Stories tagged with "teachers union"

Is it necessary to learn to teach? by Dan Mcfeely

Debate swirls over whether knowledge of subject, or of the teaching process, is best What makes a good teacher — the ability to inspire students to learn or being a master of... – Nov 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Education

Survey finds many schools making cuts by agammill

Besides laying off teachers, Indiana districts are dropping electives and calling off field trips Indiana school districts are so pressed when it comes to finances that an... – Oct 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Marion County

Labor complaint tied to review of material by indystar

Carmel — Carmel Clay Education Association President Brian Lyday said the unfair-labor-practice complaint filed against the School Board resulted from curriculum material... – Oct 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Carmel

Carmel teachers complain about gifted, talented program by Mark Ambrogi

CARMEL — Carmel Clay Education Association president Brian Lyday said the unfair labor practice complaint filed against the school board was because curriculum material was... – Oct 14, 2009 at 4:49 PM in Carmel

Class size concerns teachers by Mark Ambrogi

Association seeks 28-student limit; superintendent sees increases ahead Carmel Clay Schools keeps adding students while more teaching cuts loom — so even Superintendent Barb... – Oct 07, 2009 at 7:50 PM in Carmel

Carmel Clay delays cuts to budget by Mark Ambrogi

CARMEL — Carmel Clay Superintendent Barb Underwood’s 2010 budget cut proposal to the school board will be delayed. Underwood had originally planned to present her plan... – Oct 06, 2009 at 7:43 AM in Carmel

Carmel teachers, school board seek mediator by indystar

Carmel Clay and its teachers’ union have asked for a mediator on Thursday to help resolve disputes, the superintendent announced today. Educators are working under their last... – Aug 31, 2009 at 11:06 AM in Carmel

Tough job for school boards, firings can have consequences by indystar

As a former member of the Lawrence Township school board (1988 to 1996), I fail to see what’s newsworthy, much less Sunday front-page headline material, about a school board... – Aug 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Educator is finalist to lead southern district by indystar

Bruce Hibbard, assistant superintendent of Washington Township Schools, is one of two finalists for the position of superintendent of New Albany-Floyd County Schools in Southern... – Jul 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Education

Funding is not the solution to urban school problems by indystar

A July 6 headline in The Star, “Poorest students losing the most,” calls to mind the joke about a New York Times banner that reads, “World ends: Women, minorities... – Jul 08, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Spread the blame, but not on teachers' union by indystar

Once again The Star has seen fit to denigrate teachers and their union. Matthew Tully’s June 21 column blames the union for keeping Indianapolis Public Schools from doing its... – Jun 24, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Indiana teachers' union plans layoffs by indystar

The state’s largest teachers union is laying off dozens of employees in the wake of a financial crisis that spurred investigations of its troubled insurance trust. Union... – Jun 09, 2009 at 12:50 PM in Education

Teachers union vows to pay all benefits by Bill Ruthhart

Officials say they’ll do what’s needed to cover long-term disabilities Indiana’s troubled teachers union said Monday it will pay all the long-term disability... – Jun 09, 2009 at 12:18 PM in News

Teachers’ union to continue benefits by Bill Ruthhart

The state teachers union and its parent organization have reached a deal to cover the claims of 650 school employees who were in jeopardy of losing their long-term disability... – Jun 08, 2009 at 3:50 PM in Education

Teachers union hypocrisy hurts its membership by indystar

Is there any question left as to where the Indiana State Teachers Association’s interests lie (“Teachers union to end long-term disability benefits,” June 4)?... – Jun 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Merit pay fails to address variety of school situations by indystar

Andrea Neal makes many unwarranted assumptions in her May 27 column (“Better teachers, better pay”). The first is that any of the $20,000 that State Superintendent Tony... – Jun 01, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Better teachers, better pay by indystar

State School Superintendent Tony Bennett has the right idea with his plan to give incentive grants to schools that raise graduation rates. The program, which Bennett is funding... – May 27, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Andrea Neal

National union takes over ISTA by Bill Ruthhart

The National Education Association, the parent organization of state teachers union, has stepped in to run the Indiana affiliate as its insurance fund sits on the brink of... – May 20, 2009 at 12:54 PM in News

Feds investigate state teacher's fund by Bill Ruthhart

The FBI and the Indiana Secretary of State’s office are investigating the handling of what have been described as high-risk investments by the Indiana teachers’ union... – May 14, 2009 at 11:09 PM in Education

IPS-union cooperation could make a model program by indystar

As a parent of two (soon to be four) Indianapolis Public Schools students and an ardent supporter of the teachers union, I am saddened by the news of the large number of teachers... – May 03, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor