February 2012

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Good Report Cards for Chevy Chase Public Schools
by Laura L. Thornton
in: Chevy Chase Patch
on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Posted by: MarylandCAN

The public schools attended by Chevy Chase kids received high marks from MarylandCAN, an organization that acts as a "platform for Maryland citizen...

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Bill Proposes Time Off Work for Parent-Teacher Conferences
by Lisa Rossi
in: Perry Hall Patch
on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Posted by: MarylandCAN

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would require businesses and state and local government employers to allow their employees to take u...

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Editorial: Seniority-only policy should go
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in: Star Tribune
on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Posted by: MinnCAN

Both the Minnesota House and Senate have now passed teacher tenure law revisions that would scrap the state's "last in, first out" rule. Under the...

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Maryland Parents May Get Time Off for Parent-Teacher Conferences
by Patch Staff
in: Colesville Patch
on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Posted by: MarylandCAN

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would require businesses and state and local government employers to allow their employees to take u...

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Poll: A Day Off For Parent-Teacher Conferences?Poll: A Day Off For Parent-Teacher Conferences?
by Lisa Rossi
in: Savage-Guilford Patch
on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Posted by: MarylandCAN

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would require businesses and state and local government employers to allow their employees to take u...

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Teacher-layoffs plan puts DFLers in a jam
by Beth Hawkins
in: MinnPost
on Friday, February 17, 2012
Posted by: MinnCAN

There are rocks, and there are hard places. And lately, huddled between them in the antechambers and backrooms of the Capitol, are some 92 DFL lawm...

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House votes to jettison teacher seniority system
by Kim McGuire
in: Star Tribune
on Friday, February 17, 2012
Posted by: MinnCAN

The Minnesota House voted Thursday to scrap teacher tenure in the state and replace it with a plan that gives administrators the authority to consi...

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MPS contract talks close, tenure reform talks and a union read-in
by Beth Hawkins
in: MinnPost
on Friday, February 17, 2012
Posted by: MinnCAN

Today, a trio of labor notes:

On Friday, a state mediator will officially close to the public the ongoing contract negotiations between Minn...

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Agreement reached on evaluation of teachers
by Mary B. Pasciak and Tom Precious
in: Buffalo News
on Friday, February 17, 2012
Posted by: NYCAN

Every teacher in the state soon will be evaluated under a more rigorous system designed to more closely link teacher ratings to student growth on a...

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Poll: Minnesotans want teacher staffing decisions based on performance, not seniority
by Megan Boldt
in: Pioneer Press
on Monday, February 13, 2012
Posted by: MinnCAN

Minnesotans say gains in student achievement and teacher evaluations are more important than years of experience when it comes to making school sta...

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