United Professions Leading the Way on Healthcare Reform

MONTPELIER - January 6, 2010:  United Professions leaders joined more than two hundred Vermonters from the Vermont Worker's Center "Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign (HCHR)," to fill the Cedar Creek room at the Statehouse today to deliver thousands of postcards to the leadership of the State Legislature and to take action on the two single-payer healthcare bills, S.88 and H.100, and mend the broken healthcare system this year.

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Where We Stand

Students are our No. 1 priority, Perelman Faculty Association says in a statement of Where We Stand. Read the full statement.

 

 

 

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A Message From CFT President

As the California legislature passes its current round of education "reforms," I think it is appropriate to allow CFT president Marty Hittleman an opportunity to respond:  cft.org/index.php/cft-presidents-page/515-teaching-reforms-should-be-based-on-research-and-experience-.html

These newest reforms are not based on sound research nor do they address some of the needs at the lowest performing schools.  The $700 million the state would quality for under "Race to the Top" is only a drop in the bucket for what our state needs for real education reform.  While these reforms allow charter schools to replace some public schools, the legislators failed to acknowledge the results from the latest study from Stanford university which points out that charter schools are unable to outperform public schools in most instances. 

Education reforms need to be based on reserach and experience.

November Coffee Mtg in Dorchester a Success

On November 16, 2009, at 6 pm, early educators from four centers in the area had a meeting at Mickey D's in Field's Corner and enjoyed free beverages and snacks on MECEU and got some updates on the campaign. Click the link above to read more!

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The Benefits of a Teachers' Union

As a new year dawns, I'd like to remind the certificated and classified members of the GJUSHD that your union is here to serve you. The GFCCE intends to improve the education environment in our district and protect your legal rights from arbitrary management decisions. Conservative education expert, Diane Ravitch, explains why teachers' unions are important to teachers, the public and students.  Here is the link:

www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/issues/winter06-07/includes/ravitch.htm

Have a Happy New Year.

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Survey Results of COPE Bylaws

On December 10, members went to the polls to elect our delegates for the CFT convention and to fill out a survey on the establishment of a Committee on Political Education (COPE), which would be our local's political action committee for future school board elections.  Union leadership will unveil updated bylaws for the membership to vote on at the January union meeting.   Click on the title to read the results of the survey.

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