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Fayette County KEA Members Vote for Ethnic Minority Board Member

5/16/2012

Fayette County KEA members vote for an ethnic minority seat on the Board of Directors May 17-May 22, 2012.

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NEA Long-Term Care Insurance Program

5/15/2012

Caregiver’s story draws wave of sympathizers

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Hot Deals and Discounts for NEA Members

5/15/2012

NEA Click & Save, the online discount buying service for NEA members

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Retirees Would Pay an Extra $20,000 if Supreme Court Overturns Health Reform

5/12/2012

Mitt Romney, the likely Republican nominee for president in November’s election, has said he would repeal the entire law “as quickly as possible

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KEA’s 2012-13 National Board Schedule Set, Jump Start Registration Site Now Open

5/11/2012

Jump Start, Home Stretch, NBCT Renewal and Mentor Training are all part of KEA’s program to support National Board candidates, their mentors, NBCTs and the school districts that provide candidate support programs.

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2012 Legislative Session Report

5/11/2012

The 2012 General Assembly authorized a two year state budget and several education related bills.

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HEALTH MESSAGE

5/9/2012

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EKEA News and Notes May 2012

5/8/2012

The May 2012 issue is available for viewing.

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FCESPA Dinner Meeting

5/7/2012

Join us at the Golden Corral to celebrate another successful year. Members eat FREE!

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Kentucky To Begin Using New State Tests.

5/7/2012

Replaces the old Commonwealth Accountability Testing System

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Rep. Ryan Says Budget Plan “Saves the American Dream”

5/5/2012

Ryan's Plan would cut health care for senior citizens in order to pay for more tax breaks for big corporations and for the wealthiest Americans

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Affordable Care Act Has Saved Seniors $3.4 Billion on Prescriptions

5/5/2012

The 2010 Affordable Care Act has helped seniors and people with disabilities

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THE LATEST BATTLE ON FUNDING

5/4/2012

The House Appropriations Committee this week took another step in the wrong direction

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SBDM Principal Selection Training Offered by KEA

5/1/2012

Principal selection training by KEA is available at no cost to school councils.

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NEA-Retired Leadership Conference Report

5/1/2012

NEA-Retired Conference Report of Fred and Patti Hester

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Boone County KEA Members Vote on Contract

5/1/2012

Boone County KEA members will vote on their contract at 6 AM May 1 to 6 PM May 4.

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Seniors Rally for Fairness

4/27/2012

Alliance for Retired Americans President Barbara Easterling is warning seniors about Mitt Romney’s campaign using a recently released trustees report as a way to explain the necessity for radical change

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Transylvania University College Prep Camp (June 10-15)

4/27/2012

Application deadline is May 1 for 10th-12th grade students.

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Report: Media Coverage Skews Social Security Debate

4/27/2012

For nearly three years much of the press has reported only one side of the Social Security issue

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SBDM Training Provided by KEA

4/25/2012

KEA has long been a provider of quality school-based decision making training. Councils interested in KEA providing their SBDM training should contact the KEA UniServ director who works with their school district.

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The next meeting of First District KEA Retired will be May 14 at 11:00 am at the KEA office

4/24/2012

Election of Officers is on the agenda

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Wisconsin Governor Moves To Reduce Teachers' Inflation-Based Raises.

4/23/2012

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "has reshaped a rule to lower inflation-based raises that public unions can negotiate for teachers in public schools and technical colleges."

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KEA Student Program Delegate Election April 13-27

4/23/2012

KEA Student Program will elect delegates for the NEA Representative Assembly. The election is open 6 AM April 13 to 6 PM April 27.

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Bullitt Co. KEA EA and ESP Vote for Officers April 23-30

4/22/2012

Bullitt County KEA certified and classified employees will vote for officers April 23-April 30.

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Tennessee's Proposed Education Legislation Touted.

4/17/2012

Proposed laws that would require parents to be more involved with their children's education

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KEA Offers Training for Beginning Officers in June

4/17/2012

KEA will offer training on June 19 and 20, 2012 for teams of local association officers who want to increase their knowledge of the Association and develop their leadership skills. The deadline for registration is Friday, June 1st.

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2012 KEA Emerging Leadership Training Program

4/16/2012

The KEA program will be held at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, June 19-20, 2012.

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NEA launched a campaign to highlight gaping corporate tax loopholes and their impact on public education funding.

4/16/2012

Tax loopholes and their impact on public education funding.

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KCSS Parental Aggression Towards Educators:Survey 2012

4/16/2012

KEA encourages its members to participate in the survey sponsored by the Kentucky Center for School Safety. The survey focused on parental aggression towards educators.

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Quality Counts Report to KEA Delegate Assembly

4/15/2012

Christopher Swanson from Quality Counts presentated a critical look at the nation’s place among the world’s public schooling systems to the KEA delegates.

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NEA RA Delegate Election Results

4/12/2012

KEA delegates and alternates were elected to attend the 2012 NEA Representative Assembly.

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Van Roekel Laments Corporate Tax Policies' Negative Impact On Education.

4/6/2012

"Some major corporations won't pay a dime despite reaping record profits." Citing an analysis from Citizens for Tax Justice

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Positive Reactions at 'Bully' Film Screening

4/3/2012

The film 'Bully' opened on March 30 and was received well at a pre-screening for educators and community leaders.

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Seniors, Others Await Fate of Health Reform as Supreme Court Hears Arguments

4/2/2012

Should health care reform be struck down, seniors risk losing many of the new benefits provided through the law.

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NEA: Ryan Budget Would Cut Head Start For Over 2 Million Children.

4/2/2012

More than two million children would lose opportunities to attend Head Start centers as a result of the cuts.

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UK Study: Parents, Not Teachers, Key to Education

3/28/2012

A new study finds that pupil attainment and ability is affected five times more by parental influence than by teachers.

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NEA RA Delegate Election March 1 - 31

3/22/2012

All active KEA certified and ESP members may vote for NEA RA delegates March 1-31, 2012.

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Annual Meeting Awards and Nomination Forms

3/20/2012

Dealine for entries is April 15, 2012.

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$1000 Scholarship Awarded to Whitney Allen

3/20/2012

Vickie Bramlett, Corbin Education Association President presented a KEA scholarship check to Whitney Allen.

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The Good Old Double Reverse

3/18/2012

Rep. Ryan Clearly Targets Seniors as He Seeks Taxes Cuts for the Wealthy

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KEA SP Delegate Nomination Form - Due April 6

3/16/2012

KEA Student Program members are eligible to run for KEA SP delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly in June.

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Commissioner Holliday talks about teacher satisfaction, school funding and demands on teachers

3/16/2012

Commissioner Holliday talks in his blog this week about teacher satisfaction, school funding, and demands on teachers.

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Kentucky DOE Nominates Three Green Ribbon Schools.

3/15/2012

ED's Green Ribbon winners are "scheduled to be announced April 23

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May 15 Deadline for KY Teacher of The Year Nominations

3/14/2012

Nominations are now open for the 2013 Kentucky Teacher Awards, sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Education and Ashland Inc.

