CTA leads effort to inform lawmakers and policymakers about the problems with the federal Race to the Top grant regulations and the implications for California students and schools.

The deluge of responses, including those by CTA and NEA, to the proposed regulations for federal Race to the Top grants so overwhelmed the U.S. Department of Education, that it has delayed adopting final regulations to allow more time for review. The rush to qualify for federal RTTT grants would require overhauling California’s content standards and creating a new state testing system, mandate that teacher evaluations be based “significantly” on student test scores, limit options to help lower-performing schools and allow unlimited expansion of unregulated charter schools.

CTA leaders meeting with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, members testifying at legislative hearings, lobbying visits and the formal responses to Secretary Duncan all had an impact on the DOE’s decision to slow the process. Throughout the state, educators are mobilizing to urge legislators to delay any action until a comprehensive analysis and healthy debate is completed about RTTT’s adverse impact on students, educators and schools.  The proposed regulations for “Race to the Top” are all too similar to the failed policies of theNo Child Left Behind Act. Any changes to education policy should be carefully considered.

Congratulations to the following wonderful teachers who were voted by their peers as their school’s Teacher of the Year

Ida Jew- Virginia Bailey

Robert Saunders- Laura Conway

Valle Vista-Katie Adams, Kelly Bay, Kerry Cornejo, Kim Cosmas, Josh Schaa, Jamie Tattersall, Tim Thompson, Amy Wu

Mt. Pleasant- Liz McDavit

And the Mount Pleasant School District Teacher of the Year from

August Boeger- Laura Alvarez

The Mount Pleasant Education Association is the sole representative of the certificated employees of the Mt. Pleasant School District. We have over 150 members and are affiliated with the California Teachers Association and the National Education Association.

As a union, it is our responsibility to negotiate the working conditions and wages of our bargaining unit members, and to make certain that contract obligations are fulfilled. We are dedicated to supplying continuing support and training for our members and encouraging active involvement in our organization. We want to promote and protect the interests of our members and work to advance the cause of public education.

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