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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| July 10, 2012, 07:08 pm
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The public charter school movement in Georgia has received national attention over the last year. After push-back from union interests and a high-profile Georgia Supreme Court decision, a new amendment in support of charter schools is scheduled for a November ballot initiative. According to a new poll, Georgia voters are in support of the measure that would amend the Georgia Constitution to empower the state to grant charters to local schools.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| July 10, 2012, 03:48 pm
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President Obama Signs Student Loan Interest Bill into Law
Last Friday, President Obama signed into law a bill that he says will create or save millions of jobs and help millions of college students with rising student loan interest rates. Among the broad provisions, it is designed to rebuild the country's roadways, extend the National Flood Insurance Program and maintain student loan interest rates that were set to double at the beginning of the month.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| July 10, 2012, 03:42 pm
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While most Americans were enjoying a festive Independence Day last week, the National Education Association was holding their annual conference in Washington, D.C. Beaten down after another solid year of negative press, declining membership, and legislative and legal battles, the NEA convention took on a somber and partisan tone in 2012.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| July 10, 2012, 03:31 pm
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According to one Las Vegas teacher, "The fat lady has sung" and he is washing his hands of union membership. Frustrated by years of hostile negotiations, massive lay-offs, exorbitant dues, and partisan politics, Nathan Warner is advising his fellow educators to drop union membership this week during a small resignation period– July 1-15 – which just might be the best kept secret in town.
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posted by: Cindy Omlin
| July 03, 2012, 02:52 pm
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Compulsory unionism and the ability of teacher unions to forcibly collect union dues from teacher paychecks has been a hot topic in recent years. From Wisconsin to Ohio, education stakeholders have debated the topic in high-profile legislative and legal battles with clear national implications. Just last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for public-employee unions to extract special fee assessments from non-members for expenses such as ballot battles in a clear step forward for teacher freedoms.
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