AFT President Randi Weingarten: Explain. Educate. Engage. Empower.
This is how we cultivate change at the roundhouse and in Congress!
HB 2 and HB 67 to House Floor
HB 67 (Representative Stewart), the bill that increases the base pay for the 3-Tiered System to $40,000, $50,000, and $60,000 over the next five years, just passed through the House Appropriations and Finance Committee – UNANIMOUSLY!
The reason this passed unanimously: lawmakers are listening to educators!
HB 2 and HB 67 head to the floor tomorrow!
Take action! Contact your State Representative and tell them “Pass HB67 and HB2 with no amendments!"
Op-Ed by AFT NM President Stephanie Ly on Teacher Evaluations
Op-ed by Stephanie Ly, AFT New Mexico President
1/25/2014
This session brings opportunity to pass a fair teacher evaluation system and stop the obsession with standardized testing.
World-Class Education System for New Mexico Volumn II
Four Pillars: A World-Class Education System for New Mexico contains narratives from educators and research regarding what policies should be implemented to support public education in New Mexico.
Legislative Update 1/23/2014 - HB 67 Moves Forward
Today HB 67 was ruled germane which means it will move forward for consideration in the House. HB 67 raises the minimum salary levels in the three-tier licensure system by $10,000 in each tier by 2018. The last time there was a raise to the three-tier salary levels was in 2007.
First Day of Legislative Session: Comments by AFT NM President Stephanie Ly
On the first day of session, the issue of education was front and center, but instead of discussing growing classroom sizes, increasing poverty rates and the struggles that our students and families face daily, Governor Martinez again focused on third-grade retention and rating teachers by student test scores.
Hundreds Pack the Roundhouse on MLK Day in Support of Public Education
On January 20, 2014, hundreds of education advocates filled the Roundhouse in support of a collective vision for education reform. AFT President Stephanie Ly, Santa Fe Mayor David Coss, Las Cruces student Jacqueline Parr Sanchez, and parent and community activist Raquel Roybal introduced the group's efforts to reach out to educators, parents, students and communities around the state to develop a statewide vision for education.