Contents for WE, June 2007

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2007 WEALA

Build a powerful local union at WEALA

Accountability & Education Reform

  • WASL reading scores decline; further reflect flawed OSPI policies
  • Testing our patience
  • It's time to fix the so-called NCLB act
  • It's time for a change

Simple majority measure will benefit students, schools

This fall, Washington voters will have the opportunity to help public school students by passing the simple majority for school levies.

'I care a lot about education, and I care what happens' (pdf)

Meet Suzi Weber, second-grade teacher, Martin Luther King Elemenentary, Vancouver

Local school negotiations HEAT UP

The weather isn't the only thing heating up: union negotiators at schools and colleges around Washington are embroiled in contract talks that could signal tough battles ahead.

A Teacher to Remember essay winners

  • The teacher I will remember most
  • 2007 WEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

Strengthening the Profession...

GAINSHARING: WEA members sue over broken pension promises

Strengthening the Profession...

Republican state senator 'is a man of his word'

'Take the lead' over the summer

While the school year comes to a close it's important to keep in mind that the Take the lead work continues. The goal of finding a more sustainable, dependable way to fund our schools is a year-round process.

Letters

  • National certification isn't elitist
  • National certification concerns on mark
  • National board certification is an opportunity for every teacher
  • NBCT Bonuses
  • Washington teachers' retirement system at whim of Legislature

Out-takes

Your monthly potpourri from the PR/media front

Briefly

News items impacting education from around the state

Your Future Today

Can you afford not to plan for retirement?

Your Turn

How would your daily life change when our state adequately funds public education?

End Notes

An answer to a prayer


Share your thoughts & ideas!

Reach WEA Editor Linda Woo at lwoo@WashingtonEA.org, via postal mail at WEA, PO Box 9100, Federal Way, WA 98063-9100; phone 253-765-7027 (or toll-free outside Seattle-Tacoma: 800-622-3393 ext. 7027); or fax 253-946-7612. We welcome story ideas, letters to the editor and suggestions for improving WE-Washington Education, or WEA Online.

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