A MUST WATCH!

A summary of the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association Supreme Court case and the damage it will do to public employee unions.

https://youtu.be/WjpPueCkF6o

Recently, some phone scams have surfaced targeting seniors.  In one the caller identifies themselves as an IRS agent.  Remember—the IRS never calls, they communicate by mail.  Never give out social security numbers or bank information even if the caller is using IRS ID numbers and official sounding titles.  If you get a call like this, hang up and call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-8477.  All calls are kept anonymous.

Another phone scam concerns phone calls “regarding your pension.”  These are similar to the IRS phone scams.  The Freedom of Information Law that stated that pension information is

Background: "Parent trigger," a concept first enacted in state legislation in California in 2010, lets the parents of students in a low-performing school collectively to petition the state or school district to allow for alternative school governance, like conversion to a charter school. Now enacted in a handful of states nationwide, parent trigger is supported by corporate backers like the Koch brothers.
 

•  A bill, HB 123-also known as the "Parent and Teacher Empowerment Act"-has been introduced in the Georgia Legislature to allow a majority of parents (more than 50 percent) or a majority of

ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -

One of the nation's largest teachers unions wants to take the profession up a notch.

The American Federation of Teachers wants educators to take a tough written exam before they step into the classroom at schools across the country.

"We want to see our profession respected and if that's what it takes to earn the respect to attract highly qualified applicants then by all means that's what we need to do," said Ron Fowler of the Georgia Federation of Teachers (GFT).

The whole idea is to raise the bar to ensure kids get the best education possible.

Teachers in Georgia do test

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