O'Malley did a powerpoint presentation on his final budget submitted yesterday. The details are still sketchy, but from what we can tell, we should have a problem with the way some of the savings were achieved and revenues generated-- not by tax increases but by cuts to the funding system for pensions.
Today HB 67 was ruled germane which means it will move forward for consideration in the House. HB 67 raises the minimum salary levels in the three-tier licensure system by $10,000 in each tier by 2018. The last time there was a raise to the three-tier salary levels was in 2007.
Madison - Saturday, February 1, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
AFSCME Headquarters, 8033 Excelsior Drive
Milwaukee -- Saturday, February 15, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Yatchak Hall, Milwaukee County Labor Council, 633 S. Hawley Rd.
On the first day of session, the issue of education was front and center, but instead of discussing growing classroom sizes, increasing poverty rates and the struggles that our students and families face daily, Governor Martinez again focused on third-grade retention and rating teachers by student test scores.
On January 20, 2014, hundreds of education advocates filled the Roundhouse in support of a collective vision for education reform. AFT President Stephanie Ly, Santa Fe Mayor David Coss, Las Cruces student Jacqueline Parr Sanchez, and parent and community activist Raquel Roybal introduced the group's efforts to reach out to educators, parents, students and communities around the state to develop a statewide vision for education.
Here is a recent New York Times piece on adjuncts in the classroom:
'Crowded Out of Ivory Tower, Adjuncts See a Life Less Lofty'
Centennial Chapter #113 Constituion and Bylaws are attached here for reference.http://113.osea.aft.org/files/final_constitution_and_bylaws_0.pdf