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Teacher incentive pay -- not charter schools -- is worth trying, House Education chairman says

3/12/2012

"What we really need to do is find a way to get the better teachers to the students"

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Ignorance Is Strength

3/9/2012

By Bill Krugman, New York Times

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Van Roekel Expresses Dismay At Results Of Teacher Survey.

3/9/2012

NEA President, Dennis Van Roekel expressed dismay at the results, which showed "teacher job satisfaction at its lowest point in decades."

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Survey: Teacher Morale At 20-Year Low

3/8/2012

Roughly one in three said they were likely to leave the profession in the next five years.

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KEA members assist tornado victims; you can help too!

3/7/2012

KEA members in Carter County collected more than a ton of donated supplies for families displaced by the March 2 tornadoes and transported them to a distribution center in Menifee County this week. All KEA members are urged to help with the relief efforts by making tax-deductible contributions to the NEA Health Information Network Disaster Relief Fund.

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IRS Warns of Scam Tempting Elderly to Claim Tax Refunds

3/6/2012

The IRS urges everyone to be careful.

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Legislative Report Card

3/5/2012

From KEA-Retired President, Jon Henrikson, a member of the KEA Lobbying Team

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Kentucky: Building a Bumpy Road From K-12 Through College

2/28/2012

Kentucky is widely seen as a model of how K-12 and higher education can work together to make sure teenagers are prepared to succeed in college.

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HumanaVitality bus tour coming your way!

2/28/2012

HumanaVitality is part of the Personnel Cabinet's worksite wellness initiative. The bus tour begins the week of Feb. 27.

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Read Across America - March 2

2/24/2012

Dr. Seuss and the Lorax will lead the nation’s largest reading event in 2012.

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GOP Senators Want Seniors to Move to Private Insurance Faster

2/24/2012

The proposed legislation will also increase the age of Medicare eligibility for seniors to 67 years old, and increase premiums for retirees in the upper- and middle-class.

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New IRS Rules Would Bar Charter Teachers From State Pensions.

2/23/2012

The proposed rule change could affect the ability of states' pension systems to meet the definition of a 'governmental plan.

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Kentucky Historian To Receive NEA Honor

2/22/2012

The National Education Association will be awarding Maysville historian Jerry Gore the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award "for his educational efforts."

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NYTimes: Weak Charters Should Face Closure.

2/21/2012

An editorial in the New York Times (2/21, Subscription Publication, 1.23M) charges that the charter school movement over the last 20 years has failed to deliver on its promises

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States Try to Fix Quirks in Teacher Evaluations

2/20/2012

Officials in states like Tennessee who are testing new teacher evaluation systems required by the Obama administration are struggling with problems philosophical and logistical.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

2/19/2012

Feb and March Events

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Deciding to Refinance

2/17/2012

Refinancing can be a sound financial choice that allows you to meet a variety of needs:

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Hot Deals and Discounts from NEA Member Benefits

2/17/2012

NEA Click & Save “Buy-lights” for March 2012

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Advocates for charter schools get their first say in Ky. House but no vote

2/15/2012

Charter school advocates made arguments for allowing such alternative schools in Kentucky

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What Teachers Make

2/15/2012

When the Media Asks “Are Teachers Overpaid?” Educators Ask “Are They Crazy?”

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ESP Members Apply for NEA ESP Leaders for Tomorrow Program

2/14/2012

Leaders for Tomorrow will train both current and future leaders in leadership attitudes, skills and knowledge that will enhance their ability to be a visible, vocal advocate at the local, state and national levels of the NEA.

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2nd Annual NAESP National Children’s Book Award Contest

2/14/2012

The contest discovers, publishes and launches two aspiring writer’s careers. One for a children’s picture book and one for a children’s chapter book.

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Analysis: New congressional map only slightly moves the political needle in the 6 districts

2/13/2012

The political effects of Kentucky’s new congressional district map are slight with the voter performance changing by less than 1.5 points in any one district

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Ky. Republican state lawmakers sign brief in support of challenge to Affordable Care Act

2/13/2012

Most of Kentucky’s Republican state legislators signed onto a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that supports the 27 states challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act that Congress passed in 2010.

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New IRS Rule Could Eliminate Charter Teachers' Pensions

2/13/2012

A "... proposed change in Internal Revenue Service regulations" could render charter school teachers ineligible for state pension plans

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Killer jigsaw puzzle

2/13/2012

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KEA Board Meeting, January 20-21, 2012

2/8/2012

Board Report by Fred Hester, KEA-R

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Health Care Reform Law Saves 3.6 Million Americans $2.1 Billion

2/3/2012

It decreases prescription drug costs, provides free preventive care, and slows the growth of Medicare premiums for physicians’ services.

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Alabama State Senator Deems Low Teacher Pay "A Biblical Principle."

2/2/2012

"Because it might attract people who otherwise wouldn't do the job."

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KY ranks 14th in Education Week Quality Counts

2/1/2012

Thanks to the hard work of school employees across the state, Kentucky jumped from 34th in 2011 to 14th in 2012.

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January/February 2012 Newsletter

1/31/2012

Fifth District EA Newsletter is available for viewing or download.

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Read Across America Event at Fayette Mall

1/31/2012

The event will be at Fayette Mall Saturday, March 3 from 10 am to 3 pm.

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First District KEA-Retired Meeting Set

1/30/2012

The Guest speaker will be KEA Attorney, Dennis Courtney

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Kentucky Legislator Introduces Bill Strengthening Anti-Bullying Law.

1/30/2012

Rep. Mary Lou Marzian filed legislation last week to "strengthen Kentucky's current anti-bullying statute..."

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Obama: "Stop Bashing Teachers"

1/26/2012

This year's State of the Union speech didn't offer as much air time to education as his speech a year ago, but it did include a key passage on teachers

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EKEA News and Notes January 2012

1/25/2012

The January 2012 issue is available for viewing.

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National Council On Teacher Quality: States Eroding Teacher Tenure.

1/25/2012

"America's public school teachers are seeing their generations-old tenure protections weakened

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Governor Beshear's Letter to Educators

1/25/2012

Governor Beshear issued an open to educators explaining the major points of his budget proposal.

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Parent Trigger Bills Advance In Florida Legislature Amid Controversy.

1/25/2012

The effort is part of a continuing campaign to privatize education.

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Deadline for KEA Awards March 15

1/25/2012

NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and the KEA Education Support Professional of the Year Award deadlines have been extended until March 15.

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Debunking KARE’s Misrepresentations

1/25/2012

The Prichard Committee has recently posted on its blog its examination of the data that KARE uses.

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NEA Officials Defend Teacher Tenure

1/23/2012

"Contentious" plans to eliminate public teacher tenure

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Chairman Sanders Introduce Older Americans Act Reauthorization

1/23/2012

The act supports programs for seniors such as Meals on Wheels and other services that help seniors retain an independent lifestyle.

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Are you getting the KEA Advocate E-Letter?

1/22/2012

KEA Advocate is the weekly legislative e-newsletter of the Kentucky Education Association.

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A request for letters to the editor for This Active Life magazine

1/22/2012

What activities will you choose to be involved in this election year, large or small, to promote the interests of public education?

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Don't Take the Vote Away From Seniors

1/19/2012

Over the past year, GOP-controlled state houses have been passing what are known as Voter ID laws.

