In This Issue
President's Message
In the Teachers' Lounge
News You Should Know
 
Announcement  

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:  

 WTU Representative Assembly Meeting

  
Tuesday, January, 8, 2013

McKinley Tech High School 

4:30 p.m.  

 

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Nathan Saunders
Good evening, this is Nathan Saunders, president of the Washington Teachers' Union.  

There will be a WTU Representative Assembly meeting this Tuesday, January 8th at McKinley Tech Senior High School.  The meeting will begin promptly at 4:30 p.m.


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IN THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE
Author Walter Dean Myers Visits Incarcerated Youth Program

 

By Angelique Kwabenah,

Reading Specialist


On Thursday December 6th, highly acclaimed young adult fiction author Walter Dean Myers took time out of his busy schedule to visit the students at the Incarcerated Youth Program and it was a real treat!

 

Mr. Myers has published more than 100 books, including the award-winning novel "Monster," and has received countless awards for his young adult and children's literature books.

 
NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW
A Look at Last Week's Most Relevant News and Information
LOCAL:  


D.C. charter schools expel students at far higher rates than traditional public schools

 

What's missing from Michelle Rhee's memoir

 

DCPS should guarantee librarians in every school, task force recommends

 

Report: Charters should accomodate students of closing DCPS schools

 

NATIONAL:  


Bloomberg likens teachers union to NRA

 

K-12 faces uncertain future, despite fiscal cliff deal 

  

TRENDS:  


Four free assessment apps for classrooms   

 

Student team members weigh in on each other's work