Committee OKs bill to restrict mass picketing in Georgia ajc.com
This is the bill I testified on yesterday. It would infringe on our right to protest/picket but it would also tear apart CCAE/GAE and the other organizations. It would mean I would have to contact every member every year to re-sign them up. Can you imagine the work involved in me contacting 2000+ members every year?? This bill is anti-association and must not pass!
The Cobb County Association of Educators is an advocacy organization for education professionals. We are a division of the Georgia Association of Educators and the National Education Association and are committed to great public schools for all children!
School board map upsets NE Cobb residents
School board map upsets NE Cobb residents: MARIETTA — A northeast Cobb woman says her family is already split between two school board members, and a Cobb school district reapportionment map circulating via email would add a third to the mi...
True or false? Georgia teachers highest paid in country
True or false? Georgia teachers highest paid in country
I know this to be false!! With the furlough days, increases in health and dental insurance, and other cuts, I make less every year, so don't tell me I am highest paid in the country!
I know this to be false!! With the furlough days, increases in health and dental insurance, and other cuts, I make less every year, so don't tell me I am highest paid in the country!
Board OKs massive map redraw
Board OKs massive map redraw: MARIETTA — The Cobb County School Board unanimously approved the largest redistricting map in the system’s history Thursday night. About 15 people were in attendance Thursday night for the final p...
Pete Borden: When does the reform finally start?
Pete Borden: When does the reform finally start?: In November 2010, Cobb elected three new school board members, who, as candidates, represented themselves as determined to reform our school board, which was dysfunctional and totally ineffective t...
Around Town: Friday afternoon Capitol capers giving Dems map shock
Around Town: Friday afternoon Capitol capers giving Dems map shock: State Rep. David Wilkerson (D-Austell) nearly choked from map sticker shock when he got a taste of the reapportionment configuration that Republican lawmakers are said to have secretly drawn for th...
Wow, David Banks would be over Osborne? That is a weird map!!! Feeder patterns should be the ranking factor to where the lines are drawn.
Wow, David Banks would be over Osborne? That is a weird map!!! Feeder patterns should be the ranking factor to where the lines are drawn.
CCSD stays course on closing school
CCSD stays course on closing school: MARIETTA — According to a letter from the Cobb County School District, the system is going to stand by the school board’s September decision to close Imagine International Academy of Mableton at th...
CCSD forced to turn down $50K grant
CCSD forced to turn down $50K grant: MARIETTA — Just over a month after being notified that they would receive $50,000 in grant money for a charter school, the Cobb School District was forced to decline the Race to the Top funds. In ...
School system declines $50,000 charter school grant | ajc.com
School system declines $50,000 charter school grant ajc.com
There is so much I could say here about this entire incident but sometimes I have to remember I am the President and hold my tongue.
There is so much I could say here about this entire incident but sometimes I have to remember I am the President and hold my tongue.
Cobb: As system raises class size, it risks going from teaching to crowd management;
Cobb: As system raises class size, it risks going from ;teaching to crowd management;
So very true!! I have heard from hundreds of teachers that they can live with the other budget suggestions but class size is the straw that broke the camels (teachers) back! We cannot achieve student learning with large class sizes! If you want to see student learning and achievement drop, increase class sizes.
So very true!! I have heard from hundreds of teachers that they can live with the other budget suggestions but class size is the straw that broke the camels (teachers) back! We cannot achieve student learning with large class sizes! If you want to see student learning and achievement drop, increase class sizes.
Change to charter school bill could bring it more support | ajc.com
Change to charter school bill could bring it more support ajc.com
This change is the power of activism, we went to the legislature and spoke regarding our concerns about funding and WE WERE HEARD!! Never doubt that the actions of a few can change the outcome!!
This change is the power of activism, we went to the legislature and spoke regarding our concerns about funding and WE WERE HEARD!! Never doubt that the actions of a few can change the outcome!!
Bigger classes becoming norm in Georgia? | ajc.com
Bigger classes becoming norm in Georgia? ajc.com
With system averaging and increased overall size, we are seeing enormous classes across the district. We say we want to increase student achievement but our actions say the opposite.
With system averaging and increased overall size, we are seeing enormous classes across the district. We say we want to increase student achievement but our actions say the opposite.
Teach for America director: Cobb was our toughest crowd
Teach for America director: Cobb was our toughest crowd: MARIETTA — The executive director of Teach For America in metro Atlanta says his group faced more opposition in Cobb County than anywhere else in metro Atlanta. Teach For America’s Shyam Kumar, wh...
I AM PROUD THAT WE WERE HIS TOUGHEST CROWD AND WE WILL STAY THAT WAY. COBB HAS NO NEED OF TEACH FOR AMERICA.
I AM PROUD THAT WE WERE HIS TOUGHEST CROWD AND WE WILL STAY THAT WAY. COBB HAS NO NEED OF TEACH FOR AMERICA.
MCS adopts new graduation requirement
MCS adopts new graduation requirement: MARIETTA — Students who enter Marietta High School as freshmen this fall will have to complete at least one class online to graduate. The Marietta school board adopted the new graduation require...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Change could get charter school bill more support | ajc.com
Change could get charter school bill more support ajc.com
This is what I testified about yesterday at the committee meeting for the House Democrats. I feel strongly about local control and loss of education dollars. The change would force the State to pay for any charter schools that they approve, but in the end, where will that money really come from? Yep, my guess is education dollars.