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NEA Member Benefits for the month of February 2012.

1/17/2012

Articles on NEA MB Products and Services (MCA): Hot Deals and Discounts from NEA Member Benefits—February 2012

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KEA & NEA Delegate Ballots Due January 23

1/16/2012

Ballots for the KEA Delegate Assembly and for the NEA Representative Assembly have been mailed to all KEA-Retired members

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Higher School Start Age Advances In Kentucky Legislature

1/15/2012

A measure to "move back the age threshold for starting school from Oct.1 to Aug. 1, requiring students to be five years old by that date to begin kindergarten and six years old to start the first grade."

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Kentucky Sees Dramatic Increase.

1/15/2012

Kentucky moved from 34th place to 14th

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Teacher Evaluation Overhaul Advances In Kentucky Legislature

1/13/2012

Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader (1/11, Warren)

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Senate GPO/WEP Repeal Bill Introduced

1/7/2012

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Senate version of the Social Security Fairness Act (S. 2010)

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New Site Helps Advocates Defend Public Education, Middle Class

1/7/2012

NEA’s Education Votes (EdVotes) website proudly introduces our Election 2012 site

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Former Senator Santorum Endorses Raising the Retirement Age to 70 – or Higher

1/6/2012

His finish in Iowa was exciting for political observers, but also terrifying for seniors.

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GOP Hopefuls Favor Scaled-Back K-12 Federal Role in Education

1/6/2012

All Republican Presidential candidates agree there should be a smaller federal footprint in education

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NEA Member Benefits Offers New Approach to Long-Term Care Insurance with Prudential

1/4/2012

Effective January 1, 2012, NEA Member Benefits will be offering members a new Long-Term Care Insurance program through Prudential.

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School Funding News Conference

1/4/2012

KEA, as a member of KEAT, calls on the General Assembly to adequately fund teachers’ professional development.

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Kentucky State Park Resorts Open During Winter Months

1/4/2012

All Kentucky State Park resorts will remain open through the winter months in 2012, the Department of Parks announced today.

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NEA Cash Rewards Credit Card is Enhanced with New Cash Back Features

1/4/2012

NEA Member Benefits is pleased to announce the all new enhanced NEA® Cash Rewards Card, which is available to members immediately!

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2011-2012 MCEA/KEA Member Tuition/NBCT Reimbursement Application

1/3/2012

MCEA will be awarding scholarships to MCEA members working toward their Rank I, Rank II and National Board Certification. Scholarship(s) will also be awarded to ESP who have gone back to school to obtain their teaching degree.

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Kentucky Legislature Expected To Take Up Dropout, Charter School Bills.

12/30/2011

The Louisville Courier-Journal (12/30, Wynn) reports that Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D), along with state legislators and education officials, are vowing to address the state's persistent 3% dropout rate in the state legislature's 2012 session

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Nearly 1 in 2 Americans have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.

12/29/2011

The latest census data depicts a record number of Americans - nearly 1 in 2 - have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income

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Plan to raise Medicare premiums for upper-income retirees would affect middle class as well

12/29/2011

A year-end economic package approved by the House prescribes a Medicare premium increase for "high-income" beneficiaries

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Letter from MEDCO sent by MEDCO in ERROR

12/22/2011

The MEHP will be administered by Humana and Express Scripts as of January 1, 2012

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Duncan Praises Promise Neighborhood Program, Winners Announced.

12/20/2011

President Obama's announcement on Monday Berea College in Madison County, Kentucky, "is one of five Promise Neighborhood implementation grant recipients"

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Victories In The 112th Congress: Your Values and Activism in Action!

12/17/2011

From Capitol Hill to the classroom, your voice AND your membership matter!

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Curriculum Matters

12/15/2011

Most Teachers See the Curriculum Narrowing, Survey Finds

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A chat with Sen. Rand Paul led this Classroom Superhero to testify on Capitol Hill..

12/14/2011

For Pamela Geisselhardt, educational activism was not a field that she ever thought she would be a part of, but this past November she found herself voicing her opinions in front of Congress,

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Report: Increased Classroom Time No Guarantee Of Academic Success.

12/14/2011

A new study released by the National School Boards Association

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Kentucky DOE Releases Report On "Billions" In Needed School Repairs.

12/12/2011

New report from the Kentucky Department of Education says that "hundreds of public schools across Kentucky need billions for repairs."

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In Turnaround, NEA Releases Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation Plan.

12/12/2011

A plan released last week by the NEA, "performance, not seniority, would play the primary role in whether teachers keep their jobs."

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Health Care Law Has Saved the Average Senior $569 on Prescriptions in 10 Months

12/9/2011

More than 2.65 million Medicare beneficiaries have saved more than $1.5 billion on their prescriptions this year, a $569-per-person average, while premiums have remained stable

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The number of students attending charter schools has soared to more than 2 million

12/8/2011

The number of students attending charter schools has soared to more than 2 million as states pass laws lifting caps and encouraging their expansion, according to figures released Wednesday.

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Study Explores Social Impact Of Dropouts.

12/8/2011

High school dropouts "have a greater likelihood of ending up in jail, being unemployed, relying on food stamps and becoming a fiscal drain on society than those who graduate.

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Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill Allowing Student Performance-Based Teacher Terminations.

12/8/2011

The signed bill allows student test scores to be used as a reason to fire a teacher

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House Democrat and Senate Republican say "crushing" KY pension system must be reformed"

12/7/2011

Mounting pressure on the state budget cited

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Operation Preparation

12/7/2011

Operation Preparation is a key strategy for our college and career readiness plan.

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New Year's Eve Parties at Kentucky State Parks

12/5/2011

The Kentucky State Parks are gearing up for 2012 with several New Year’s Eve parties and events planned at resort parks across the state.

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THE ATTACKS CONTINUE: HOUSE TAKES ANOTHER ANTI-WORKER VOTE

12/3/2011

This week, the House of Representatives passed another anti-worker bill

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Cheers and Jeers

12/3/2011

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Census Data Shows 65 – 69 Age Group is Growing the Fastest

12/2/2011

On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of the Census released data from the 2010 census on the American population over 65.

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"Draconian" Cuts To Hit Federal Education Programs.

12/2/2011

"Education advocates and local school Officials are nervously eyeing a series of draconian cuts set to hit just about every federal program in 2013-including Title I, special education, and other key K-12 priorities.

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NEA Economist Warns Of Lean Education Funding

12/1/2011

"Do not expect any significant increase in education funding until at least 2017"

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Generation’s Largest Strike Closes UK Schools

12/1/2011

If you haven't bothered keeping an eye on what's happening in the United Kingdom right now, it's time to start paying attention.

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Thomas R Brown Athletics Grant

11/30/2011

Applications should be completed by an employee of the school that seeks grant support and they must be received by California Casualty no later than February 15, 2012.

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Comment of the Day

11/29/2011

An Assumption in Far too Many Homes

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A Special Invitation for NEA Members

11/28/2011

Did you know that NEA Member Benefits offers educational webinars designed just for you?

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Education Lobby Grows, Moves From Right To Center.

11/23/2011

The changing and growing impact of the sprawling single-issue education lobbying in the US

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Supercommittee Fails To Reach Agreement

11/23/2011

"Education advocates and local school Officials are nervously eyeing a series of draconian cuts set to hit Title I, special education, and money for teacher quality."

