor PAWTUCKET – Local physical education teacher Christina Peterson says she loves trying new things. That willingness to try innovations in the field, and desire to impart what she learns so…
The Joe Biden Plan for Education Beyond High School
From www.JoeBiden.com Biden is proposing a bold plan for education and training beyond high school that will give hard-working Americans the chance to join or maintain their place in the middle class, regardless of their parents’ income or the color…
Pawtucket School Committee Meeting, 10-15-19
Need PLU’s? AFT offers online course on linking assessment to teaching and learning
It’s that time of the year when educators need to think about their growth measures as part of their district evaluation system. The AFT has developed a four-hour online course, “Informing Instruction: Linking the Assessment Process to Teaching and Learning,” dedicated to…
Chicago Teachers Union announces strike date
The Chicago Teachers Union announced last night that if it doesn’t have an agreement with the district by Oct. 17, it will go on strike. Last week members overwhelmingly voted to strike, and last night’s decision to set Oct. 17…
Marcia Reback, retired R.I. teachers union president, dies at 74
By Linda BorgJournal Staff Writer Sep 26, 2019 at 6:42 PM “It’s a loss to the whole labor movement,” said George Nee, president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. “She had a fierce loyalty to her members but she was also a champion for public education because…