Ed Muir at the AFT’s NCLBlog has written about TABOR laws and the problems they’ve brought to school districts and states that have adopted them in the past few years. Last week he wrote an informative post about some of the groups and people pushing TABOR laws.
In other news, John from the AFT’s NCLBlog runs down a FEMA effort to provide tiny pod houses to teachers.
In an attempt to get “the best and brightest teachers to return to New Orleans,” New Orleans is giving teachers…a large walk-in closet to live in.
This isn’t a temporary classroom; it’s a FEMA-supplied housing unit for teachers. The district has created obstacles for certified, highly qualified teachers who are eager to return to New Orleans schools. But state officials brag that these storage pods — at a cost of $56,000 a pop — show their “commitment to helping displaced teachers find their way home and encouraging others around the country to take a chance and join us.” [Hat tip: EdLog.]
Much more at the AFL-CIO’s blog.
Tagged: AFL-CIO, AFT, blogs, Hurricane Katrina
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