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NEA President: GOP Anti-Labor Push Set To Backfire.

11/22/2011

"Republican efforts to restrain the power of unions has produced a middle-class backlash across the country..."

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Legislative Reception

11/21/2011

Hosted by First District Education Association-Retired & Active Members

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Super Committee Negotiations Go Down to the Wire

11/18/2011

Just five days before the deadline for a deficit reduction deal, the Super Committee dealing with the nation’s budget deficit in Congress still did not seem close to reaching an agreement on tax reforms and spending cuts.

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Mobilize to block big cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

11/17/2011

Between now and Thanksgiving the fiscal “Super Committee” on Capitol Hill may announce recommendations that, if approved by Congress, would make major changes to Social Security and Medicare.

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Member Benefits

11/16/2011

Check these out, you may find something you can use

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A November to Remember

11/16/2011

From Michigan to North Carolina, voters turn out in support of public education

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Perry's Plan For Closing ED Would Not Be Simple

11/16/2011

Dismantling any government agency, let alone the Education Department, is far more complicated than Perry makes it sound.

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Ravitch Addresses Charters, Teacher Evaluations.

11/14/2011

Ravotch takes issue with the NEA's decision to "go along with evaluating teachers by test scores," and suggests that the union should reconsider.

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FCESPA Chili Supper

11/14/2011

Celebrate National ESP Day with chili and all the trimmings.

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Teachers, facing low salaries, opt to hold second jobs

11/14/2011

Now, with the severe cuts many school districts have made, teachers who hadn't considered juggling a second job before, are searching the want ads.

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Congressional Panel on Deficit Reduction

11/10/2011

Some are desperately trying to avoid blame for the possible collapse” of the process.

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Duncan Blasts Think Tanks' Teacher Pay Study

11/10/2011

Education Secretary Arne Duncan refutes the recent study from "two conservative Washington think tanks," the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation, which "defies common-sense"

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NEA's Leadership In Overturning Ohio Labor Law Noted.

11/10/2011

"Gov. John Kasich (R) took office in January vowing to curb unions' power" but has seemingly "overstepped his hand."

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Dennis Van Roekel's Salute to the teachers, education support professionals,

11/9/2011

We thank and salute you!

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November/December 2011 Newsletter

11/8/2011

Fifth District EA Newsletter is available for viewing or download.

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Super Committee Danger– Your Retirement and Children's Healthcare At Stake!

11/5/2011

As the “ Super Committee’s ” Thanksgiving deadline approaches, we continue to hear disturbing reports that cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare are being put on the table by BOTH Democrats and Republicans.

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Super Committee Taking Hard Look at Social Security, Medicare Cuts

11/5/2011

The committee is taking a serious look at Social Security and Medicare

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EKEA News and Notes November 2011

11/3/2011

The 2011 November issue is available for viewing.

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Beshear-Abramson Fly Around Schedule

11/2/2011

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Conservative Think Tanks Release Report Saying Teachers Are Not Underpaid.

11/2/2011

Putting down a marker on the topic

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New NAEP, Same Results: Math Up, Reading Mixed

11/1/2011

Despite some gains in math and 8th grade reading, only about one-third of students have reached the "proficient" level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

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NEA honors Steve Beshear with America's Greatest Education Governor Award

10/31/2011

Educators recognize Gov. Beshear’s efforts to improve public schools. Watch the presentation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-7HhLY4OgQ

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Message from Arletta

10/30/2011

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Ron Paul Defends Comments On Eliminating Department Of Education

10/28/2011

Rep. Ron Paul (R) blasts the media for misconstruing his comments on "Meet the Press"

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Proposed Super Committee Cuts Poised to Weaken State and Local Economies

10/28/2011

New reports detailing the projected fall-out resulting from the committee’s proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

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Cheers and Jeers

10/28/2011

U.S. Congress

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Medicare 2012 Part B Premium and Deductible Announced

10/28/2011

On Thursday, HHS and CMS officials announced the 2012 Medicare Part B premium and deductible. Both went down from the 2011 levels.

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Kentucky Lawmaker Seeks to Change Diploma System for Special Education

10/27/2011

Kentucky Lawmaker is trying to change the way the school system recognizes achievements of special needs students

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Kansas Commission Calls For Moving Teachers To 401(k)-Style Pensions.

10/27/2011

Commission set up to study options concerning the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

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Obama Announces Student Debt Relief Plan.

10/27/2011

A plan to offer relief to Americans struggling with student loan debt

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Millions of Dollars Made From Teacher Evaluation Programs

10/27/2011

Companies and nonprofits are making millions out of teacher effectiveness evaluations, sparking worries about quality of service.

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When Governors Talk Education, It's About the Economy, Stupid

10/27/2011

Ideas for Cutting Teacher Pension Costs for States, Charters

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Kentucky Employee Health Plan Enrollment through Oct 28

10/26/2011

The Kentucky Employee Health Plan (KEHP) is holding passive enrollment through October 28.

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KCTEA Vote for Officers and Delegates

10/26/2011

The KEA members of the Kentucky Career Technical Education Association vote for KEA officers and delegates October 26-November 9.

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Many Teachers Drawn To "Occupy Wall Street" Movement

10/25/2011

Wall Street's destructive attempts to transform education into a tradable commodity

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Senate Filibuster Kills Bill To Protect Teacher Jobs.

10/25/2011

The measure "was designed to protect the jobs of some 280,000 K-12 educators who were in danger of being laid off and to hire new teachers.

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Retirement Observation

10/24/2011

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Senior Citizen

10/24/2011

I'm a Senior Citizen and I think I am having the time of my life... Aren't I?

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NEA RA Delegate Nominations Open

10/23/2011

Nominations must be submitted by January 17, 2012 to be considered for election as a KEA delegate to the 2012 NEA RA.

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Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% increase in benefits next year, their first raise since 2009, federal government officials announced on Wednesday.

10/21/2011

"Let Us Make Sure this 3.6% Raise is not the Last Social Security COLA Ever" responded Alliance Executive Director Edward F. Coyle.

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NEA President, Van Roekel Rebuts Washington Post Editorial

10/21/2011

Teacher evaluations have a place, but not in a Washington mandate

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Bus Tour Rally

10/21/2011

The Bus Tour will be making its final Purchase Area stop in Paducah this Sunday, Oct. 23.

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New Resources for Defending Pensions: Recent Studies on Retirement Plan Choices and Cost

10/21/2011

The reports show that defined benefit (DB) plans are both highly attractive to employees AND also are more cost effective for employers and taxpayers.

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Long Term Care "CLASS Act" Screeches to a Halt

10/21/2011

Work on the long term care "CLASS Act" is to be suspended.

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Cheers And Jeers

10/21/2011

Senators who offered important amendments and made pro-public education statements in the Senate HELP Committee’s ESEA mark-up.

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How Could They?!?

10/21/2011

Senate GOP Leadership Says NO to Educators, First Responders, and Students!

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Public-private effort led by NIH reaches out to Booomers, their Parents

10/21/2011

New Go4Life campaign focuses on fitness for older adults

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Rand Paul Torpedoes Senate HELP Markup Of NCLB Overhaul.

