By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – The ugly period of Wisconsin public school history stained by WEA Trust is not completely over.
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Wyoming state officials want accountable schools and teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming officials are working to create a more performance-based education system, and it will start by holding schools and teachers more accountable.
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Washington state Senate approves two crucial school reform bills
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A bipartisan coalition of Washington state senators approved a pair of education bills Wednesday that would give principals greater control over hiring decisions and assign letter grades to all of Washington’s K-12 schools.
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Washington State teachers union to challenge charter school vote, just because it can
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
SEATTLE – The Washington Education Association, the largest teachers union in the Evergreen state, recently announced plans to legally challenge a voter-approved law that will allow up to 40 charter schools in the state.
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Pennsylvania union ready to strike if school pursues privatization of support staff
By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.org
AMBLER, Pa. — The Wissahickon School Board has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Wissahickon Education Association as district support staff prepare to strike.
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Washington State unions backing away from charter school fight
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Big Labor bosses in Washington State are pouring more money into efforts to elect union-friendly state politicians than they are into the campaign to keep charter schools out of the Evergreen State.
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Washington reformers trying to end decades of union obstruction by legalizing charter schools
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Education reformers in Washington State are trying to bypass decades of union obstruction with a ballot initiative that, if approved, would finally legalize charter schools.
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