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		<title>Union Educators’ Heroism Spotlighted on The Ellen Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin Hart The heroism of union educators in Pennsylvania’s Chester Upland School District was beamed into millions of homes yesterday, as Columbus Elementary School teacher Sara Ferguson appeared on the nationally broadcast The Ellen Show to discuss the district’s plight. “Every child deserves the right to attend a great public school, and they need [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/01/19/nea-president-leaving-chester-upland-students-in-limbo-a-%e2%80%9cdereliction-of-duty%e2%80%9d/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NEA President: Leaving Chester Upland Students in Limbo a “Dereliction of Duty”'>NEA President: Leaving Chester Upland Students in Limbo a “Dereliction of Duty”</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/01/11/educators-will-work-without-pay-to-keep-broke-district-from-failing/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Educators Will Work Without Paychecks to Keep Broke District From Failing'>Educators Will Work Without Paychecks to Keep Broke District From Failing</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/02/03/union-educators%e2%80%99-heroism-spotlighted-on-the-ellen-show/</link>
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		<title>Indiana Joins Right to Work Ranks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ignoring the voices of tens of thousands of workers and their families, the will of the majority of Hoosier voters, newspaper editorial boards, and even the union representing professional football players, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed a “right to work” law Wednesday, February 1, that will take $1,500 out of the pocket of the average Hoosier [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/03/10/protests-in-indiana-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Protests in Indiana'>Protests in Indiana</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/02/22/february-22-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: February 22'>February 22</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/02/03/indiana-joins-right-to-work-ranks/</link>
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		<title>February is Black History Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To help you integrate Black History Month into your classroom, NEA offers a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit multiple grade levels. &#160; Related posts:NEA Honors Black History Month Women&#8217;s History Month &#8211; March February


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/03/14/womens-history-month-march/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Women&#8217;s History Month &#8211; March'>Women&#8217;s History Month &#8211; March</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/01/31/february/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: February'>February</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/02/03/february-is-black-history-month/</link>
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		<title>Chester Upland Teacher to Appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania teacher Sara Ferguson will be featured on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” today. Ferguson, a third generation educator, teaches literacy and math at Columbus Elementary in the Chester Upland school district. In early January, teachers and staff were told that there wouldn’t be enough money to pay them because the district was running out of state [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/02/03/union-educators%e2%80%99-heroism-spotlighted-on-the-ellen-show/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Union Educators’ Heroism Spotlighted on The Ellen Show'>Union Educators’ Heroism Spotlighted on The Ellen Show</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/01/19/nea-president-leaving-chester-upland-students-in-limbo-a-%e2%80%9cdereliction-of-duty%e2%80%9d/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NEA President: Leaving Chester Upland Students in Limbo a “Dereliction of Duty”'>NEA President: Leaving Chester Upland Students in Limbo a “Dereliction of Duty”</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/01/25/i-represented-all-teachers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: I Represented All Teachers'>I Represented All Teachers</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/02/02/feb-2-chester-upland-teacher-and-nea-member-to-appear-on-the-ellen-show/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;There Are No Shortcuts to Improving Student Achievement&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By John Rosales West Seattle Elementary School in Washington is changing. While the irksome perception persists that this school in a high-poverty neighborhood is too ill-equipped, mismanaged, or even incapable of high student achievement, the school’s students, staff, and parents work quietly and effectively to change its course. “We have a vision of becoming a [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2010/09/21/new-study-merit-pay-does-not-boost-student-achievement/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Study: Merit Pay Does Not Boost Student Achievement'>New Study: Merit Pay Does Not Boost Student Achievement</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2010/04/13/study-finds-vouchers-fail-to-raise-student-achievement/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Study Finds Vouchers Fail to Raise Student Achievement'>Study Finds Vouchers Fail to Raise Student Achievement</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/06/02/breaking-barriers-to-black-student-achievement/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Breaking Barriers to Black Student Achievement'>Breaking Barriers to Black Student Achievement</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/02/02/there-are-no-shortcuts-to-improving-student-achievement/</link>
