Category Archives: Education Unions

I Love Seattle! And the Seattle Education Blog,…

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

My family has a long-time Seattle connection. My sister lives in Seattle, Washington. She moved there about 20 years ago when she got tired of living and working in Manhattan. She loves Seattle, and so do I. The entire northwestern … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Charter Schools, Education Professionals, Education Unions, Faculty and Staff, Teacher Tenure, Teacher Unions, Teachers and Teaching | 4 Comments

Full-bore School Board Elections

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Last Tuesday, May 8, was School Board Election Day here in Delaware.  There has been some pressure and lots of talk in the past few years about the idea of repositioning school board elections on the annual calendar to coincide … Continue reading →

Posted in "Reform Experts", Accountability, Attacks on Unions, Education Unions, Political Action, School Boards, Teacher Unions, Unions | 6 Comments

The Union Rules

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

I want to  clear up a common misunderstanding about “union rules” that was expressed in a recent news article in my local paper–actually the largest paper in the entire state.  The article was about the lay off of 15 teachers, 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Attacks on Unions, Education Unions, My Opinions, Teacher Unions, Unions | 2 Comments

What’s It All About?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

What’s it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live? What’s it all about when you sort it out, Alfie? Are we meant to take more than we give,…? What is it all about, Alfie? Hardly anybody … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Education Professionals, Education Unions, Political Action, School Boards, School Improvement, Teacher Unions, Teachers and Parents | 6 Comments

Why stop now?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I am heading toward my 100th post. This will be #89. I started back in November of 2010. I would like to post more often, but I don’t have a lot of extra time. And, I gotta feel the passion … Continue reading →

Posted in "Reform Experts", Accountability, Attacks on Unions, Career Opportunities, Education Budgets, Education Professionals, Education Reform, Education Unions, Faculty and Staff, Merit Pay, New Teachers, Professional Development, Quality Teachers/Quality Teaching, School Improvement, Seniority, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Tenure, Teacher Unions, Teachers and Teaching, Unions | 6 Comments

Keynote Speaking, Redux

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

It has been a long time since the night of January 10th when I returned home from the annual State Chamber of Commerce dinner and instead of relaxing and going to bed at a decent hour, I felt compelled to … Continue reading →

Posted in "Reform Experts", Accountability, Attacks on Unions, Education Professionals, Education Reform, Education Unions, School Improvement, Seniority, Teacher Tenure, Teacher Unions, Unions | 8 Comments

Rise As One

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

I love this song. I was introduced to it by a good friend and union activist. I grew up in the 60’s, and I was a huge fan of folk music and protest songs. So, I am no stranger to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Attacks on Unions, Education Unions, Teacher Unions, Unions | 7 Comments