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Louis gets state's first unionized charter school
(The St. Louis American)
MSTA
sues to block teacher pay raise
In a desperate attempt to cause another “log jam”
in the Wentzville School District’s negotiations for
2008 teacher salaries and other improvements, the Missouri
State Teachers Association (MSTA) filed a lawsuit against
the Wentzville School District and Board of Education. Read
more >>
Stop
the Anti-Bargaining Bill in the Senate
We need your help. Take action
now.
On
April 24, the anti-bargaining bill (HCS/HB 2059) was approved
in the State House of Representatives. It has moved to the
Senate for future debate. Missouri
NEA strongly opposes this bill.
Read the Legislative Update for more information.
Rockwood
NEA proves collective bargaining does work in the state of
Missouri
Less
than a year after the historic Supreme Court decision that
gave teachers and other public employees the right to bargain
collectively, Rockwood School District and Rockwood National
Education Association have ratified a contract for its teachers
and other non-administrative certified staff. Read
more >>
Apply
for an MNEA Tuition Grant
Thanks to funding from Reliant Financial Services, MNEA members
in their first five years of teaching are eligible
to apply for a $100 tuition grant to use toward the cost of
a three-hour graduate course. Applications
due June 1 for
summer classes.
Read
more >>
Read
Across America 2008 Cat Tracks Missouri Tour
 Missouri
NEA President Chris Guinther toured the state with the Cat
in the Hat (MNEA Vice President Charles Smith)
Feb. 25-27 and March 3-4,
celebrating NEA's Read Across America and Dr. Seuss' birthday.
Photo album >>
Want
to get more involved in Missouri NEA? Serve on an MNEA committee
The Missouri NEA governance office
is accepting requests to be appointed to one of the MNEA standing
committees. Committee members attend several meetings throughout
the year to discuss, plan and coordinate conferences, events
and platforms of the Association. All requests must be received
by June 1. Contact
Beeb
Gillis for more information.
Request form >>
Winners
announced in  poster
and essay contests
The 2008 winners of MNEA-sponsored
Martin Luther King Jr.
Poster Contest and Law
Day Essay Contest have been announced.
ESEA:
ACTION NEEDED
Keep the pressure on Congress until they get the Elementary
and Secondary Education Reauthorization right. Contact your
representatives. Remind them that the reauthorization of ESEA
will affect the quality of America's public schools and the
future of today's youth. Act now, go to www.nea.org/lac/index.html.
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to
request a visit from the Bargaining Assessment Team
(BAT).