This is what I testified about yesterday at the committee meeting for the House Democrats. I feel strongly about local control and loss of education dollars. The change would force the State to pay for any charter schools that they approve, but in the end, where will that money really come from? Yep, my guess is education dollars.
Setting a good example: Cobb County school district launches mentor program
Setting a good example: Cobb County school district launches mentor program: POWDER SPRINGS — Cobb County schools are now offering an opportunity for community members to make a difference in the lives of its students by volunteering to be a mentor. Cobb Mentoring Matters,...
Hinojosa to meet Mableton Imagine school’s principal
Hinojosa to meet Mableton Imagine school’s principal: MABLETON — Is Cobb Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa backing off his earlier recommendation to pull the charter of Imagine International Academy of Mableton? He won’t say. But he did ac...
Obama Rekindles State Debates on Dropout Age
Obama Rekindles State Debates on Dropout Age
This is a current issue in Georgia with several lawmakers and school districts supporting raising the drop out age in Georgia to 18. Raising the age without making other changes will not work nor will it help lower the drop out rate. We need to make reasons for students to stay in school. Many students who do not plan to attend college, for whatever reason, see no reason to stay in school. The students don't see any benefit in a high school diploma, feel that they will never graduate, or believe that they can find work without a diploma. We have to have programs in high school for these students. The Governor's new plan for College and Workforce Readiness is a good start. If we realize that despite No Child Left Behind, some students are not going to college and begin to prepare them for jobs right out of high school, we will make an impact. My hope is that with the new plan, we can beef up our technical offerings in high school. We can offer students classes in today's workforce needs such as graphics, construction, electrical work, culinary arts, and more. With these classes as an incentive, students will begin to see a reason to stay in school and get a high school diploma. This is the only way to really impact the drop out rate. Simply raising the drop out age alone will not work.
This is a current issue in Georgia with several lawmakers and school districts supporting raising the drop out age in Georgia to 18. Raising the age without making other changes will not work nor will it help lower the drop out rate. We need to make reasons for students to stay in school. Many students who do not plan to attend college, for whatever reason, see no reason to stay in school. The students don't see any benefit in a high school diploma, feel that they will never graduate, or believe that they can find work without a diploma. We have to have programs in high school for these students. The Governor's new plan for College and Workforce Readiness is a good start. If we realize that despite No Child Left Behind, some students are not going to college and begin to prepare them for jobs right out of high school, we will make an impact. My hope is that with the new plan, we can beef up our technical offerings in high school. We can offer students classes in today's workforce needs such as graphics, construction, electrical work, culinary arts, and more. With these classes as an incentive, students will begin to see a reason to stay in school and get a high school diploma. This is the only way to really impact the drop out rate. Simply raising the drop out age alone will not work.
Hot-button school issues surface again
Hot-button school issues surface again: MARIETTA – For the second time in a week, Cobb School Board member Kathleen Angelucci has requested that two hot-button issues, Teach For America and STEM Inventors Academy, be placed on the agenda...
Board will mull strategic plan at meeting
Board will mull strategic plan at meeting: MARIETTA — Despite all that was revealed last week about the Cobb school district’s two applications for Race to the Top money for Teach For America and STEM Inventors Academy, there is nothing on ...
Counselor cleared of battery charges
Counselor cleared of battery charges: MARIETTA — Frank Robinson, the Lassiter High School guidance counselor and basketball coach accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old student in 2009, was acquitted on all charges Thursday ...
This poor man's life was ruined by a student lie. I wish I could say this was an isolated thing, but we see it all to often.
This poor man's life was ruined by a student lie. I wish I could say this was an isolated thing, but we see it all to often.
Cobb may have to reject funds for charter school
Cobb may have to reject funds for charter school: MARIETTA — Although Cobb Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa signed an application for a $50,000 grant to be used toward creating a STEM charter school, the district might have to reject th...
Teach For America - School board should let chips fall where may
Teach For America - School board should let chips fall where may: SOME THINGS NEVER SEEM TO CHANGE at the Glover Street headquarters of the Cobb School District. For now, we’ll cite just two: school board members that reach decisions privately, rather than in pub...
Hinojosa pursued program without securing funding
Hinojosa pursued program without securing funding: MARIETTA — Last Thursday, as members of the Cobb school board were preparing for their public meeting, it looked as though Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa’s recommendation to hire 50 teachers t...
This article is very upsetting to CCAE. We were aware that David Morgan is a paid supporter of Teach for America, but to learn that all this went on before it was even brought up to the board and the Public?? This seems to be a betrayal of the public trust that all dealings are above board and open.
This article is very upsetting to CCAE. We were aware that David Morgan is a paid supporter of Teach for America, but to learn that all this went on before it was even brought up to the board and the Public?? This seems to be a betrayal of the public trust that all dealings are above board and open.
Cobb senator hosts town hall meeting | ajc.com
Cobb senator hosts town hall meeting ajc.com
Doug Stoner is a true friend to public education, let's support him!!
Doug Stoner is a true friend to public education, let's support him!!
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