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NEWS!
NEA's Election 2006 Member-Only Website, Get Informed, Get Involved, Get Ready for a Change
What Is It? NEA's member-only website for Election 2006 offers a one-stop shop where NEA members can compare the candidates on education, sign up for updates and volunteer opportunites, register to vote, find polling locations and much more. Go to www.nea.org/vote/2006 (username is nea, password is vote4kids). MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT ON NOVEMBER 7TH.
UPDATE - VOUCHERS QUASHED
A group of 23 moderate House Republicans, led by Judy Biggert of Illinois, bucked its party's leaders last week and defeated an effort to inlcude a private school voucher plan in the House budget reconciliation bill. Education Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-OH) attempted to add an amendment that would have created the first national private and religious school voucher program.
E-RATE FUNDING FLOW EXTENDED FOR A YEAR
Since its inception in 1996, the number of schools and libraries connected to the Internet has grown from 3 percent to 92 percent. The extension allows this to continue for one year via E-Rate funds. The bill now goes to the White House for the President's signature.
HOUSE DEFEATS ANEMIC EDUCATION SPENDING BILL.
A revolt by 22 Republicans yesterday led to House rejection of the 2006 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education spending bill. The vote was 209-224.
Are you a HQT (Highly Qualified Teacher)?
The deadline for most teachers to meet these requirements is the end of the 2005-06 school year. Find out more about the updated requirements and if you are an HQT at Find out more
View the entire Plan in .pdf format at Tennessee's Plan Beginning on page 19 you will find the HOUSSE Matrix form and instructions.
Information on the PRAXIS testing can be found at Educational Testing Service Still got questions ... contact Susan Dalton at the TEA at 615-242-8392 or by email at sdalton@tea.nea.org
The SCEA Sentinel is the Association's monthly newsletter. Newsletters are distributed by the building representatives at the beginning of the month during the school year.
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