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The AFL-CIO has launched its 2012 AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch site—now called CEO Pay and the 99%—which includes the most comprehensive data available on 2011 executive pay. All the data available is searchable by industry, by state and by the top 100 highest-paid CEOs.
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To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate
 In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT president Randi Weingarten describes how the AFT Innovation Fund is providing an alternative to school reform efforts that ignore the expertise of educators and their unions. The fund supports AFT affiliates that engaged in collaborative efforts that focus on promising ideas and proven programs that can be scaled up. Read the full column. |
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The Constitutional Committee has completed its work, and we have started the process of formally approving the proposed amendments to the WTA Constitution. The first step in that process (to obtain the signatures of at least 30 members) was completed at the March COD Meeting. Feedback should be given to your building reps to be shared at the May 2nd COD meeting. COD will officially vote on a recommendation at that meeting. The last step in this process will be to hold a membership vote. The membership vote will take place on May 31st along with the WTA elections and budget votes. Thank you for your assistance and support! |
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Meeting dates for the 2011-2012 school year. |
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Proudly Wear your WTA Clothing Hurrry - Time is running out to get your stylish WTA gear. Order through this week only!!!! |
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Trust Members, don't forget to call Independent Health for your Flex Fit Card if you did not get it in the mail. The Flex Fit card has a $250 value and you are allowed 1 per family. A member may use the Flex Fit Debit Card to pay for various activities such as swim lessons, fitness centers, soccer, dance, and more. Go to www.independenthealth.com for a complete listing. To obtain your debit card contact Independent Health at 631-3001.
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Race to the Top is a competitive U.S. Education Department grant designed to award money to states who were willing to make the changes advocated by the federal government. In order to make its application for Race to the Top funding more competitive, the New York State Legislature put together a package of school reforms. Williamsville would have been responsible for adapting to those school reforms regardless of whether |
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Many studies over the years have documented the need for smoother transitions from prekindergarten to the elementary level. A new AFT report reinforces that conclusion—and does it in a manner that puts frontline voices at the heart of the dialogue.
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NYSUT Member Benefits offers a Legal Services Plan for members |
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On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy captured and crystallized a moment in history when he told America, "the torch has been passed to a new generation." To mark the 50th anniversary of this landmark inaugural address, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has created a new website filled with groundbreaking multimedia that invites young visitors to explore the JFK legacy through such core themes as public service, civil rights and innovation.
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Ways to contribute to the YOUnion newsletter |
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The silent statement |
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What does the data show about WTA participation? |
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Larry Schiro reflects on newsletters of the past and calls for members to get more involved before it's too late |
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WTA members who attended the NYSUT RA this year share their thoughts |
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AFT president Randi Weingarten on Feb. 24 proposed a new way to align teacher development and evaluation to due process for tenured teachers. Weingarten laid out a three-step process consisting of clear standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, a time-limited improvement and support plan for teachers deemed to be unsatisfactory according to the evaluation standards, and a hearing process that can take no longer than 100 days, which in many cases would be even more expedient.
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In a March 28 speech sponsored by the Commonwealth Club, AFT president Randi Weingarten challenged those who have blamed public employees and their right to collectively bargain as a cause of their states' fiscal problems.
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Generation Y teachers—those in their mid-30s or younger—say that to keep them in teaching, schools should be transformed into workplaces that support high-quality teaching and learning, so eager but nearly overwhelmed novices will stay in the profession and can become highly effective, according to a new report by the AFT and the American Institutes for Research.
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Attached is a PDF version of the proposed draft regulations to implement New York’s teacher and principal evaluation law. Just click on the link to open the whole draft. |
Every day, educators and other public employees, and the services they provide our communities, are being attacked. From challenging collective bargaining rights, to undermining the quality of public education and higher education, to decimating pensions and trying to put healthcare coverage further out of reach, working men and women across the country are under assault. And if this has taught us one thing, it's that Elections Matter.
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Two longtime union activists and education reformers are assuming new roles in AFT's leadership, AFT president Randi Weingarten announced on Sept. 9.
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