Training Sessions: Harness the Power of the SSC
School Site Council is the governing body of each school and as such is a [...]
Retirement Seminar: October 27
Please save the date of Tuesday, October 27 for a Retirement Seminar with Michael McLaughlin. See the [...]
Why charter expansion hurts our public schools, how much it costs us, and what we and other proponents of public schools are doing about it.
The news here this week and next centers around unlimited charter school expansion, why charter [...]
ELT Teacher Facilitator Happy Hour (time change)
Under the newly implemented Schedule A ELT agreement, more than 100 BTU members have taken [...]
Might be no new charters?
Last week as we went to press, a brouhaha broke out as the Globe reported that according to [...]
No More Free Rent for Charters in New York
From the New York Times, a report on how the odds-on favorite to become mayor [...]
Dever and Holland Communities Attend Roundtable Discussions to Present on Fate of Schools
Last week the state held two roundtable discussions, one at each school potentially targeted for [...]
Looting The Pension Funds: How Wall Street is Grabbing Money Meant for Public Workers
From Rolling Stone, a great read on greed: "In the final months of 2011, almost two [...]
BPS Teacher in the News
From the Huffington Post: "Boston Public School teacher Liz Byron has had enough with the [...]