Supporting Teachers in Florida
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 1:26 p.m. EDT, May 3, 2013 The Broward school district and the teachers union reached agreement to give teachers at “priority schools” (those with grades of Ds and Fs) additional compensation based on performance. The money would come from district grants. Teachers rated effective or highly effective can earn $ 2,000 [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 4:08 p.m. EDT, April 29, 2013 South Florida’s teachers and their unions expressed disappointment Monday at the decision by state lawmakers to give teacher raises based on evaluations and not until next year. “This is extremely disappointing,” said Sharon Glickman, president of the Broward Teachers Union. She said both the delay [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 4:50 p.m. EST, February 18, 2013 Some good news for the Broward school district: 12 teachers are getting grants worth a total of $ 14,000 to fund classroom projects that teach students about energy. The grants are sponsored by Florida Power & Light Company’s 2013 Teacher Grant Program. The awards range [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 2:52 p.m. EST, January 23, 2013 Gov. Scott said Wednesday he wants to give all Florida teachers a $ 2,500 pay raise. “I can think of no better investment for our state than investing in those teachers who work on the frontline of Florida’s future every day by teaching our children,” [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 1:16 p.m. EST, January 17, 2013 Teachers in Broward and Palm Beach County were devastated when they learned the Florida Supreme Court upheld the pension bill requiring all public employees to contribute 3 percent of their salaries to a pension fund. “We’re at a loss,” said Suzi Grbinich, a math teacher [...]
The Florida Department of Education may have said yes to Tony Bennett as their new commissioner of education, but parents and teachers in the community are pushing back with a resounding no. “We’re in big trouble,” said Lisa Goldman, founder of Testing is Not Teaching, a Palm Beach County school group. Bennett, who lost his [...]
By Georgia East June 5, 2012 06:40 PM Educators with the Broward Teachers Union will launch a program on Wednesday that will give 2,200 free brand new books to students at three elementary schools. The free books will be given to students at North Fork Elementary, Rock Island Elementary and Sunland Park Elementary, all in [...]
By Marc Freeman May 7, 2012 02:00 PM Palm Beach County’s teachers union is turning up the heat in its years-long quest to gain back experienced-based pay raises for its members. My article in today’s editions previews the start of contract negotiations with the School Board. The Classroom Teachers Association today unveiled a new platform [...]
The Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association today endorsed Constance Jones for superintendent, ahead of the School Board’s interviews with the three finalists on Wednesday afternoon. The union, which represents 12,000 teachers in labor matters, cited Jones’ successes as chief academic officer of Lee County public schools and her background as an educator. “She seems [...]
By Scott Travis February 6, 2012 03:46 PM When it comes to how the National Education Association feels about Florida’s elected leaders, there aren’t many shades of gray. They either love them or hate them. The teachers’ group has given every Democrat representing Florida a grade an A and almost every Republican an F in [...]
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