Thursday, June 30, 2005
Recommended reading - June EQ
Hi team:
The June Educators' Quarterly is now online at http://paf-aft.org/June_2005_EQ.doc.
An excellent and inspiring article by our current district Teacher of the Year, Elisabete Mazzeo, is featured.
Have a great summer everyone.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
CNN.com: Deadline extended for teacher aides
The deadline for paras to become highly qualified has been moved to the end of the 05-06 school year. The CNN.com article emphasizes the contribution of the AFT to this welcome development: "The American Federation of Teachers, whose members include instructional aides, had also sought the change in a letter to Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. The union's president, Edward McElroy, said it was 'simply a matter of fairness.'" Click here to read the full article.
The full text of McElroy's statement can be seen by clicking here.
The full text of McElroy's statement can be seen by clicking here.
