Dear Kids, Don’t worry too much about punctuation.  Even starchy business people sometimes forget how to make sentences.  Oh, well.  At least he thinks he’s hilarious. Of course, if it weren’t working, he wouldn’t need a sign. Â

  When our GOP Representatives voted for our ludicrous teacher evaluation system, and removed any protections our meager contracts contained, they told us this kind of thing wouldn’t happen. Experienced educators told them, over and over, that this would be a consequence, but they chose to ignore common sense. In Tennessee: “…kids have already circulated a list of teachers who they will...

The decision of whether to endorse President Obama is not an easy decision for the NEA Representative Assembly. Friendships are being broken and a few strangers have even stooped to name-calling.With strong feelings on both sides, I expected our Tennessee Caucus to turn into a confrontational, uncomfortable event. I was wrong. Rather than confrontation, our delegates presented clear, thoughtful reasons for their...

On March 5th, 2011, thousands of Tennessee educators and their supporters met in Nashville to rally against several anti-teacher bills. These thousands stood in the rain all afternoon, sending a clear message. There are multitudes of Tennesseans who are firmly against anti-teacher, anti-education, anti-worker, anti-union bills.

On March 5th, 2011, thousands of Tennessee educators and their supporters met in Nashville to rally against several anti-teacher bills. These thousands stood in the rain all afternoon, sending a clear message that even the counter-protesters understood: There are multitudes of Tennesseans who are firmly against anti-teacher, anti-education, anti-worker, anti-union bills. Still, our GOP Representatives in the...