More Evidence Against Merit Pay
Merit pay has been the subject of much skepticism for good reason. Just last week Mathematica, a nonpartisan research firm, released its second report on the TAP program (the Teacher…
Teachers Learn Skills to Help Secure New Positions
CEA held a Résumé, Cover Letter, and Interviewing Hints Workshop Tuesday for teachers who are new to the job market or are facing a layoff. CEA UniServ Representative Michele Ridolfi…
NEA Sponsoring Competition for Jobs Bill Supporters
Have you emailed Congress yet? Emailing your U.S. Representatives and Senators only takes a couple of minutes, has a big impact, and you could win an iPod nano! NEA is…
Have You Asked Your Representative to Support the Education Jobs Bill?
More than a thousand CEA members have called or sent their Congressional representatives an email to urge that the national teacher jobs bill be kept alive. Have you joined them? …
Update on Proposed Certification Changes
The State Board of Education met this Wednesday and began a discussion of the proposed certification changes. Mary Loftus Levine, CEA Director of Policy and Professional Practice, and Linette Branham,…
EduJobs Effort Stalls in Congress
Memorial Day weekend invariably signals the denouement of the school year. In good years the feeling is good for both students and teachers. This year has been, by most accounts,…