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May 10 2024
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Georgia teacher salaries rising but still lag national average
Georgia teachers made more money last year, but their salaries still lag the national average. Why it matters: Georgia's forthcoming budget could boost average teacher wages to $67,000 annually, the Associated Press reports. By the numbers: The average Georgia teacher made $64,461 in the 2022-23 school year, putting the state below the national average of $69,544 and 20th nationwide, according
AxiosMay 16 2024
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Another EV Factory Has Unionized Boosting Labor’s Push In US South
Workers at an Alabama electric bus plant have unionized and inked a contract with significant pay raises, another win for the US labor movement in the emerging green economy and the union-scarce South. The roughly 600 workers at the New Flyer factory formed a union with the Communications Workers of America earlier this year, joining a string of US organizing victories at its parent NFI Group
BloombergMay 10 2024
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Culinary Union strikes against Virgin Hotels for higher wages
More than 100 workers picketed outside Virgin Hotels this morning for higher wages as the Culinary Union staged its first strike in Las Vegas in 22 years. “No contract, no peace,” the workers chanted as they rallied outside the resort-casino on Paradise Road, just east of the Strip. After five months of negotiations, Virgin is the last major hotel in Las Vegas that has not reached a contract
Las Vegas SunMay 02 2024
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Mercer County Schools announces the Teacher of the Year
PRINCETON — A teacher at Athens Elementary School had a big surprise this week during an annual banquet at the Chuck Mathena Center when she was told that she was now Mercer County's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. Teachers and administrators across Mercer County met Tuesday evening for a banquet celebrating the nominees for Teacher of the Year from each school. Each school's nominee was asked
Yahoo NewsMay 13 2024
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Teachers at Montgomery school upset over cut to extended-year program
A decision to end an extended-year program at Roscoe Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring has frustrated some teachers who say they relied on the summertime salary.
The move, made amid budget talks and questions over the program’s effectiveness, was first announced in February. But administrators and a letter from the school board had initially indicated that a change would not come
Washington PostJul 21 2020
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Will Teachers’ Unions Reelect Trump?
The science says it’s safe to reopen PK-12 yet the unions insist on holding the children hostage.
During the next six weeks the nation’s 51 million public school students, with the assistance of their parents, would normally be preparing for the next phase of their education. This year, despite the absence of scientific data indicating that a return to in-person class attendance
The American SpectatorApr 11 2024
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Cumberland Valley teacher named finalist for 2025 Pa. Teacher of the Year
A Cumberland Valley School District agriculture science teacher is among the 12 finalists nominated to be the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, the state Department of Education announced on Thursday. Along with her teaching duties, Darla Romberger serves as FFA adviser for the school district, according to her Facebook page. Robyn Euker, assistant superintendent for secondary education,
The Patriot-NewsMay 15 2024
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Ex-Catholic school teacher admits taking upskirt photos of students in class
A former teacher at two Catholic schools in Sussex County admitted last week to taking upskirt photos and videos of female students in class, authorities said. Michael Wagner, 41, of Hopatcong, pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree child endangerment and second-degree manufacturing of child sexual abuse materials, according to acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray. Wagner taught at
nj.comMay 15 2024
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Carmel man sentenced for stealing $2 million from credit union members
A former credit union employee from Carmel has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for coordinating fraudulent transfers totaling over $2 million from members' accounts in 2019. Jose Prado-Valero, 35, will serve 33 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to financial institution fraud. He will then serve two years of probation. Prado-Valero was responsible for organizing and
IndyStarMay 15 2024
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Biden touts efforts to boost law enforcement as police unions flock to Trump
President Biden on Wednesday tried to appeal to law enforcement officers by listing ways that his administration has helped police in America, even as police unions flock to former President Donald Trump. Mr. Biden spoke at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, which honors officers killed in the line of duty. The event is part of National Police Week and sponsored by
Washington Times