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Broward Teachers Try to Stop Charter Takeover: Members of the Broward Teachers Union are trying to keep the City of Pembroke Pines from privatizing The Pembroke Pines Charter Schools. Pembroke Pines charter has been rated an "A" school, but recently has been struggling financially. Read more

Teachers Lawsuit Leads to Reboot by Florida Legislature: Once again a national outcry has forced elected officials to right legislative wrongs. Less than two months after the FEA and NEA joined seven Florida teachers who filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s deeply flawed teacher evaluation system, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed SB 1664, but the new law still leaves questions unanswered...Read about it

FEA Holds First Round of Common Core State Standards Trainings: Are you ready for the rigors of Common Core? Many teachers have expressed concerns about the upcoming assessments, the technology infrastructure and whether students will have the required technological skills. The help members, FEA has started conducting CCSS trainings.
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Franklin County Educators Organize to Defeat 19.5% Pay Cut: See how members in Franklin County responded when their school district declared financial urgency following a half million dollar error made by the county tax assessor. The unexpected budget shortfall left Franklin County with only a few options other than turn to school employees to balance their budget. Read this article in the 2013 Spring/Summer Advocate.

Unions Fight Koch Bros' Bid: Union members are mobilizing against the potential sale of print, electronic and online media assets held by Tribune Co., to David and Charles Koch, two of the most virulent anti-worker voices in the nation. Find out why it matters.

Help Parents Beat the Summer Slide: Whether you're a teacher or parent, you know the importance of avoiding what's known as the summer slide. Studies tell us without summer educational programs, the average student falls two months behind in reading skills. Making summer learning fun can be a challenge, but we have a few tips to get you started.

Lee County Support Professionals Open the Door to an Outside Reading Classroom: Thanks to this member driven initiative reading achievement is going through the roof at a struggling elementary school. See what they did to make it happen.

Going Digital: As Florida prepares for the state mandate requiring half of all learning materials to become digital by fall of 2015, state policymakers are considering policies that will allow students to take control of their learning. Will these new policies improve academic success?

Common Core Moratorium: The FCAT is on its way out and over the next 4 years, Common Core Standards will move into its place. Many teachers still aren’t sure how they’ll teach to the new standards. Find out how educators are reacting to the AFT call for a Common Core moratorium and the AFT response.  |  Read the Washington Post article

When Public Meets Private at School: The aggressive push by for-profit companies to make money from public education is causing serious concern. Educators are up against millions spent on lobbying and campaign support to a huge expansion of digital, virtual and charter schools. Will for-profit influence shortchange our students? | Tell us what you think?