Teacher association dishes out school supplies, books By John Glidden jglidden@timesheraldonline.com @glid24 on Twitter Posted: 10/20/2014 07:56:47 PM PDT0 Comments Click photo to enlarge Parents help children select a free book Monday… (John Glidden — VALLEJO TIMES-HERALD) « 1 » All it took to enter the Continentals of Omega Boys & Girls Club gym …
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May 06
Contract Ratification – Election Results
VEA has ratified the 2013-2014 VCUSD-VEA Contract with an 87% approval.
Jan 11
Election Results
Congratulations to Marneé McKenzie (Vice President) and Katie Vevoda (CTA State Council Representative).
Jan 10
Good News for Vallejo Schools!
Governor’s Budget Would Give Schools $10B in Additional Funding Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled his $106.8 billion general fund budget proposal for the 2014-2015 year, saying it is “very good news.” [Read the governor’s news release and full budget summary.] The governor told reporters that the budget would provide an additional “$10 billion for the …
Dec 23
Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Time
Putting Educators’ Professional Rights on Trial Hurts Students, Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Time Contact: Frank Wells, CTA, (562) 708-5425 and Fred Glass, CFT, (510) 579-3343 LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled the deeply misguided Vergara vs. State of California lawsuit may proceed to trial denying the state of California’s, …
Dec 23
Vallejo hands out student supplies
Vallejo hands out student supplies by Sherry Posnick-Goodwin Many families can no longer afford to buy school supplies for their children in Vallejo, a community hard-hit by the economic downturn. So for the last three years, members of the Vallejo Education Association have stepped up to the plate and donated school supplies for district …
Dec 23
NEA Foundation offers grants for innovative ideas to better the profession
NEA Foundation offers grants for innovative ideas to better the profession Nationwide, the NEA Foundation announced that it is awarding 42 grants totaling $159,000 to support educators’ efforts to improve teaching and learning. The NEA Foundation awards two levels of funding, $2,000 or $5,000, for two primary categories of grants to public education professionals: Student …