The 1,100 teachers in the Bellevue School District are set to start striking on September 2nd. While there's a wage issue on the table, one of the biggest themes that I heard from Bellevue's leadership at conferences over the summer was the "scripted, rigid" curriculum that the district is mandating the teachers use.
It's an interesting conversation to have. Curriculum is a district prerogative, and the role of the state in that domain has certainly increased. On my first grade team at Anderson we've been trying to blend the math curriculum we have with the new math expectations from the state and turn that into a cohesive sequence that also fits what we're looking for on the report cards, and all of this is before you get to teaching the actual lesson in front of the kids.
Keep an eye on what happens in Bellevue; the over-arching issue could mean something for us all statewide.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Shoreline Teachers to Stage 1 Day Strike this Thursday
The situation isn't as settled as I thought, it seems.
This Thursday the Shoreline Education Association is staging a 1-day strike to protest class size shenanigans at the elementary level. They're also declared a vote of no confidence in their superintendent, reports the Seattle Times, and there's more here from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Dr. Homeslice is a proud union blogger who covers the nationwide strike scene, and you can also always check Washington Teachers for information from around the state.
We send our best wishes to Shoreline for a fair and just resolution to the problem!
This Thursday the Shoreline Education Association is staging a 1-day strike to protest class size shenanigans at the elementary level. They're also declared a vote of no confidence in their superintendent, reports the Seattle Times, and there's more here from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Dr. Homeslice is a proud union blogger who covers the nationwide strike scene, and you can also always check Washington Teachers for information from around the state.
We send our best wishes to Shoreline for a fair and just resolution to the problem!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Teacher Strikes
5/17 is a blog by a fellow Washington teacher, over in Olympia, and he's done some good reporting on the labor situation in Shoreline and Bethel. The job actions are over, thank goodness, and every district in Washington is now back to work.
The local connection is that our office rep from WEA-EW, Sally McNair, was part of the crisis team that went over to help the teachers during the strike. I'm sure she'll have stories to tell at the first rep council meeting this Wednesday, September 12th at 6:00; if you're interested in attending, let Wendy or Ryan know!
The local connection is that our office rep from WEA-EW, Sally McNair, was part of the crisis team that went over to help the teachers during the strike. I'm sure she'll have stories to tell at the first rep council meeting this Wednesday, September 12th at 6:00; if you're interested in attending, let Wendy or Ryan know!
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