(Based on a 1.5 hour training with CTA. I will be getting more training, but here is the ESSENTIAL information right now) -There is a mathematical definition for what is AFFORDABLE: Employers are only obligated to offer an AFFORDABLE plan for its employees, not for families. Dependents will be able to get affordable coverage through …
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Feb 06
Resolution in support of the teachers at Garfield High School
This resolution was supported, unanimously, by the Vacaville Teachers Association Representative Council on February 5th, 2013. THE VACAVILLE TEACHER ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE TEACHERS AT GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE HIGH STAKES STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE OVERUSED AND OVERRATED THE USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IS SPREADING To fulfill the requirements of the No Child Left Behind legislation, schools …
Feb 06
Michelle Rhee is charming, but where is her evidence?
By Ernest Kimme/ – TheReporter.Com I find it so irritating when you know in advance that you will despise a person, yet when you finally meet them, they turn out to be articulate and funny and they make a lot of sense. Michelle Rhee led the Washington, D.C., schools for three turbulent years. The schools …
Feb 06
Help Defeat Michelle Rhee!
Brothers and Sisters: The Washington Teachers Association in West Sacramento is in a fight for its life! Charter advocate and West Sacramento Mayor, Christopher Cabaldon, and anti-teacher, anti-union advocate, Michelle Rhee, are fielding a candidate (Frank Castillo, Communications Director for Students First) to run for Washington Unified School Board in West Sacramento. This election could …
Feb 05
The school board mixer is TONIGHT!
Would you like to meet school board trustees David McCallum, Sherie Mahlberg, Michael Kitzes and/or Teri Nutt tomorrow? Stop by Blondies Bar and Grill at 555 Main Street (the old Creekside Cafe) to share what’s on your mind. The meeting will follow our rep council, so, building reps, just hang around!
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