CTA convention at UCLA

Jigman

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Friday August 07, 2009 · 11:12 AM PDT

2009/08/07 · 11:12

It is heartening to be at the CTA convention as a union member who too often hears the criticism of "unions" in general, and often hears about how unions protect those who aren't doing their job. The truth is, that the CTA is doing its part to improve education by putting on a convention with at least 800 members attending a number of stands including school improvement, bargaining, improving teaching, building trust, changing a school's culture in order to help everyone succeed, talking about race, and about creating Professional Learning Communities at schools that lead change.

Jigman

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Thursday August 09, 2007 · 12:30 PM PDT

2007/08/09 · 12:30

This diary is a view of the interaction of politics and teaching in a large urban school district in Southern California, from the point of view of a teacher of Spanish to native, or heritage, speakers of Spanish, and how the hopes of teachers for positive change can only come if teachers are protected by tenure and by a teacher's union.

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CTA convention at UCLA

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