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Oklahoma City Public Schools began the 2011-12 school year with 54 Teach for America Teachers at these schools:
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State House OKs Lower Pay & Furloughs For Teachers
AUSTIN School districts will be able to pay public school teachers less and furlough them without pay beginning in 2012 under a bill passed by the House on Thursday.
The measure also allows the education commissioner to consider budget cuts in allowing larger class sizes in some schools. The bill now goes back to the Senate to consider amendments added by the House on Thursday.
Lawmakers have slashed public school spending in order to balance the state budget without raising taxes or spending the Rainy Day Fund. The proposed law is designed to help school districts adjust to lower per-student funding.
Opponents claim that it allows school districts to mistreat teachers. Supporters say the measure is necessary under the current economic situation and will expire when school funding returns to 2010-2011 levels.
Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, sponsored the bill in the House and said it was needed to allow school districts to cope with the states financial problems.
Weve asked our schools to educate our children to a higher standard and in return, we need to give them the flexibility to meet our expectations.
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Student empties piggy bank for teachers
In sixth grade, teachers in my city went on strike. Along with other families, my parents donated to a collection for our teacher and classroom aide. Though money was tight at our house, I distinctly remember my mom telling me it was the right thing to do. “Teachers are important,” she said. No one even considered asking me for money. After all, I was only 11.
But a fifth grader in Southern California has done exactly that. Typical of the pink slip phenomenon happening across the country, Arcadia Unified School District sent home notices that 105 staff members (including about 60 teachers) are being laid off for the 2011-2012 school year.
Fifth-grader Jocelyn Lam felt bad about the budget cuts and wanted to do something about it. She wrote an intelligent, heartfelt letter to the school district about her desire to help save the teachers’ jobs. In the envelope, she included a stack of $1, $5, and $10 bills – all of her money, which she earned as allowance and for doing chores.
“I really hope this $300 will help save the teachers that are about to be laid off,” she wrote. “I also hop