Stop the Appeals! Stop the Attacks!
3% Protests – Aug. 3
Across Michigan on Wednesday, Aug. 3, MEA and AFT Michigan members will gather together in their communities to protest Gov. Rick Snyder’s frivolous appeal of a court ruling that school employees are owed 3% of their salary that the state illegally stole from paychecks.
This decision is just another example of the wrong priorities that Snyder and his allies have about public education. School employees are fed up with Snyder’s constant disrespect and attacks on educators and public education. It’s time to gather together and make our voices heard and to advocate for the public schools that Michigan students deserve.
Please join us on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at one of the following locations:
* Detroit – Cadillac Place (outside Snyder’s Detroit office – 3044 W Grand Blvd) – 12-2p
* Southfield – Southfield High School (24675 Lahser Rd) – 10:30a-Noon
* Lansing – Adado Riverfront Park/Lansing Community College (300 N Grand Ave) – 2-5p
* Grand Rapids – Corner of 28th Street and the East Beltline – 4-6p
* Kalamazoo – MEA Kalamazoo Office (4341 South Westnedge, Ste 1210) – 10:30a-1p
* Flint – Genesee Valley Mall (Linden Rd entrance, 3341 Linden Rd) – 11:30a-12:30p
* Mt. Pleasant – Central Michigan University campus (corner of Mission and Bellows) – 2-5p
* Traverse City – MEA Traverse City Office (1745 Barlow) – 12-1p
* Marquette – Marquette Post Office (corner of Washington and 3rd) – 10a-Noon
* Escanaba – Delta County Court House (310 Ludington St) – Noon-1p (Eastern)
Stay tuned to
www.mea.org and MEA’s Facebook page for updates. For more information, contact MEA Public Affairs at
517-337-5508.
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REQUEST FOR PRESENTATIONS
Unite, Inspire, Lead: Our Students, Our Union, Our Future
2017 NEA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Orlando, Florida
February 24 - February 26, 2017
Proposal Submission Deadline: September 5, 2016
Presenters will be notified of selection by September 30, 2016
The National Education Association is looking for dynamic presentations for its annual National Leadership Summit, February 24 - February 26, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. The Leadership Summit is designed to empower NEA members and leaders to develop the knowledge and skills articulated in NEA's leadership competency framework. The Summit is intended for all NEA leaders, regardless of experience level, membership type or educator category.
Our theme this year is: Unite, Inspire, Lead: Our Students, Our Union, Our Future. We are seeking proposals for interactive sessions, workshops, and other formats that allow participants to explore the most pressing issues facing public education, professional education associations, and the labor movement, to share sustainable solutions, and to return to their school districts, worksites and affiliates with new ideas, skill sets and a plan of action. The sessions should be high energy, intense and provide a different kind of experience for our NEA leaders.
We hope you plan on being a part of the 2017 National Leadership Summit.
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| Stop the Appeals! Stop the Attacks! Join a protest near you. |
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Dear David,
Across Michigan on Wednesday, Aug. 3, MEA and AFT Michigan members will gather together in their communities to protest Gov. Rick Snyder's frivolous appeal of a court ruling that school employees are owed 3% of their salary that the state illegally stole from paychecks.
This decision is just another example of the wrong priorities that Snyder and his allies have about public education. School employees are fed up with Snyder's constant disrespect and attacks on educators and public education. It's time to gather together and make our voices heard and to advocate for the public schools that Michigan students deserve.
JOIN A PROTEST NEAR YOU
Detroit - Cadillac Place (outside Snyder's Detroit office - 3044 W Grand Blvd) - 12 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Southfield - Southfield High School (24675 Lahser Rd) - 10:30 a.m.-Noon.
Lansing - Adado Riverfront Park/Lansing Community College (300 N Grand Ave) - 2-5 p.m.
Grand Rapids - Corner of 28th Street and the East Beltline - 4-6 p.m.
Kalamazoo - MEA Kalamazoo Office (4341 South Westnedge, Ste 1210) - 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Flint - Genesee Valley Mall (Linden Rd entrance, 3341 Linden Rd) - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant - Central Michigan University campus (corner of Mission and Bellows) - 2-5 p.m.
