Source: Chicago Tribune | Chicago |
September 17, 2012
Mayor Rahm has maintained for over a week that the two major sticking points in negotiations — evaluations and the ability to recall teachers who have been laid off — are not legal grounds for a work stoppage.
Source: Casper Star-Tribune | Wyoming |
September 17, 2012
Only three retirement groups are eligible for rehire after retirement — the big public plan that includes state government employees and the plans for law enforcement officers and Wyoming Air National Guard firefighters.
Source: Chicago Tribune | Chicago |
September 14, 2012
The district and union continue to haggle over how teachers will be evaluated and a framework for recalling teachers who've been laid off because of school closings, consolidations and turnarounds.
Source: Chicago Tribune | Chicago |
September 13, 2012
"Nobody knows" how many schools will be closed or consolidated, Rahm Emanuel said, a day after sources told the Tribune that the plan being considered calls for shuttering 80 to 120 sparsely populated and underperforming public schools.
For the first time, Los Angeles public school principals will be evaluated under a new system that includes student achievement as one measure of administrators' effectiveness.
A tentative contract agreement reached with Miami’s police union would generate $11.5 million in savings for the cash-strapped city, and signals an important step forward in Miami’s quest to balance its budget by the end of the month.
Teacher union leaders in Wisconsin connected the Chicago teachers strike to Wisconsin's collective bargaining battle that erupted in Madison a year and a half ago.
Source: Chicago Tribune | Chicago |
September 10, 2012
After an all-day negotiating session Sunday, the city and its teachers union failed to reach an agreement to prevent a strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said the two sides are close on teacher compensation but the union has serious concerns about the cost of health benefits, the makeup of the teacher evaluation system and job security.
Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.