10/20/2011

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) used an obscure parliamentary maneuver to bring the Senate HELP Committee's markup of a No Child Left Behind reauthorization bill to an abrupt halt.

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Senate Democrats Working On AJA Remnant To Provide $30 Billion To Schools.

10/19/2011

Washington Post (10/19) "Wonkblog"

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You Always Vote

10/18/2011

If you’re away from home on November 8th, you can vote early. It’s important!

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Exciting NEW Webinars for Members!

10/18/2011

This new series was created to help NEA members make more informed financial, personal and career decisions.

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ESEA Reauthorization Bill Moving: Tell the Senate To Slow Down, Think it Through, Get it Right For Our Students

10/16/2011

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has released draft legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind. The stakes are very high for students, educators, and schools.

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SIGN PETITION TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO REPEAL SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSETS

10/15/2011

A petition to urge the Administration to support repeal of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is now available on the White House website.

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COLAs and the Super Committee

10/14/2011

The Congressional Super Committee is said to be taking a hard look at shrinking the national debt through cutting Social Security COLAs

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New Ad Campaign Using Scare Tactics and Misinformation to Confuse Seniors

10/14/2011

Another windfall for drug companies

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'Occupy Wall Street’ Movement: For the Young and the Young-at-Heart

10/14/2011

Retirees are playing a key role. In St. Louis today, retirees are gathering with the unemployed and the young on a march to the arch.

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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Tomorrow

10/14/2011

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period beings tomorrow, October 15 and goes through December 7. “Open enrollment is seniors’ chance to review their Medicare choices.

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Respect for MCEA Teachers questioned by loss of Contract

10/14/2011

Letter to the Editor of the "Paducah Sun" by Lana Blish

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NEA President urges U.S. Senate to put partisan politics aside

10/14/2011

Senate fails to move forward on Jobs legislation as students, educators wait for funds

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Social Security COLA Increase Finally Coming, but Offset by Medicare Premiums

10/14/2011

After two years without an inflation adjustment, the Social Security Administration is expected to announce a 2012 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of more than 3 percent on October 19th.

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Policymakers Put on Their Listening Ears

10/13/2011

Your raised voices are finally getting through to Washington, says NEA President Dennis Van Roekel.

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Medicare

10/13/2011

Waxman urges supercommittee to leave Medicaid and Medicare alone, extend drug rebates

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Into the Home Stretch: Beshear Bus Tour

10/13/2011

Exciting news, be sure to mark your calendars!

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Republican Candidates Take Aim At Federal Role In Education.

10/11/2011

Candidates in the GOP presidential primary race are voicing sharp criticism of ED and the Federal government's role in education policy.

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Cheers and Jeers

10/11/2011

Political Activity Worth Noting

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Danger of "Super Committee" Considered Actions

10/8/2011

*Super Committee" Could Cut Social Security COLAs with “Chained CPI” Change *According to multiple sources.

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September 2011 Newsletter

10/7/2011

Fifth District EA Newsletter is available for viewing or download.

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Let's talk about Social Security

10/6/2011

From Sen. Bernie Sanders: The most effective way to strengthen Social Security for the next 76 years is to scrap the payroll tax cap for those earning $250,000 a year or more.

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Fifth District KEA-Retired Meets July 25

10/6/2011

Fifth District KEA-Retired met July 25 and elected officers.

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Win a California Casualty School Lounge Makeover.

10/4/2011

The more your school enters, the greater your chance of winning.

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Sickest Medicare Patients May Be Greatly Affected by the Super Committee

10/1/2011

From the Alliance for Retired Americans

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Cheers and Jeers on Behalf of Educators

10/1/2011

Recent Legislative and Political Activities of Interest to All Educators

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Education Comissioner to Host Twitter Town Hall

9/30/2011

Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday will participate in the first-ever #AskDocH Twitter Town Hall on Thursday, October 6, from 4-5 p.m. ET. Beginning 9/30/2011, Twitter users can submit questions to Commissioner Holliday using the hashtag #AskDocH.

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House GOP Seeks To Cut Funds Race To The Top

9/30/2011

House GOP Seeks To Cut Funds Race To The Top, Other Programs.

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Kentucky State Parks Commonwealth Connection For 2011-2012

9/28/2011

Kentucky Local, State And Federal Employees and Retirees

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"Parent Trigger" Laws

9/27/2011

Laws allow drastic school district changes with parental consent

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Finnish Principal Reveals Secret to Successful Schools

9/27/2011

Kari Louhivouri, principal of a school in Findland, explains the philosophy behind his country's remarkable educational success.

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Retire With Dignity

9/27/2011

Has anyone seen the White-out?

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President Barack Obama Speaks about NCLB

9/26/2011

President Barack Obama says kids and the economy will benefit from the changes he is making in education policy

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Do Teachers Have it Made?

9/21/2011

Hardly, a New Film Says

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NEA Member Benefits

9/20/2011

Ever Heard of the iPad 2?

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Message from NEA-Retired President

9/17/2011

That's What I'm Talking About!

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GOP Senators Introduce NCLB Overhaul Package

9/16/2011

Legislation led by Lamar Alexander of Tennessee

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Poverty's Effect on Childhood Academic Achievement

9/15/2011

Poverty begins to affect the academic achievement of children in infancy

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Comment on the KY Environmental Literacy Plan

9/13/2011

KEA assisted KDE and the KY Environmental Ed Council in drafting a plan to ensure Environmental Literacy for all P-12 students. Comments are being requested.

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School Construction Funding Plan Rejected

9/13/2011

Kline, Cantor Object To School Construction Funding

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NEA President, Van Roekel Backs Obama Plan To Prevent Teacher Layoffs

9/9/2011

"Its time that you start caring about us"

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FCESPA General Meeting

9/9/2011

Please attend the meeting Wednesday, September 14, 6:30 pm at Golden Corral.

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First District Events

9/8/2011

Pleased try to attend the following First District Events

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Fall Meeting

9/4/2011

First District KEA-Retired Meeting Monday, 9-19-2011.

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U.S. Teachers' Salaries near bottom

9/1/2011

United States Teachers ranked 22nd out of 27 countries in terms of teacher pay

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Do You Remember Your First Teaching Job Interview?

8/23/2011

Interview of Prospective Teacher

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Social Security Offices to Close Early

8/22/2011

Budget cuts at the federal level will begin affecting the general population as early as next week.

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Social Security

8/20/2011

Social Security told to improve online services

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KCTEA Elects Officers

8/18/2011

Kentucky Career Technical Education Association elected new officers.

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Wisconsin Switching from Contracts to New Teacher "Handbooks"

8/15/2011

Sweeping changes to teachers' pay, hours and working conditions reflect administrators's new-gained power under Governor Walker's attack on teachers.

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Teachers Protest Testing, Cuts As School Year Begins.

8/13/2011

Are Education cuts coming to Kentucky? It could possibly happen if the wrong people are elected into office in November.

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KEA Guide to Using Your TELL Kentucky Results

8/6/2011

Working with the New Teacher Center, KEA has created a KEA Guide to Using Your TELL Kentucky Results.