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		<title>Education Support Professionals On the Front Lines in Fight for School Modernization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By John Rosales After a particularly snowy night in January, paraeducator Lynn Witts found herself zigzagging around water buckets the next morning as she walked the hallways at Polson High School in Montana. “The snow melted and we had buckets everywhere,” she says. While winter brings it share of snow and ice to challenge the [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/09/16/nea-leaders-wrap-up-back-to-school-tour-salute-education-support-professionals/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NEA Leaders Wrap Up Back-to-School Tour, Salute Education Support Professionals'>NEA Leaders Wrap Up Back-to-School Tour, Salute Education Support Professionals</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2010/05/10/education-support-professionals-jobs-at-risk/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Education Support Professionals&#8217; Jobs at Risk'>Education Support Professionals&#8217; Jobs at Risk</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/01/31/education-support-professionals-on-front-line-in-fight-for-school-modernization/</link>
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		<title>President Obama on College Affordability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama’s college affordability plan includes a $1 billion federal grant program that would shift federal support to states and colleges that lower costs for students and raise the rate of students earning degrees. The President also specifically called on Congress to keep interest rates low for 7.4 million students with federal student loans, and also [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/10/25/obama-plan-to-ease-student-loan-payments/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obama Plan to Ease Student Loan Payments'>Obama Plan to Ease Student Loan Payments</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/03/26/college-affordability-must-be-protected-from-budget-axe-says-congressman/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: College Affordability Must Be Protected, Says Congressman'>College Affordability Must Be Protected, Says Congressman</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/01/30/president-obama-on-college-affordability/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Say Goodbye to Traditional Textbooks Just Yet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Until e-textbooks&#8217; benefits outweigh the downfalls for a school district, which doesn&#8217;t appear to be the case yet for the vast majority of districts, old-fashioned hardcover textbooks will remain a fixture in classrooms, lockers and backpacks. Source: Crookston Times Related posts:NEA President Van Roekel: Don&#8217;t Punish Teachers for Their Years of Service As Some Schools [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/01/29/as-some-schools-plunge-into-technology-poor-schools-are-left-behind/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: As Some Schools Plunge into Technology, Poor Schools are Left Behind'>As Some Schools Plunge into Technology, Poor Schools are Left Behind</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/02/14/unions-fight-back-against-walker-proposal/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Unions Fight Back Against Walker Proposal'>Unions Fight Back Against Walker Proposal</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/01/30/dont-say-goodbye-to-traditional-textbooks-just-yet/</link>
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		<title>States Struggling With Common Core Transition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Long Chuck Pack, an Oklahoma geometry teacher, is eager to fully implement the Common Core State Standards into the curriculum. The new standards focus on depth, rather than breadth, which Pack says will expand his students’ understanding of math concepts. “I usually teach 12 chapters in one year of Geometry,” he says. “In [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/10/26/common-core-found-to-rank-with-respected-standards/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Common Core Found to Rank With Respected Standards'>Common Core Found to Rank With Respected Standards</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2012/01/20/common-core-standards-drew-on-ideas-from-abroad/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Common-Core Standards Drew on Ideas From Abroad'>Common-Core Standards Drew on Ideas From Abroad</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/01/29/states-struggling-with-common-core-transition/</link>
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		<title>As Some Schools Plunge into Technology, Poor Schools are Left Behind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The term “digital divide” used to refer to whether classrooms had computers connected to the Internet. Now, the bar has been raised, as newer software programs require high-speed connections and as WiFi-dependent devices such as iPads make their way into classrooms. Technology spending in schools varies widely across the country, as some districts reap the benefits [...]


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<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/12/01/poor-school-dont-get-fair-share/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Poor Schools Don&#8217;t Get &#8220;Fair Share&#8221;'>Poor Schools Don&#8217;t Get &#8220;Fair Share&#8221;</a></li>
<li><a href='http://neatoday.org/2011/12/15/poor-texas-schools-file-3rd-lawsuit-against-state/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Poor Texas Schools File 3rd Lawsuit Against State'>Poor Texas Schools File 3rd Lawsuit Against State</a></li>
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		<link>http://neatoday.org/2012/01/29/as-some-schools-plunge-into-technology-poor-schools-are-left-behind/</link>
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