Set your sights to the sky The National Education Association is taking flight with Southwest Airlines for this year s annual Read Across America reading program Millions of students nationwide will pick up a book and set Seuss on the loose in honor of NEA s 19th Read Across America Day reading celebration and Dr
Sign Up Now March 15 2016 5 00 pm 8211 7 00 pm Location Ranum Media Center The Westminster Education Association invites you to learn about student loan forgiveness and how to prepare for retirement with your financial life in order Location Ranum Media Center RSVP to Laura Wood at lwood coloradoea org Topics Generation
Even after the historic passage of ESSA the work in many ways is just beginning Because the new law does away with so many federal mandates on everything from assessment accountability and evaluation state legislatures will be playing a decisive role in determining how ESSA is implemented It s now up to the states to
Not exactly breaking news Teachers believe their classroom autonomy suffered during the No Child Left behind era According to just released federal data from the National Center for Education Statistics NCES educators reported less classroom autonomy in school year 2011 12 compared to 2003 04 That teachers felt their independence wane during a decade marked
The accountability pressures ushered in by No Child Left Behind more than decade ago reached the nation s kindergarten classrooms according to a new study by researchers at the University of Virginia In Is Kindergarten the New First Grade Daphna Bassock Scott Lathem and Anna Rorem tracked the level of academic focus in kindergarten from
Representatives for Westminster Public Schools and the Westminster Education Association met January 14 2016 During the session the District presented no language issues They presented the following issues for discussion Licensed It ESP Issues How can we improve the negotiations process Licensed Article 5 amp ESP Article 5 How can we ensure further stability
March 15 2016 5 00 pm 8211 7 00 pm Location TBD The Westminster Education Association invites you to learn about student loan forgiveness and how to prepare for retirement with your financial life in order Location TBD Topics Generation Debt Student Loan Forgiveness This presentation focuses on how teachers who teach in high impact
January 14th You can come at anytime between 4 30 and 8 30 and stay for all of the negotiation sessions or for just part of the time 6933 Raleigh St Theater
In late December Congress made permanent the educator tax deduction that allows educators to deduct eligible unreimbursed classroom spending up to $250 The deduction was also improved by indexing it to inflation and including professional development as an eligible expense It s welcome news for public school educators 99 5 percent of whom dip into