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Moving from a Defined-Benefit Retirement Plan to a Defined-Contribution Retirement Plan is highly problematic

8/3/2011

The fact that some states'politicians want to move to defined-contribution plans is a blatantly political one.

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NEA Member Benefit Programs

7/29/2011

NEA Member Benefit Programs can save Members Big $$$!

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Are You Connected?

7/29/2011

Communications Technology is not Just for the Young

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U.S. Treasury to Mandate E-payments

7/28/2011

Pop Quiz: Do you know the significance of March 1, 2013?

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Urgent Help Needed

7/28/2011

URGENT HELP NEEDED to Protect Students, Working Families in Deficit Deal

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UCEA District Scholarships Available

7/28/2011

KEA is providing $4,000 in scholarships to the Upper Cumberland Education Association to be presented to UCEA members who are seeking a Rank I, Rank II, and National Board Certification, and classified to certified.

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For Medicare and Medicaid, Debt Default Means Uncertainty

7/23/2011

What happens to Medicare and Medicaid if a deal isn't reached?

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Senior Health care

7/19/2011

Seniors have Friend in Preventive Care

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2nd District KEA-Retired Meeting

7/17/2011

A 2nd District KEA-Retired General Meeting has been Scheduled for September 20, 2011 at 10:00 A.M in the Madisonville KEA Office. RSVP Requested

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Chicago Trip NEA SLC and Retired Conferences June 2011

7/14/2011

Twenty-one KEA SP delegates and six retirees attended the NEA Pre-Conference which was held in Chicago, IL, June 27-30, 2011.

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Governor Steve Beshear is Honored With NEA's America's Greatest Education Award

7/13/2011

NEA Honors Steve Beshear with America's Greatest Education Governor Award

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Congratulations Gayle Greer!

7/1/2011

The KEA-Retired "Today/Tomorrow" Newsletter won Second place in the NEA-Retired contest

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KEPAC - Contributors are Education Voters

6/23/2011

KEPAC is your voice, as well as your eyes and ears

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Senator Williams Praises Wisconsin Governor's Union Crackdown

6/10/2011

Williams Praises Wisconsin Governor for Anti-employee Union Rights

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April-May-June 2011 Newsletter

5/23/2011

FCESPA honors, President notes, Member news among the articles in this edition.

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National Board Jump Start Registration

5/13/2011

Six KEA National Board Jump Start Seminars are being offered in a location close to you this summer and fall.

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Nominations for The Teaching Tolerance Award Due June 1

5/13/2011

The Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching has been created to recognize outstanding teachers and promote their practices in the nation’s schools.

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Local Association Officer Training

5/13/2011

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Booking Down the Road for Literacy

5/13/2011

5K Run and Family Fun Walk, Sponsored by FDEA (First District EA)

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FCESPA General Meeting

5/6/2011

KEA FCESPA members only meeting Wednesday, May 18.

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Will you be a STAR Local in 2012?

5/5/2011

As you plan in your locals for 2011-2012, please utilize the STAR Locals information in developing your membership plans.

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NEA-Retired Facebook

4/29/2011

NEA-Retired facebook group has a goal of recruiting 1,000 users before 2011 Representative Assembly

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Want to Work 'Til You Die?

4/27/2011

Social Security Video: Don't Make Us Work 'Til We Die

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KEA Student Members Vote for Delegates Here

4/26/2011

KEA Student members vote for delegates April 15 to April 29 at https://election2.kea.org

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UK Arts for Smarts

4/26/2011

KEA Student Program members at the University of Kentucky hosted third annual "Arts for Smarts" day.

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Membership Grant Forms

4/26/2011

The membership grants are available for KEA locals to assist with local plans in developing membership plans for 2011-2012.

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May 3rd –National Teacher Day

4/25/2011

Tuesday, May 3 is National Teacher Day.

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KEA-Retired Pays Tribute

4/21/2011

KEA-Retired Recognize several for Service, Scholarship, and Leadership at Annual Meeting

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Friend of Education Award

4/19/2011

Governor Beshear Receives Friend of Education Award

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Call for Nominations

4/12/2011

Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame

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Intergenerational Mentoring Program Report

4/12/2011

Intergenerational Mentoring Program Report to KEA-Retired Board submitted by Kathy Drehmel, Program Coordinator

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Highlights from KEA-Retired Activities

4/11/2011

A listing of KEA-Retired Activities and Accomplishments

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Tell Survey Results Available to School Districts Monday April 25

4/8/2011

The Coalition of Partners (including KEA) will get state level results at the same time schools and districts get their results on April 25.

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2011 NEA RA Delegate Election Results

3/29/2011

Results for the 2011 NEA Delegate Election are posted in this hot topic.

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KEA Board Meeting Minutes February 18-19

4/1/2011

KEA Board Meeting report of Fred Hester

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GEEO Summer Travel Programs for Educators

3/30/2011

Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers.

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Legislative Update

3/26/2011

Legislative update from KEA-Retired President and Lobbyist, Jon Henrikson

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2nd District KEA-Retired Elections

3/21/2011

2nd District KEA-Retired Association has set date for elections

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Retiree Analysis - FYI

3/14/2011

Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Retiree Analysis

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Bully Free: It Starts with Me

3/4/2011

NEA has created a new campaign in an effort to address the epidemic of bullying and the consequences that go along with it.

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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire

3/3/2011

Strategies to avoid (or overcome) identity theft and consumer fraud.

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First Annual Kentucky Literacy Celebration

2/24/2011

The first annual Kentucky Literacy Celebration will be February 28 through March 4.

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The KEA Award for Teaching Excellence Application Deadline March 25

2/28/2011

The KEA Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes, rewards, and promotes excellence in teaching and advocacy for the profession.

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Central District KEA-Retired set dates

2/27/2011

Dates to remember

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NEA-Retired Annual Meeting

2/25/2011

The dates for the 2011 NEA-Retired Annual Meeting are now confirmed.

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Legislative Update from KEA-R President, Jon Henrikson

2/25/2011

We have reached the scary season in Frankfort

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Nominations Sought for 2011 Smith-Wilson Award - Deadline March 1

2/25/2011

The KEA Diversity Committee is accepting nominations for the Lucy Harth Smith – Atwood S. Wilson Award, presented to an individual or group making a significant impact on diversity in education in Kentucky.

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KEA Diversity Committee Lesson Plan Contest

9/16/2010

Win one of four, $200.00 scholarships for submitting the best lesson plan within a unit that incorporates diversity by March 1, 2011.

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Are you being cheated by the GPO/WEP Act of 1977?

2/23/2011

The unfair Social Security Act of 1977

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Attack On Public Pensions & Unions

2/22/2011

Attacks on public pensions and unions have risen to alarming levels

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KEA-Retired Membership Growth

2/22/2011

District membership totals indicate growth

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Kentucky Educators Stand in Solidarity

2/22/2011

Kentucky educators stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama and elsewhere.

