Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Teacher Incentive Fund grants 

On Monday, October 23, 2006, Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings announced $5.5 million in Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grants for four districts in Ohio (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo) to reward teachers and principals who raise student achievement and to attract and retain educators who agree to teach in high-needs schools. Grants can also be used for the design and implementation of performance-based compensation systems provided the financial incentives are based primarily on gains in student achievement. The department is expected to release an additional $36.5 for TIF programs in the coming weeks.

While some districts employing AFT members have applied for TIF grants, we do not believe this approach will be effective in recruiting and retaining teachers in high-needs schools...

Click here for the full story.

# posted by Dave @ Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Paraprofessional Assignments Survey 

One provision of the NCLB law is that a paraprofessional may not provide any instructional service to a student unless the paraprofessional is working under the direct supervision of a teacher. What this effectively means is that paraprofessionals SHOULD NOT be working as substitute teachers in their regular assignment or in another classroom.

As part of our continuing efforts to monitor the law and its provisions, we'd like to learn more about how this provision has been implemented in your district and your worksite.

Click here to visit the AFT site and take the survey.


# posted by Dave @ Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

AFT CONSUMER ALERT ON CREDIT CARD OFFER 

Oct. 6, 2006 - The AFT has learned of a "credit" offer recently mailed to some AFT members from Union Workers Credit Services, whose Web site implies that the company is associated with the AFT and other international unions. They are not...

Click here to read the rest of this alert on AFT PLUS

# posted by Dave @ Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Union Plus Scholarship Program 

Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $2 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their secondary education. Over 1,300 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation....

Click here to go to the unionplus.org web site, for more information.

# posted by Dave @ Wednesday, October 04, 2006

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