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  Parent Partnership Solutions

  July 25, 2012 by Cindy Long

  This article outlines six of the most common communication challenges between educators and parents, as reported by a recent Parenting/NEA survey, along with NEA member-tested solutions.

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  P.A.W.S.: Money with a Meaning

  May 7, 2012 by Staci Maiers

  Looking for a way to implement a Positive Behavior Support system and combat behavioral problems, Davidson Elementary School opened a school store. Loaded with P.A.W.S. points earned for following the rules, students now purchase their own rewards.

• Photos: The Lorax Visits Priority Schools

  February 29, 2012 by PSC Editor

  Bringing $1,500 donations for materials and new books for school libraries, NEA’s Read Across America Tour – Driven by Mazda has stopped at several priority schools. View the slideshow of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax celebrating the joy of reading with the students.

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  NEA’s Read Across America – Driven by Mazda Tour Visits Priority Schools

  February 24, 2012 by Staci Maiers

  With a message of “Read! Read! Read!,” and a beloved Dr. Seuss character, NEA’s 
‘Read Across America Tour- Driven by Mazda’ is bringing books and cash donations to priority schools in California and Nevada.

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  Morale Takes a Hit, but Commitment is Strong

  July 2, 2011 by Brenda Álvarez

  In a perfect world, every public school teacher in America would be able to influence classroom instruction and size, have quality conversations with administrators, determine the best professional development and have the right resources needed to create student success. But…

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  Sharing the Wealth

  June 30, 2011 by Staci Maiers

  School reform. It’s the hot topic du jour. It seemingly produces a daily silver bullet answer that changes with each person asked. But what really works to transform public schools that have persistently struggled? Research gathered by the National Education…

• New Report: How Labor-Management Collaboration Is Transforming Public Schools

  May 31, 2011 by PSC Editor

  A new report out today highlights how strong labor-management partnerships between teachers’ unions and administrators are transforming schools in communities from coast to coast. The report, from American Rights at Work Education Fund, presents nine case studies demonstrating how “collective bargaining has…

• The Mitchell Twenty

  May 25, 2011 by PSC Editor

  By Kathy Wiebke, PhD, Executive Director of the Arizona K12 Center and National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) “In every school and in every classroom, every student deserves to be taught by an accomplished teacher. In ‘those schools’ they deserve to…

• NCLB Doesn’t Measure Miracles

  April 11, 2011 by PSC Editor

  By Jennifer Skellet, a National Board Certified Teacher and active member of the California Teachers Association. She teaches 4th grade in Oceanside, California.  I’ve been struggling professionally for the past few months, not with my students who are amazingly bright…

• Quality Teaching According to Me

  March 10, 2011 by PSC Editor

  By Jennifer Skellett, National Board Certified Teacher. Skellet is a 4th Grade teacher in Oceanside, California and an active member of the California Teachers Association. I heard the other day on the news that teachers are bad, greedy, and bringing down…