South Kitsap Education Association

South Kitsap Education Association updated their phone number.

I am stuck sitting next to Tim Eyeman at the supreme court hearing on McCleary.

SKEA Officer Candidates for 2016-2017

Voting is now open for SKEA Officers for the 2016-2017 school year. SKEA members should receive an email soon with a link to the online ballot.

You can see the candidates' statements on our website.

southkitsapea.org SKEA Officer Candidates for 2016-2017Voting is currently open for SKEA Officers for the 2016-2017 school year. The candidates and their statements are below. Voting closes at 5pm, on Friday, March 18th. Votes received after that time will not be counted. If you did not receive an email with the link…

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Eric

Wear Red on Monday, January 11!

Subject: Wear Red on Monday, January 11

Hello SKEA Members,

On Monday, January 11, the US Supreme Court will hear a case called Friedrichs vs CTA that seeks to prohibit associations from collecting representation fees (called agency fees or "fair share" fees) from non members who benefit from our collective bargaining agreement. This court case has been funded by wealthy corporate interests that are going all-out in an attempt to weaken unions and take away collective bargaining rights. While the US Supreme Court has upheld union rights many times before, it is undertain how the current court will rule. We won't know the outcome of the case until June.

As union members, it is our collective strength that allows us to accomplish things---like smaller class sizes and higher pay-- that we would not be accomplishing if we had to do it as individuals.

As a show of solidarity, please consider wearing red on Monday. Consider taking a picture of you (and your colleagues) during your duty free time and then posting it on social media using # ProudToBeUnion. Please use personal devices (not school owned equipment) for any pictures/postings.

Visit the WEA Membership Matters website to learn more about what's at stake and find links to the Friedrichs vs CTA case and the anti-worker political groups funding the case.

OurVoiceWEA

Let's focus on fully funding ALL of our public schools!

I'm about to leave for the holiday weekend, and I want to say how thankful I am for SKSD employees and how hard they work for our kids.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

- Jane K.

Power back at SKEA and the kettle is on! Hope all are warm and dry. :)

SKEA is currently without power and PSE is estimating it will be back around 6pm. Our phones are therefore offline, but you can reach John on his cell or via email at [email protected]. Stay warm!

UPDATE: Marcus Whitman has lost power, so the rep council meeting is CANCELLED.

Tonight's Rep Council meeting is still on!

Some parts of Port Orchard are without power, but SKEA's lights are on! :)

2015 Elections | Washington Education Association

Vote for education!

Here's the link to WEA-PAC's voter guide. You can put in your home address to get recommendations for your local election, as well as get more info on state issues.

washingtonea.org Or click here to see your own personal election recommendations. Ballots for the Nov. 3 general election will begin arriving in mai

Seattle Parents Protest District's 'Half-Baked' Plan For Teacher Cuts

Seattle's half-baked sale.

kuow.org This was not your usual bake sale. "We’ve got some Bum Deal Brownies, Overcrowding Oreos, B.S. Banana Bread, Forget the Kids Fig Bars," laughed Darcey

Watch Furious Staff Mob Air France Execs

Some French workers are tired of being taken advantage of.

Vive la révolution.

time.com Angry employees break up restructuring meeting.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down

Ciao Arne!

msnbc.com Education Secretary Arne Duncan is stepping down in December after 7 years in the Obama administration.

High Schoolers Stage "Read-In" Protest in Solidarity with Teachers' Strike

Check out these great kids in solidarity with Seattle teachers.

(Once again, content warning in general for the Stranger. This article is okay, but there is NSFW content elsewhere on their site.)

thestranger.com School's out until teachers can negotiate a fair deal with the school district, but, instead of getting high and playing video games (as I would have done), a group of students from more than 10 Seattle-area high schools gathered together in UW's Red Square to read. Eli Konsker said he organized the…

Sanctions ordered in Pasco strike.

Guest Editorial: We Are Seattle Parents, and We Support Seattle Teachers in the Event of a Strike

A letter from Seattle parents in support of teachers.

