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Tennessee Education Association

Tennessee Teachers File First Lawsuit Over Use Of Test Data In Pay Decisions

Blake Farmer

March 10, 2014

An algebra teacher in Knoxville has filed a lawsuit against the use of student improvement data in pay decisions. The Tennessee Education Association says it’s just the first of many legal challenges in the works.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Gera Summerford, Tennessee Education Association

Do TN School Districts Have To Put Teacher Contracts In Writing? Rutherford Co. Goes To Court

Blake Farmer

August 19, 2013

A judge may end up deciding what teacher contract negotiations are supposed to look like. With collective bargaining outlawed in Tennessee, the teachers’ union in Rutherford County has taken its grievances to court.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Rick Colbert, Rutherford County Education Association, Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee Education Association

Teachers’ Union Says Student Data Not Reliable Enough To Lose A Job Over It

Blake Farmer

August 14, 2013

Tennessee’s largest teachers’ union is trying to head off a plan that calls for using student achievement data in determining whether a teacher can keep her license.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Gera Summerford, Tennessee Board of Education, Tennessee Education Association, TVAAS

TEA OK with Arming Teachers as Last Resort

Blake Farmer

February 5, 2013

The largest teachers union in the state is quietly on board with allowing educators to carry a weapon to class, at least as a last resort. The Tennessee Education Association is supporting a bill under consideration by the state legislature.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: arming teachers, Tennessee Education Association

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