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NSEA to Testify on AB 280
The Assembly Ways and Means
Committee will be hearing AB 280 - the bill that would provide funding
for four additional school days; as well as additional funding
for "Pay for Performance" based on locally bargained
incentives.
"We
appreciate the intention of the Democratic Leadership in the Assembly
to provide additional money for salaries, but the salary increases need
to be extended to all school employees as well as the incentives,"
said NSEA Executive Director Terry Hickman.
"We strongly
recommend that additional days be inclusive of all those who work in
public schools and the additional days be subject to bargaining."
Hickman will be
testifying Monday, April 23 at 8:00 a.m. in room 3137 of the
legislature.
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NSEA Delegate Assembly . . . Big
Event Next Week
NSEA will be hosting its
annual Delegate Assembly in Reno April
27-29. Approximately 400 association members and leaders will meet to
conduct NSEA business and set the NSEA agenda for 2007-08.
The Awards Banquet is
scheduled for Saturday night when special members will be honored by
their peers for their hard work and commitment.
The election of NSEA
officers will also take place at D.A. NSEA will be posting election results
along with award recipients and other helpful information on the website
soon after the meeting adjourns.
Attendees will also be
participating in legislative activities as they reach out to
legislators urging them to Fully Fund Education First.
NEA President Awarded MALDEF
Excellence in Leadership Award
Weaver honored for
contributions to Latino community
NEA President Reg Weaver was awarded The Mexican
American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Excellence in Leadership
Award at the organization's 6th Annual Awards Dinner on April 19.
MALDEF recognized Weaver for his outstanding service and leadership to
the Latino community, as well as NEA's extensive outreach programs to
minority communities.
"The National Education Association believes
that every child in this country has a basic right to attend a great
public school," said Weaver. "We also believe that public
education is the cornerstone of the American dream, and we want to keep
that dream alive."
Under Weaver's leadership, NEA launched a minority
community outreach department that works to strengthen relationships with
partners like MALDEF representing ethnic minority communities, and
initiate new partnerships and projects around issues of mutual interest,
such as developing strategies to close the gaps in student achievement.
For more visit the NEA website at www.nea.org.
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