By Sarah Tan, NOLA.com
The Jefferson Federation of Teachers will continue to have no collective bargaining contract with the school district, after board members at a tense meeting Tuesday night voted to not approve the new contract in a 5 to 3 vote, with member Cedric Floyd abstaining.
By Kevin Kane, The Pelican Post
On Tuesday the Jefferson Parish School Board will meet to consider approving a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Jefferson Federation of Teachers (JFT). The board elected not to renew the CBA last year, opting for individual contracts with teachers.
By Kari Dequine Harden, The Advocate
Taking the initial step in what will be the first unionized charter school in Louisiana, teachers at the Morris Jeff Community School received recognition from the school’s board of directors Thursday.
By Lauren McGaughy, NOLA.com
A week after the state Supreme Court struck down Gov. Bobby Jindal’s expanded voucher funding mechanism in a landmark ruling, the Louisiana Legislature has sent the state’s public student funding formula back to the board that oversees it for further review.
By Patrick Brennan, National Review Online
Amidst a controversy over the widespread education-reform project Governor Bobby Jindal has begun in Louisiana, the head of the state’s largest teachers’ union has essentially claimed that children belong to teachers’ unions as much as they do their parents.
By Lauren McGaughy, NOLA.com Gov. Bobby Jindal’s education overhaul dealing with teacher tenure and
By Kevin Mooney, Watchdog.com Try asking your boss if you can help organize a political
By Ben Wolfgang, The Washington Times As a central piece of his controversial education-reform agenda
