This may be the hardest article that I have ever had to write. Events are unfolding at a rapid pace, and yet there is so much that we either don’t know or can’t discuss yet, because it hasn’t been finalized at the table, but negotiations continue. I am certain that you are aware of the [...]
In February the California Teachers Association initiated sponsorship of legislation in Sacramento to give teachers more control over professional issues that impact students, teachers, and their local schools. Given the current political climate of mandated high stakes testing, unrealistic content standards, and demoralizing threats against teachers and principals who "fail" to raise test scores, it [...]
Friday, March 1st, 2002 