D.C. Schools Insider Archive: Washington Teachers' Union
Parker out as Washington Teachers' Union chief
George Parker, who negotiated a contract that left D.C. teachers better paid but less secure in their jobs, has lost the presidency of the Washington Teachers' Union to General Vice President Nathan Saunders by a vote of 556 to 480.
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Bill Turque
| November 30, 2010; 6:09 PM ET |
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Saunders: Parker gambit 'absolutely pathetic'
Mail ballots go out Monday in the Washington Teachers' Union election runoff, and WTU president George Parker, facing a stiff challenge from general vice president Nathan Saunders, is reaching out to a younger and less active segment of the union...
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Bill Turque
| November 12, 2010; 8:03 AM ET |
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Breaking: Saunders forces Parker into WTU runoff
George Parker's five-year run as Washington Teachers' Union president is at risk, based on the preliminary count in a WTU presidential race with a stunningly low turnout. Nathan Saunders, the union's general vice president, edged Parker 334 to 313, forcing...
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Bill Turque
| October 27, 2010; 7:38 PM ET |
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Celebration glosses over fine print on bonuses
My invitation to last Friday's Union Station reception for the 663 "highly effective" DCPS teachers must have gotten hung up in The Post mailroom, which happens from time to time. So I can't offer a first-hand account of the event,...
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Bill Turque
| September 14, 2010; 12:42 PM ET |
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Michelle Rhee, Test scores, Washington Teachers' Union
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Judge halts AFT takeover of WTU election
Updated 9:17 pm The American Federation of Teachers acted improperly by intervening in the Washington Teachers' Union's internal dispute over the timing of its officer elections, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. But U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly also left...
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Bill Turque
| September 1, 2010; 5:24 PM ET |
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Rhee: Performance money coming soon
D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee said in an interview that she was "about to announce in the next couple of days" the first round of payments to top-performing DCPS teachers. This is the money coming from the group of private foundations interested in tying teacher compensation to effectiveness.
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Bill Turque
| August 29, 2010; 12:09 PM ET |
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