(Note that The Stranger does have some NSFW content on its site. While this article is fine, exercise caution if you click elsewhere!)

thestranger.com As parents of children in Seattle Public Schools, we're not excited about the idea of a strike that would delay the start of the school year. But if a strike does happen, we will stand firmly with the teachers who are fighting to provide a high quality education for all our kids. The Seattle Educati…

Seattle teachers, district still at odds 1 day before school start

Thanks Jenni Duggan for the update on SEA.

komonews.com Less than 24 hours before classes are due to begin, Seattle teachers still have not reached an agreement with the school district, and both sides are preparing for the possibility of a strike.

Charter Schools Ruled Unconstitutional In Washington State

It's been quite the week.

kuow.org OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has ruled the state's voter-approved charter-school law unconstitutional. In a 6-3 ruling issued late

Seattle Teachers Unanimously Vote to Strike After Failed Negotiations with School District

"It's the first time Seattle Education Association (SEA) members—representing 5,000 teachers, nurses, psychologists, physical therapists, and administrative workers—have voted to strike in 30 years, according to Phyllis Campano, vice president of the union and chair of the SEA bargaining team."

thestranger.com Just after 7:30 p.m. this evening, a packed Benaroya Hall full of Seattle's teachers unanimously shouted, "AYE!!!" on a motion to strike. There were no dissenting "nays." The Seattle teachers union will strike on the first day of school, September 9, if no tentative agreement is reached with the Sea…

It's unanimous. Seattle Teachers Vote to Strike

SEA just voted to strike!

seattleducation2010.wordpress.com The strike by Seattle Public School teachers is on and here is why. From the Seattle Education Association (SEA) on August 31st: In the spirit of good-faith bargaining, the SEA Bargaining Team this...

South Whidbey teachers strike - South Whidbey Record

Solidarity with South Whidbey!

southwhidbeyrecord.com School teachers are on strike today and are picketing in front of South Whidbey High School. The move is in response to the latest collective bargaining agreement offered by South Whidbey School District. Teachers overwhelmingly rejected the offer yesterday, saying it's simply not enough.

Pasco is striking starting tomorrow.

PASCO IS STRIKING. The Pasco Association of Educators confirms they will be striking tomorrow. Teachers will start picketing outside of schools tomorrow morning at their normal school start times. Students should not report to school. More details --- bit.ly/1JtjJwm

Court fining state government $100,000 per day for failure to fund education

thenewstribune.com The state Supreme Court is fining Washington state government $100,000 per day over lawmakers’ continued failure to pass a plan to fully fund public education.

Pasco Teachers Voting on Strike As Contract Disagreements Continue

nbcrightnow.com Teachers in Pasco are meeting to vote on whether they should go on strike after negotiations with the school district have done nothing to settle their contact dispute. 

New poll shows Washington voters support teachers on key education issues

"A new poll by the Washington Education Association finds that Washington voters are not only supportive of the recent teacher walkouts across the state, but they are also aligned with teachers on the issues underlying these protests"

ourvoicewashingtonea.org A new poll by the Washington Education Association finds that Washington voters are not only supportive of the recent teacher walkouts across the state, but they are also aligned with teachers on t...

Walkouts grow; Sen. Hill ‘puzzled,’ says budgets are ‘phenomenal’

I guess if I were getting an 11% raise I'd think the budget was awesome too.

ourvoicewashingtonea.org Updated strike list and map Educators across the state are staging one-day strikes against the Legislature over inadequate school funding, but the lead Senate budget writer doesn’t understand why. ...

Daniel Pinkwater on Pineapple Exam: ‘Nonsense on Top of Nonsense’

An interesting find on the internet today: Daniel Pinkwater on the infamous "Hare vs Pineapple" question on new standardized tests.

blogs.wsj.com Eighth-graders who thought a passage about a pineapple and a hare on New York state tests this week made no sense, take heart: The author thinks it's absurd too.

Thousands of teachers strike across Washington State | Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera, you guys. AL JAZEERA.

america.aljazeera.com Educators from 63 school districts to strike over state legislature's failure to decrease class size, increase pay, benefits

It is TIME!

Thanks Eileen for this great shot!