If you need information or assistance, check with your Worksite Organizer. If s/he doesn't have the answer, s/he will be able to point you in the right direction!
Each location may have more than one Worksite Organizer, in fact, the more the better! If you are interested in becoming a Worksite Organizer, contact President Kathleen O'Brien.
Location / Building Representative (Elementary Schools)
Beavercreek................Open
Candy Lane.................Betty Johnson
On Thursday, August 21, 2014, AFT-Maryland partnered with the Family League of Baltimore and the Y of Central Maryland to put 1,200 books in the hands of students at Moravia Park Elementary School, through AFT-Maryland's partnership with First Book.
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(Baton Rouge – August 20, 2014) Tuesday’s court ruling against the Jindal administration’s effort to block tests linked to Common Core State Standards fails to address the real issues facing teachers and their students as school opens for the 2014-15 school year, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today.
The August meeting of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education was contentious, with members clashing over the future of New Orleans’ John McDonogh High School, accountability for voucher schemes, the Recovery School District’s $213 million budget and more.
Approximately 75 activists from AFT-Maryland, the City Union of Baltimore, AFSCME Council 67, and UNITE HERE Local 7 rallied at City Hall last Wednesday morning, 8/13/14, citing concerns the city was planning to privatize the public water system.
The Baltimore Teachers Union participated in the Baltimore City Public School System’s New Teacher Institute, August 11-15, at Digital Harbor High School. From baltimorecityschools.org:
STA members who suffered uninsured losses from the recent heavy rains are eligible to apply for a Long Island Teachers Benevolent Fund catastrophic grant. For more information and an application, contact the STA office.
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We hope that you have enjoyed a wonderful summer, filled with family, friends, adventure and relaxation. And that you are now ready to return to the chaotic but vibrant world of school. We wish all of you a successful and rewarding year. Please remember that we are here for you if you need us. And that we are only as strong as our commitment to one another, and to the students we teach.
