News

When voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, they'll choose from among presidential candidates who have very different views on the major issues affecting America, including education. With the election rapidly approaching, eSchool News has pulled together a summary of what each of the two major party candidates - - President Barack Obama for the Democratic Party, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican Party - - have said about their plans for K-12 education.

Read more on eSchool News.

The 18,000-member American Federation of Teachers-Maryland pledges its full support to the 30,000 teachers and staff of the Chicago Teachers Union who are on strike.

AFT-Maryland and its affiliates throughout the state stand with the Chicago Teachers Union and support its members in their efforts to secure a fair contract that will enable them to improve instruction, and ensure job security and fair compensation for educators.

We are proud to stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in their fight to ensure that every child in Chicago’s public schools has access to a great education, and that educators and their work are valued.

Paraeducators and other professional staff represented by the Baltimore Teachers Union (BTU), some 3,000 in all, will receive pay raises and additional vacation time under a new contract  agreement made between the BTU and Baltimore City Public School System.

BTU announced that the Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel (PSRP) chapter of the BTU — which includes classroom assistants, teacher's aides, accountants, secretaries and administrative staff — will receive raises retroactive to July 1, 2010. In addition, PSRP members will receive additional vacation days. PSRP members who do