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If Invoked, College Presidents Can Expedite Faculty Dismissals at Community and Technical Colleges
June 11, 2009 For immediate release Contact: Sandra Schroeder, 206-242-4777 x 8080 or 206-715-1824 (c)
State Board Votes to Declare a Financial Emergency to
Expedite Faculty Dismissals at Community and Technical Colleges
In a controversial vote, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) today declared a financial emergency over the protest of faculty leaders throughout the state. A law created in 1981, RCW 28B.50.873, allows presidents at community and technical colleges to expedite the termination of full-time, tenure-track and tenured faculty and modifies some reduction-in-force processes outlined in collective bargaining agreements. This law does not apply to four-year colleges and universities. [more] |
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Speaking at the National Press Club on Nov. 17, AFT president Randi Weingarten outlined both provocative and proven approaches to improve public education and thereby make a long-term investment in the country's lagging economy.
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AFT Washington has recently hired instructors from three community colleges to help with its organizing and legislative efforts.
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Seattle Times, "Freeway fliers" find less pay for their efforts
Sunday, 2/11/07
by Nick Perry, Seattle Times staff reporter Dana Rush trains his telescope on the glowing clouds of hydrogen in the Orion nebula and excitedly motions some students who've stayed behind to come take a look. [read more] |
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by Sandra Schroeder
Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 28, 2005 In 1998 I watched through one-way glass while a focus group discussed part-time faculty members in Washington State's community colleges. Our organization, the American Federation of Teachers, was probing to see if we could garner public support for a campaign directed at the state legislature to improve the salaries and benefits of part-time faculty members and to provide more full-time positions in Washington's community colleges. We wanted to discover what arguments were most convincing to the public. To read the full article, go to http://chronicle.com/temp/email.php?id=x5jud9nib72p43pf1c1qrlii7itenp35 |
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
By Sandra Schroeder IT'S no secret that our state's community and technical colleges deliver high-quality education critical to expanding our work force, in particular in high-demand fields such as nursing. |