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January-February-March 2011 Newsletter

2/22/2011

Dates of interest, Doug's Notes, Read Across America, Black History Month Quotes, FCESPA Board of Directors, Member News and Member Benefits

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KEA-Retired Office undergoes changes

2/22/2011

Brenda McGown has been named KEA-R UNISERV Director, Office has been moved to Frankfort

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KEA Newsletter Awards - Entry Deadline February 28

2/25/2011

Through its annual Newsletter Awards Program, the Kentucky Education Association recognizes excellence among its local and district affiliates that publish newsletters for their members

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Social Security Administration Webinar Feb 16

2/3/2011

The Social Security Administration will be hosting a webinar, “How Some Public Employee or Teacher Pensions May Affect Social Security Benefits,” on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

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Valuable resource to help school employees advocate for protecting pensions

1/25/2011

With continued threats against school employee pensions the NEA has valuable information for school employees...

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Participate in the Prichard Committee Survey - Deadline Feb 16

1/25/2011

KEA encourages members to participate in a survey sponsored by the Prichard Committee. Deadline is February 16.

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TELL Kentucky Survey Information

1/25/2011

Additional information about the survey and the implementation process is included in a presentation from the New Teacher Center.

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Recommended Process for Locals Wishing to Unify

1/21/2011

KEA strongly encourages groups of members interested in exploring unification to follow the process outlined in the article.

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Good news about Kentucky students’ and teachers’ hard work!

1/13/2011

EdWeek released its 2011 Quality Counts report, offering highly respected grades of states on multiple aspects of education conditions, policies, and results.

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Challenger Learning Center $50,000 Grant Opportunity

12/14/2010

Vote today and every day for The Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky's Pepsi Refresh Project.

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Oxendine joins Governor Beshear, Commissioner Holliday, other school leaders at “kickoff” ceremony for TELL Kentucky Survey

9/29/2010

KEA President Sharron Oxendine, Governor Steve Beshear and Education Commissioner Dr. Terry Holliday were the featured speakers at a ceremony held in the state capitol rotunda September 28 to kick off the Teaching, Empowering, Learning and Leading Kentucky Survey, which will be conducted online March 1-25, 2011, to get the opinions of all Kentucky teachers about the teaching and learning conditions in Kentucky’s public schools.

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Three Important KEHP Benefit Plan Notices

12/3/2010

Three important notices regarding your 2011 KEHP benefit plan are available. Please read each notice carefully.

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November/December 2010 Newsletter

11/16/2010

Doug's Notes, ESP Day, What if?, Vision of Horses, Car Insurance Tips, ESP Thoughts.

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Eastern KY Education Association 2011 Classified to the Classroom Scholarship

11/9/2010

If you are a classified member of KEA/EKEA and are pursuing a teaching degree, apply for the scholarship by December 31.

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EKEA Continuing Education Scholarship Application Deadline December 31

11/9/2010

Eastern Kentucky Education Association Continuing Education Scholarship application deadline December 31, 2010 for Summer/Fall sessions.

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KEA Delegate Forms Due November 30

11/8/2010

This is a reminder that the delegate forms for the 2011 KEA Delegate Assembly must be returned to the KEA Frankfort office by the November 30th deadline.

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The NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence

9/30/2010

Nomination Deadline is May 2, 2011. View entire article for datasheet and nomination guidelines.

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KEA Education Support Professional of the Year Award

9/7/2010

The KEA Education Support Professional of the Year Award recognizes the contributions of Education Support Professionals to their schools, communities, and their profession.

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NEA is sharing free instructional materials for educators

8/25/2010

Welcome your students back to school with free resources that will engage and excite them.

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Mrs. Poff goes to Washington (and helps save thousands of school employee jobs!)

8/20/2010

Catie certainly never imagined she would end up in the nation’s capital at a press conference for the national media with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan and members of Congress.

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Kentucky PTA names KEA members Barnett, Kuhn its classified, certified school employees of the year for 2010

8/20/2010

Abbey Kuhn, a fourth grade teacher at Kenton Elementary School, is the Kentucky PTA’s 2010 Certified Educator of the Year and Donnie Barnett, Kenton’s Building Operations Supervisor, is its 2010 Classified Personnel of the Year.

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August/September 2010 Newsletter

8/19/2010

August/September 2010 - Welcome; FCESPA Thoughts; Officers; Calendar

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Impact of furloughs on KTRS employees

8/17/2010

As a result of language in the 2010 budget bill, all Executive Branch employees are subject to furlough during the 2010-11 fiscal year.

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Governor Beshear's Letter to KY Educators

7/22/2010

KEA President Sharron Oxendine asked all school employees to read Governor Beshear's letter.

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First District KEA Member Spring Fling Picnic

5/17/2010

Sylvia Jones-Gaspar was the lucky winner of the HP laptop computer at the First District KEA Member Spring Fling Picnic.

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FCESPA Meeting May 13

5/10/2010

All FCEA Classified school employee KEA members are invited to attend. May 13, 6:30 PM

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April 2010 Newsletter

5/7/2010

April 26, 2010 - FCESPA Members at the RAA; District Notes

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Resources for Writing Program Design

4/27/2010

SB 1 requires a school's SBDM Council to develop the school's writing policy and plan. KDE has posted resources to help SBDM Councils complete this task.

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NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence - Nominations Due April 19

4/19/2010

The NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes, rewards, and promotes excellence in teaching and advocacy for the profession. Deadline for application is April 19, 2010 by 5:00 PM EDT. No faxes or emails will be accepted.

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KEA Press Conference on Impact of Budget Cuts for Education

4/14/2010

Kentucky Education Association President Sharron Oxendine and members of the KEA Board of Directors held a news conference in the State Capitol rotunda to discuss impacts of cuts in education spending and health insurance.

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2010 NEA Delegate Election Results

3/29/2010

NEA RA delegates and alternate results are available for download.

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House and Senate Fail to Adequately Fund Health Insurance for School and State Employees

3/26/2010

Both the House and Senate budget significantly underfund the Kentucky Employer Health Plan...

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KEA’s Helen Cottongim Named NEA’s ESP of the Year

3/18/2010

Helen Cottongim, the Boone County school bus driver and long-time leader KEA leader and activist has been named NEA’s 2010 ESP of the Year.

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Inter Generational Mentoring Pays Off

3/11/2010

InterGenerational Mentoring Pays Off Notes From The Field

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KEA Retired Members Among Volunteers in Outreach to Teach Program

3/11/2010

More than 300 teachers, retired educators, higher education faculty, students preparing to become teachers and education support professionals picked up shovels and dug in to give a needy local school a much-needed face lift.

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Get KEA’s free African American Kentucky History reference card set

3/2/2010

KEA now has available a limited supply of the “African Americans Who Made Kentucky History” reference card sets.

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Social Networking for Professional Educators

3/2/2010

In the interest of helping school employees and pre-service teachers protect their careers. KEA has compiled a list of Social Networking "Dos" and "Do Nots".

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KEA Presidents' Scholarships Available

3/2/2010

Download the application for the KEA Presidents' Scholarship in Files associated with this Hot Topic to apply for up to $1000 in scholarship money to complete certification in the following areas:

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New NEA Video Available on Social Security Offsets

3/2/2010

The video features two KEA members, Jim Sproul, KEA Retired President, and Elise Mohon, KEA's NEA Board of Director.

