By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.org
WESTON, Fla. – A science teacher at Cypress Bay High School received a rude awakening Tuesday when he was given a two day suspension for falling asleep in class.
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School board in Colorado refuses to negotiate with teachers union
By Ed Ring
UnionWatch
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – Douglas County Colorado lies immediately south of Denver, but is worlds apart politically.
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N.J. teacher who molested a student gets a slap on the wrist from a spineless court
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – As EAGnews reported in a recent three-part series, the number of reported sexual misconduct complaints against K-12 teachers is exploding all over the nation.
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Journalist tracks the high costs of generous sick day policies, excessive teacher absences
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.com
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A new article in a scholarly journal is shining a light on a very expensive problem in public schools that most parents and taxpayers are largely unaware of: chronic teacher absenteeism.
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Union furious with school board for publicizing details of negotiations
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
SPRINGBORO, Ohio – Springboro, Ohio school board members have crossed the line with their “blatant and outrageous” behavior, according to the local teachers union.
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NC school official: Teach for America ‘hitting its stride’
From news service reports
RALEIGH, N.C. – In response to an essay criticizing the Teach for America teacher training program in the Washington Post, Warren County, North Carolina Superintendent Ray V. Spain contributed his thoughts to the newspaper in support of program. Read More »
Florida Senate differs with Scott, calls for merit raises for teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to give a $2,500 raise to every school teacher in the Sunshine State, but his conservative colleagues in the legislature have a better idea.
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Deficit-spending school board rewards strikers with big raise
From news service reports
DIXON, Ill. – A teachers’ strike has its consequences – for taxpayers. And not surprisingly, unions always seem to get their way.
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Friedman study: Public schools have wasted billions by hiring far too many employees for far too long
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
INDIANAPOLIS – Do public schools exist to educate students or provide jobs for adults?
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Lawmaker offers new bill to make it easier to fire abusive teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A year after killing a bill that would have streamlined the firing process for teachers accused of sex or drug acts involving students, state Assembly member Joan Buchanan is proposing her own fix for the lengthy and costly dismissal process.
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Rhode Island lawmaker wants to make classrooms politics-free zones
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
PROVIDENCE, R.I – One of the lessons Rhode Island legislator Brian Newberry took away from the recent presidential election is that public school classrooms should be campaign-free zones.
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Maryland school district considering a ban on teacher-student hugging
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – Officials at St. Mary’s County schools have developed a depressing solution for students who have complained about their overly affectionate teachers: they’ve banned hugs.
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Illinois teacher charged with harassing school board member during strike
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. – A substitute teacher in the Grayslake elementary school district is facing criminal charges for allegedly threatening a school board member during a strike in January.
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New Jersey lawmaker wants to end ‘pay-to-play’ exemption for teacher unions
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
TRENTON, N.J. – Over the past few years, New Jersey lawmakers have tried to put a dent in government corruption with a “pay-to-play” law which limits “the amount of campaign donations business and professional firms are permitted to make if they have big state contracts,” reports Trentonian.com.
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Maryland union tried to hide embezzlement from members so they wouldn’t quit
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
SALISBURY, Maryland – We already knew that the former treasurer of a local teachers union in Maryland was arrested and convicted for embezzling more than $433,000 in union funds to support her gambling habit.
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Dixon strike ends but taxpayers in the dark about details
From news service reports
DIXON, Ill. – It looks like SaukValley.com’s request to let Dixon, Illinois taxpayers see the details of the deal between the teachers union and school board will be denied.
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Oregon teachers union wants to deny voters the benefit of tax warning labels
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
SALEM, Oregon – An Oregon state law is designed to make ballot proposals regarding property tax increases as clear as possible for voters.
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Memphis school board may scrap outdated teacher pay practices
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis teacher union leaders are singing the blues as school leaders consider doing away with the antiquated pay practices that determine a teacher’s worth by the number of years spent in the classroom and the attainment of advanced college degrees.
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Dixon teacher strike could leave high school athletes on the sidelines this spring
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
DIXON, Ill. – When people talk about students suffering due to teacher strikes, they usually talk about lost opportunities in the classroom.
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Reports of teacher misconduct sharply increase in Pennsylvania
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
HARRISBURG – The number of reported teacher misconduct cases is on the rise in Pennsylvania, a fact that supports the state Department of Education’s move to toughen standards for dealing with alleged offenders.
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