Following walkouts over low pay and poor benefits, public school teachers ran for office in unprecedented numbers this year. [Photo: Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg/Getty Images] By Eillie Anzilotti As the teacher strikes that drew national attention in the spring in West Virginia,…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 11-13-18
PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 6:30 PM Jenks/JMW Complex for the Performing and Visual Arts Media Center 350 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Open Call-Public Session Meeting will come to order a. Roll…
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The 2018 midterm election results offered a series of contrasts. Republicans lost control of the House, but picked up seats in the Senate. Many Republican House members who embraced President Donald Trump lost, but some Republican Senate and gubernatorial candidates…
How to give teachers a raise this election
Parenting blog Fatherly has guide on how to give teachers a raise this election, featuring the AFT’s election tool that allows you to dive state by state into teacher pay, funding per pupil, student-to-teacher ratio and much more. The blog walks readers through…