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Media Advisory For:
Thursday, March 14, 2019
 

Contact:
Verdaillia Turner
404-315-0222

atlanta@aftgeorgia.org
http://ga.aft.org

 

 

 

Coalition Voices Support for Ethics Complaint against Atlanta Board of Education

 

Atlanta, GA - A coalition of community organizations will stand together as an ethics complaint is submitted to Atlanta Public Schools’ Ethics Board. The Atlanta Board of Education violated their rules in their March 4th meeting as they adopted the So-Called “Excellent Schools Framework” privatizing Portfolio Plan. The portfolio adoption of the So-Called “Excellent Schools Framework” is

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Louisiana Federation of Teachers and School Employees (LFT) has joined with Louisiana Association of Educators (LEA), Louisiana Association of Principals (LAP), Louisiana Association of Superintendents (LASS), Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA) and Louisiana Retired Teachers Association (LRTA) to host a series of town halls all accross the point. The new partnership is known as the Louisiana Public School Coalition.

For more information, check out our Coalition's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/LAPublicSchoolCoalition.

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Call the Atlanta Public School Board TODAY at 404-802-2255. Tell them to vote NO on any plans to sell our schools.

  • Atlanta’s so-called “Excellent School” plan is a hoax!
  • Selling our public schools to the highest bidder is bad policy and it’s the wrong path for Atlanta Public Schools.
  • On Monday, the Atlanta Board of Education could start a process grade our schools and put some of them on the auction block.
  • We all want higher standards for our schools. We need to invest in our community and give our students the best so they can be their best.
  • BUT we don’t need to turn our schools into products that
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For Release:                                                                                       
January 26, 2019

 

Contact:
Verdaillia Turner
O: 404-315-0222 
georgia@aftgeorgia.org

 

Georgia’s New Lieutenant Governor Asked To Support Evidenced Based Education Solutions, As Opposed To Education Solutions That Lead To Privatization and Segregation

 

It is unfortunate Lieutenant Governor Duncan saw fit to push for school voucher tax credits while visiting a private school this week. The Georgia Federation of Teachers (GFT) believes vouchers undercut public schools and diminish opportunities for

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Proposed Legislation 2019 Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Federation of Teachers

  • Community Schools
    • To provide public schools designed to meet the specific needs of the community @ large and provide wraparound services germane to effective education; as also noted by the National Council of State Legislatures.
  • Performing Arts Schools
    • To fund 1 feeder school into 1 high school per public school district for non-charter public schools in economically disadvantaged areas, for the specific purposes of preparing students in various occupations related to the entertainment industry.
  • Usage of Public School
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We polled NC teachers about guns at school. Here’s what they had to say.

The News & Observer

Most North Carolina educators think it’s a bad idea to let teachers carry guns in the classroom, and they say arming teachers would make schools less safe and harm the learning environment, according to a newly released poll.

The Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida that left 17 people dead has ignited a national debate about

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