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History of Teachers' Unions
Controversies and Dilemmas
Pros/Cons
Current Union Positions
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What year did the AFT get started?
1916
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When is tenure typically awarded?
After about three years
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Name one pro of teachers' unions.
-Ability to bargain salaries → higher pay -The ability to stand up for students, the teaching profession, and the ability to defend public education -Protection (Legal, Secure retirement) -Potential to create alliances with parents and community organizations -Can provide discount program opportunities (insurance benefits, credit card opportunities, mortgage assistance)
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The Department of Education
Who is Betsy DeVos?
200
How many members did the AFT have before WWI?
5,000
200
True or false: According to Eunice Han, highly unionized districts do not fire very many bad teachers.
False
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Name one con of teachers' unions.
-They can protect bad teachers -Can limit innovation - few incentives and few consequences -You might not agree with union politics (NEA, AFT) -Union fees
200
The president of the AFT
Who is Randi Weingarten?
300
Name 2 of the 4 things a female teacher was required to do by contract.
Keep galoshes buckled, no male callers more than 3 times a week, teach Sunday school, wear skirts of a certain length
300
Educators may lose this right due to "Right to Work" Laws.
The right to bargain
300
What is one example of protection unions can provide for teachers?
Legal or Helps with Retirement
300
The president of the NEA
Who is Lily Eskelsen Garcia?
400
What time period was the first teachers strike in?
1960's
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What is a possible pitfall associated with solely linking merit pay to student achievement?
It only measures a narrow piece of the teacher's work. There is no clear way to pay teachers who do not teach the tested subjects.
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What is one example of a discount program opportunity offered through unions to teachers?
Insurance benefits, credit card opportunities, or mortgage assistance
400
The amount being cut from federal education initiatives
What is $10.6 billion?
500
By the 1990's, how many members did the AFT have?
700,000
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What two groups of people are in conflict because of the dilemma facing teacher evaluations?
School administrators and unions
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How can being in a teacher union limit innovation?
Few incentives to work harder or no real consequences for being stagnant
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The percentage of students in public schools
What is 90%?