Colleagues,

1)      NTU Ed Resource Center – Please be advised that the NTU Ed Resource Center will be closed for the rest of December.  They will reopen on January 3, 2017.

Citing state law, and despite please from students and community members, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to pull the charters of two struggling New Orleans charter schools and one in Baton Rouge.

Pandora's Box PPP

The Louisiana Federation of Teachers mourns the passing of Elsie Burkhalter, who founded the St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees and served as Vice President of both the LFT and the American Federation of Teachers.

Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

APSUE is doing great work in the community.  Just recently APSUE made a financial contribution to the Henry Johnson Memorial Fund.  Henry Johnson was an "esteemed war hero" that was not given the honor during his lifetime due to the racial climate in the United States, at the time of his service.  To honor his life and legacy June 5th will be designated as Sergeant Henry Johnson day. 

Read the resolution passed by the DFT on pardoning DACA immigrant youth and supporting the National Days of Action.

• Resolution to Build the Movement Demand President Obama Take Action to Pardon DACA Immigrant Youth

Tis the season to be jolly...generous....compassionate....Of course we should be those things all year long but there are constant reminders this time of year to be 'more'.

The nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poses a huge threat to vital programs such as the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid.

By picking Andrew Puzder to be secretary of labor, President-elect Donald Trump makes a mockery of his repeated promises to stand up for the little guy, to fight for working families, to create good jobs and a booming economy, and he puts the Department of Labor—which was created to help workers—squarely in the hands of the titans of corporate America