Holiday Hope
Earlier this week, Paul Krugman offered some hope to unemployed teachers. He has seen a small increase in government employment, which includes schoolteachers. He cites an expanding U.S. population as...
View ArticleRIF Procedures and the Ongoing Macro-Micro Tug of War
“If the organization is threatened, its members feel threatened too. Thus, if the organization is to survive and again someday prosper, its members must do so too”–William Boyd, 1983 After the...
View ArticleVoluntary Deprivation in the Name of Reform
The recent news of New Jersey officials proposing changes in health benefit costs and teacher job protection measures coupled with the trampling of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin illustrates...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts on Providence, RI…
“Is it better to cripple all components [of the organization during retrenchment] or to eliminate some so others can flourish?”–Boyd, 1983 In Providence, Rhode Island nearly 2,000 teachers have...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....