Traverse City - MEA Traverse City Office (1745 Barlow) - 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Marquette - Marquette Post Office (corner of Washington and 3rd) - 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Escanaba - Delta County Court House (310 Ludington St) - Noon-1 p.m. (Eastern time)
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| Issue #241 | July 28, 2016 |
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Study highlights ESSA funding to improve school climate
Futures Without Violence, an organization dedicated to ending violence against women and children, released a study highlighting programs in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that promote positive school climates and address student exposure to violence and trauma. The study reviews funding opportunities under ESSA Titles I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, and IX. The study describes the relevant programs under those titles, eligible entities, and ESSA authorization amounts for SY 2017-2018, the first year of full ESSA implementation.
Education programs authorized under ESSA require appropriations from Congress to be operational. Unfortunately, exact funding for SY 2017-2018 programs remains uncertain with Congress operating under harmful spending caps. As a result, initial action by the House and Senate appropriations committees deciding whether to fund ESSA programs at the authorized levels, or even the president's budget request, is uneven. Many programs would fall below those levels. NEA urges Congress to pass a final appropriations bill that provides students with the resources they need as ESSA implementation begins.
ED releases webinar on proposed assessment regulations
Want to learn more about the Department of Education's (ED's) two new proposed assessment regulations? ED has posted a webinar PowerPoint presentation with audio on its proposed rules governing the seven-state assessment pilot and its proposed rules governing assessments generally that were agreed to in a regulatory negotiation process. Comments on the assessment regulations are due September 9. These proposals are separate from ED's controversial accountability proposal, which has been the subject of hearings in the House and Senate. Comments on the accountability proposal are due August 1.
Guidance issued on homeless students
Since SY 2006-2007, the number of homeless students has nearly doubled. Of the more than 50 million public school students, over 1.3 million of them are homeless. The McKinney-Vento Act, originally authorized in 1987 and recently reauthorized by ESSA, is designed to address the educational challenges faced by homeless youth. To ensure homeless students have equal access to a high-quality public education, ED this week released nonregulatory guidance on supporting homeless youth. The guidance focuses on identifying homeless students, collaborating with social services, mental health services, and housing agencies, removing barriers to school enrollment, and promoting school stability. For more information on ED's initiatives serving homeless students, please visit their cross-program Web page.
50-state report profiles K-3 policies
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) recently released tools to help policymakers, education leaders, and researchers identify policies that impact the quality of education that students receive in grades K-3. The 50 State Comparisons: K-3 Quality and a Companion Report provides profiles and research on how all 50 states approach some 20 policy issues related to K-3 education including full-day kindergarten and preK to kindergarten transitions. Many of the indicators profiled are part of NEA's Great Public Schools (GPS) Indicators Framework for School Readiness.
Key findings of this report include:
- Less than a third of all states (14 plus Washington, D.C.) require full-day kindergarten with the length of the day in kindergarten varying from two to seven hours.
- Nineteen states plus D.C. provide guidance for the preK to kindergarten transition process with 14 states requiring their preK transition program to engage families of the children entering kindergarten.
- An increasing number of states (32 plus D.C.) require Kindergarten Entry Assessments
Although there is increasing attention to early childhood education and preK in particular, more work is needed within the primary grades to ensure that children experience a high-quality education from preK through third grade and beyond. The ECS tools, in addition to the NEA GPS Indicators Framework, can help policymakers advance policies that support our youngest learners.
OCR online site focuses on religious discrimination
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a new Web site with information about the federal laws under which students can seek protection from religious discrimination. OCR also amended its online complaint form to clarify that while the laws OCR enforces do not directly address religious discrimination, students who are experiencing bullying based on their actual or perceived membership in an ethnicity or national origin associated with a religion are protected by OCR under these laws. According to the OCR site: "Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh students are examples of individuals who may be harassed for being viewed as part of a group that exhibits both ethnic and religious characteristics." The Department of Justice alsoinvestigates complaints of religious discrimination by schools and colleges.
OELA Tool Kit looks at concerns of recent immigrants
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) released a Newcomer Tool Kit providing background information, best practices, classroom activity guides, and other resources for educators to use in supporting foreign-born students who have recently arrived in the United States. The 150-plus page tool kit is designed to help schools understand their diverse student populations, provide a welcoming and safe environment, expand support programs for English language acquisition, and promote social and emotional well-being. The tool kit also contains advice on building partnerships with families of immigrant students.
Take Action
The August 1 comment deadline on ED's proposed accountability regulations is only a few days away. Visit getESSAright.org and join thousands of NEA members who have commented already. Ask ED not to use the regulations to add NCLB-like test, label, and punish requirements that were specifically rejected by Congress in the bipartisan compromise language of ESSA.
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Questions or comments?Contact the Education Policy and Practice Department at ESEAinfo@nea.org.
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