Governor Tim Walz signed the "Snow Day Relief" bill yesterday. The bill holds school districts harmless for the up to 15 days some of them had off for weather emergencies. More importantly, it allows districts to not make the days up and requires them to pay hourly employees for lost time.
Please visit www.ccea-ocap.com for the new CCEA/CCAEOCAP website
UHP President Bill Garrity is among the union leaders who went before the Government Administration and Elections Committee March 25 to speak against SB 878 a bill that would make it easier for the state to enter into public-private partnerships.
In This Issue:
1) National Social Work Month
2) Upcoming NTU Membership Meeting
3) Member Recognition Awards
AND MORE!
Take a look at the newest Pension information showing amounts paid out by Legislative District.
PA legislators, college students and union leaders rallied in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday urging lawmakers to approve a plan that would provide free college education for thousands of students. PA Promise would create a grant program to cover up to four years of tuition at a state owned or state related university or community college for families who make $110,000 annually or less and it would cover tuition, room and board for students whose families make $48,000 or less.
Registration is now available for AFT's TEACH Conference in Washington, DC. See below for more information.
NJDOE recently released the following guidance regarding state assessment administration. Please review, and if you have any questions, reach out to us so we can pass them on to district and state administrators.
