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Teachers' Union

Brentwood, NY
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Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Admits Embezzling Over $20K In Dues Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Admits Embezzling Over $20K In Dues
Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Admits Embezzling Over $20K In Dues The former treasurer of a teachers’ union on Long Island has admitted embezzling tens of thousands of dollars in union dues. Fannie Bowe, age 54, of Bellport, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, following an investigation into questionable expenses at the Bellport Teachers Association Affiliates. In October 2020, she was elected as treasurer of the union, which represents teacher assistants and school aides at the South Country Central School District, headquartered in East Patchogue. She also worked as a school monitor for the district. Earlier…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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$20K Theft: Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Embezzles Thousands In Dues, DA Says $20K Theft: Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Embezzles Thousands In Dues, DA Says
$20K Theft: Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Embezzles Thousands In Dues, DA Says The former treasurer of a teachers’ union on Long Island is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars in union dues. Fannie Bowe, age 54, of Bellport, was arraigned on grand larceny and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Sept. 15, following an investigation into questionable expenses at the Bellport Teachers Association Affiliates. Bowe has been elected as treasurer of the union, which represents teacher assistants and school aides at the South Country Central School District, headquartered in East Patchogue, since October 2020.  She also works as a school mon…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cambridge, MA
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Strike Ends, Students Return To Woburn Schools Strike Ends, Students Return To Woburn Schools
Strike Ends, Students Return To Woburn Schools Woburn teachers are heading back to the classroom with a little more cash in their paychecks after reaching a tentative agreement between with the school committee and Mayor Scott Galvin. The Woburn Teacher's Association reached the agreement on Sunday, Feb. 5, just in time to return to school on Monday, Feb. 6. The strike lasted a week, beginning on Monday, Jan. 30, with demands for increased pay, smaller class sizes, and compensation for all workdays. Read more: Woburn Teachers Set To Strike After 'Exhausting All Other Options 🚨🚨TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED🚨🚨🧡🖤 We are excited to retur…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Glen Burnie, MD
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Maryland Teachers Rally Over 'Recruitment Failures,' Purported Educator Shortage Maryland Teachers Rally Over 'Recruitment Failures,' Purported Educator Shortage
Maryland Teachers Rally Over 'Recruitment Failures,' Purported Educator Shortage Maryland educators and school boards are at odds amid a national teacher shortage after claims that teachers hired through third-party contractors will receive significantly higher wages, officials say. The Anne Arundel Public Schools (AACPS) Board of Education has fired back in a statement against the claims made by the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC), claiming that the union holds their own interests higher than those of students. "TAAAC’s social media campaign opposing a staffing agency contract to help put caring, capable, qualified, certificated, and consistently pr…

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by Annie DeVoe
North Hunterdon, NJ
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NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says
NJ Coach, Teacher Threatened District To Influence Tenure Vote, Report Says Two longtime math teachers at Phillipsburg High School — one the head wrestling coach and the other a teachers’ union official — were arrested Monday for attempting to illegally influence a tenure vote, Pennlive.com reports. Head coach Dave Post, 36, and George Chilmonik, 74, were being held at the Warren County jail on various charges of official misconduct, criminal coercion, improper influence in official and political matters and conspiracy pending Tuesday afternoon court appearances, according to the report, which cites Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer. Post and Chilmonik were all…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
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Teachers In This NJ District Are Staying Home Even Though Schools Are Open Teachers In This NJ District Are Staying Home Even Though Schools Are Open
Teachers In This NJ District Are Staying Home Even Though Schools Are Open One Essex County district has opted to let its teachers work from home while students are scheduled to continue hybrid learning. South Orange-Maplewood district officials say teachers will start instructing from home due to “unsafe building conditions” starting Wednesday, NJ.com reports. Students came back to their classrooms Jan. 19 after having participated in fully remote learning since last March. Meanwhile, the South Orange-Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) is working with officials to form a solution with the district, which enrolls about 7,200 students. “The superintendent’s …

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by Valerie Musson
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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'Bring Your A***s Back To Work,' Atlantic City School Super Says On Zoom As Teachers Sick-Out 'Bring Your A***s Back To Work,' Atlantic City School Super Says On Zoom As Teachers Sick-Out
'Bring Your A***s Back To Work,' Atlantic City School Super Says On Zoom As Teachers Sick-Out Coronavirus continues to wreck havoc in schools across New Jersey, upsetting parents, students and teachers alike.  In Atlantic City, hundreds of school teachers called out sick this week and planned to stay out until working conditions improve, union leaders said. Simmering COVID-19 tensions among teachers and administrators hit a boiling point Tuesday night, when a microphone captured an inflammatory remark by the school district's superintendent. “Bring your asses back to work,” Superintendent Barry Caldwell is heard saying during the public comment portion of a virtual staff meeti…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
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COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive COVID-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive
Covid-19: Teachers In 2 Bergen County Districts Test Positive Teachers in at least two Bergen County school districts have tested positive for COVID-19. One middle school teacher in Woodcliff Lake tested positive, while two teachers in Lodi tested positive, district and union officials confirmed. Woodcliff Lake Middle School is closed for two weeks after a teacher reported testing positive last Thursday, NJ.com reports, citing Superintendent Lauren Barbelet.  The district's schools had been open Monday through Friday, until 12:30 p.m., when students returned home for virtual learning in the afternoons. Barblet subsequently switched middle s…

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by Cecilia Levine