Good evening, this is Nathan Saunders, president of the Washington Teachers' Union.
Last week, AFT President Randi Weingarten delivered a critical speech calling for a moratorium on high stakes consequences, like IMPACT, connected to Common Core Standards.
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Teacher Appreciation Week 2013
WTU kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week early with our Executive Board Member Awards Dinner on Friday, where board members were honored for their hard work and tireless contributions to the Union.
We will conduct prize drawings each day to thank members for all of the work that you do each day to improve the lives of our students.
Check out the prizes here...
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WATCH:
Why are DCPS Teachers Blue?
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D.C. Spending plan cuts programs and staff at dozens of schools
By Emma Brown and Tim Craig,
The Washington Post
When D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced in January that she wanted to close 15 schools, she said the downsizing would help create a stronger school system with rich academic offerings, a system that could compete with the city's charter schools.
But Henderson's proposed fiscal 2014 budget has raised concerns about her ability to fulfill that promise. The $818 million spending plan, an increase of less than 1 percent from this year's budget, calls for some new investments, but it requires cuts to staff and programs at dozens of schools, including some where enrollment is holding steady or rising.
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A Look at Last Week's Most Relevant News and Information
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