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Monaghan: reclaim the promise, return the joy to teaching and learning

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Speaking to more than 200 delegates and guests at the Louisiana Federation of Teachers’ 50th Annual Convention, LFT President Steve Monaghan called for reclaiming the promise of public education and returning the joy to teaching and learning.

Important Meeting regarding Teacher Salary Schedule

Two informative meetings for elementary and secondary school teachers concerning the teacher salary schedules have been scheduled as follows:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014 FROM 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 FROM 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.

The location for these meetings will be in the Veranda Room at the Instructional Resource Center

1022 South Foster Drive.

Supreme Court reverses district court's Act 1 decision

Obviously the Louisiana Federation of Teachers is disappointed by the high court’s decision. After a district court ruled three times that Act 1 is wholly or in part unconstitutional, we had hoped for a different outcome.

Early voting starts October 21-28, 2014

Election Day is Tuesday November 4, 2014

Take your family members and friends!!!!

The candidates we are supporting in the EBR School Board Elections are:

District 1: Mary Lynch Endorsed

District 2: Vereta Lee Endorsed

District 3: Kenyetta Nelson-Smith Endorsed

District 4: Tarvald Smith Endorsed

District 5: Pattie Merrick Favorable

W.T. Winfield

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Avoid long lines! Early voting begins Oct 21-28.

Early Voting Locations

GOV'T BLDG., 222 ST.LOUIS ST, #201  BATON ROUGE, LA 70802-5860  8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for each day of early voting

10500 COURSEY BLVD, #203 COURT PLAZA BLDG BATON ROUGE, LA 70816-4045 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for each day of early voting

3851 ESSEN LANE BATON ROUGE, LA 70809  8:00am-6:00pm 

2250 MAIN ST, MOTOR VEHICLE BLD  BAKER, LA 70714-2529

Members at Villa del Rey Elementary School has taken the pledge

I will reclaim the promise of public education—not as it is today or as it was in the past, but as we imagine it for our children—to fulfill our collective obligation to help all children succeed.

I will reclaim the promise to fight for neighborhood public schools that are safe, welcoming places for teaching and learning.

I will reclaim the promise to ensure that teachers and school staff are well-prepared, are supported, have small class sizes, and have time to collaborate so they can meet the individual needs of every child.

I will

Hats off to you Courtney A. Brown. Courtney is the CEO of Somebody’s Answer LLC which presents literary and musical works to enhance, educate and encourage humanity. A prolific author, Courtney has published Letters From A Concerned Friend (Publish America, 2004), BJ Goes to School (Publish America, 2007), In the Process (Lulu.com & Somebody’s Answer LLC, 2011), and now BJ and the Bully (Lulu.com & Somebody’s Answer LLC, 2013).

In addition to being a writer and musician, Courtney has served as a residential counselor, therapeutic foster care case manager, and case manager

LFT President Steve Monaghan: “Let’s talk about the inherent unfairness of comparing Louisiana children with children in other states, given the current chaos and the documented failure to prepare students, parents, and teachers for these changes,”

(Baton Rouge – July 29, 2014) Moments after the state’s highest education board voted today to sue Gov. Bobby Jindal for blocking the funds to pay for Common Core testing, LFT President Steve Monaghan urged the board to suspend high-stakes testing until the controversy is resolved.

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Monaghan: reclaim the promise, return the joy to teaching and learning

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School Board Candidates Endorsed by EBRFT

Early Voting begins Oct 21- Oct 28

Villa del Rey pledge to "Reclaiming the Promise"

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