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AFT Disappointed with Administration's ESEA Blueprint

Based on an initial review of the U.S. Department of Education's plan for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it appears that despite some promising rhetoric, this blueprint places 100 percent of the responsibility on teachers and gives them zero percent authority, AFT president Randi Weingarten says.

Unity Celebration of Adult Educators

Come celebrate Bay Area adult education! There will be door prizes, a silent auction, raffle, community speakers, and great entertainment, including music by the La Pena Chorus and Hali Hammer, Berkeley teacher and folksinger. Lunch, drinks and snacks will be available to purchase. Entry is a $5 donation.

Lift the cap on hourly teachers!

There are about 200 part-time adult education teachers in Oakland. We help serve approximately 30,000 adult students. The District recently forced a health care caps on us.

No Flexibility

Tell legislators: No to "flexibility" that leads to cuts in categorical funds Print E-mail
January 29 — The Governor's budget proposal includes providing school districts with total flexibility in their use of categorical funds. When the governor speaks of school district "flexibility" he includes no requirement that employee unions be involved in the development of proposed uses of such funds.

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