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Kentucky Students Don’t Need Charter Schools

3/2/2010

(Column from KEA News, January 2010, by Mary Ann Blankenship, KEA Executive Director) Proponents of charter schools see them as the solution to Kentucky’s education ills. For Kentucky’s children to be successful, however, KEA believes we should focus together on funding all Kentucky public schools for all children rather than diverting our attention to an unproven strategy that eliminates oversight and accountability. Read the entire article in Files associated with this Hot Topic.

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KEA's Position on Governor's Budget

3/2/2010

Kentucky Education Association President Sharron Oxendine tonight called Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s proposed budget “the best he could do, given the condition of the state budget and the present dismal revenue forecast.” See Files associated with this Hot Topic for KEA's press release regarding the proposed budget.

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KEA Position on Student Assessment

3/5/2010

KEA has proposed both immediate relief from CATS and the longer range creation of a better system of student testing and accountability.

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KEA Position on School Calendars

3/2/2010

KEA supports efforts to assist schools affected by this year’s ice storm and high winds from Hurricane Ike.

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Just for Fun

3/3/2010

A Revamped "Cash for Clunkers National Health Care Plan"

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A Message From KEA-Retired President, James Sproul

3/3/2010

A New Year - A New Commitment

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KEA-RETIRED RECEIVES AWARDS IN SAN DIEGO

3/3/2010

Congratulations to KEA-Retired

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KEA-RETIRED MEMBER BENEFITS

3/3/2010

Membership Pays

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KEPAC Viewed as Major Political Player

3/3/2010

KEPAC is in the process of writing new guidelines and policies that will take effect in 2011.

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Funny

3/3/2010

ANSWERING MACHINE AT SCHOOL

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BEWARE DANGERS OF LETHAL PNEUMONIA

3/3/2010

Pneumonia, which may follow another infection, or occur on its own, is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.

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Three Dozen Ways to Improve Math and Science Learning

3/2/2010

Growing Our Own Math and Science Teachers Suggestions from the Kentucky Education Association

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Urge Congress: Repeal Social Security Offsets

3/2/2010

NEA supports repeal of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which penalize some public employees by cutting or taking away completely Social Security benefits they or their spouse earned.

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Rachel Mantooth Named Central District Political Education Chair Alternate

3/2/2010

MCEA's PEC Co-Chair was elected to serve on CDKEA Board.

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2004-05 ESP Salary Schedule

3/2/2010

Anderson County ESP 2004-05 Salary Schedule is listed in Resources.

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Discount Rates at KY State Parks

3/2/2010

Kentucky local, state and Federal employees and retirees are encouraged to take advantage of the Kentucky State Parks’ Commonwealth Connection program which offers you reduced rates on lodge rooms and cottages at “the nation’s finest.”

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KEA's Position on Governor's Budget

3/2/2010

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Help With the Hard Questions

3/2/2010

Experience has shown that some questions about the Association arise time and time again. We call them the "hard questions" because non-members are sometimes more comfortable asking them than recruiters are answering them.

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New Web Page

3/2/2010

Watch for updates on the web page through out the month of Augus

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Clark County Education Association (CCEA) Scholarship Fundraiser

3/2/2010

CCEA participated in the Annual Winchester Pioneer Days.

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September 20, 2007 Rep. Meeting for CCEA

3/2/2010

Gwen Darst Computer Training to KEA Website.

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Clark County Education Association (CCEA) Meetings

3/2/2010

August 23, 2007 CCEA held their first Rep. training.

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FCEA Voice, March, 2003

3/2/2010

The March FCEA Voice talks about proposed budget cuts in Fayette County Schools.

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Time for Nominations for UCEA Officers

3/2/2010

.....The Nonmiations Committe has sent out notice for nominations from locals ...

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Pulaski County Education Association on the Web

3/2/2010

Pulaski County Education Association is live on the web. Visit www.pcea-ky.org.

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2009-2010 NKEA/KEA MEMBER SCHOLARSHIPS

3/2/2010

This is the application form to use when applying for the KEA Presidents' Scholarship and the NKEA Member Scholarship Program.

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KEA/NEA Seek Repeal of Unfair GPO/WEP Offsets - SEE NEW VIDEO!!!

3/2/2010

Learn more about the effects of the GPO/WEP offset provisions The Government Pension Offset: A Devastating Loss of Benefits for Widows and Widowers The Windfall Elimination Provision: A Shocking Loss of Earned Benefits

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KEA Intervenes on Proposed Insurance Changes

3/2/2010

On behalf of its members, KEA recently worked with Gov. Fletcher and his administration to protect insurance benefits.

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Access Card

3/2/2010

Learn To Use Your Access Card

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Election to 2010 KEA Representative Assembly

3/2/2010

Elect delegates to the Representative Assembly in Louisville April 7-9,2010. Only members eat Free.

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National Spotlight Shines on Education Support Professionals

3/2/2010

Rhode Island Support Professionals Host U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Duncan said,"ESPs are hugely important."

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FCEA Winter Open House

3/2/2010

FCEA Winter Open House Thursday, December 12th 4:00 to 7:00 P.M.

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KEA Rally for Education Funding

3/2/2010

KEA Rally, February 12, 2003 1:00 p.m. at the Capitol Steps

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Letter to FCEA Reps

3/2/2010

Letter to FCEA Reps

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Welcome to the Web!

3/2/2010

Franklin County Education Association is live on the web!

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KEA Fifth District Scholarship Application - Deadline February 19

3/1/2010

KEA Presidents' scholarships are available to KEA members in each of four areas

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KEA For a Better Kentucky

3/1/2010

Invest In Our Children and Schools

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KEA TO THE RESCUE!!!

3/1/2010

Which organization do we need to thank for our improved health insurance? KEA

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Worthy fundraiser for Kentucky students

3/1/2010

Members - please go to www.firstbook.org/whatbook and sign up Kentucky for 50,000 free books.

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Social Security Fairness Act Petition

3/1/2010

Please print and encourage all registered voters to sign. Something can be done to grab the attention of our legislators. One million signatures will make a difference. Contact kenanddeb@henderson.net for copy of the petition.

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HCEA

3/1/2010

The Hopkins County Education Association is your professional organization.

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OEA Sponsors Stop Bullying Now!

3/1/2010

Owensboro Education Association and Daviess County ESP Association sponsor NEA's Whole School Program at the Owensboro 5-6 Center Cafeteria on Monday February 11 at 5:30 PM. Call or email your reservation to Deborah Zaborac or Kathy Hobbs.

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Third District EA Member Tuition/NBCT Reimbursement Combined Application

3/1/2010

The KEA Presidents' Scholarship and Third District Education Association Member Tuition/NBCT reimbursement combined application is located in Files associated with this Hot Topic. Application deadline is April 23, 2010.

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C & E Committee Meeting Agenda

3/1/2010

Bill Wooldrige, C&E Committee Represenitive attends meeting at the KEA offices in Frankfort. The following is the agenda.

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National Board Scholarship Opportunity Reopened

3/1/2010

National Board Scholarship opportunity is reopened. Applications are due to Second District Madisonville office by noon on April 20, 2009.

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2008-2010 Kentucky Education Budget

3/1/2010

The Education Budget for Kentucky from 2008-2010, showing all categories of expenditures for public education that were requested by the Kentucky Department of Education, proposed by the Governor, passed by the House, passed by the Senate, and passed in the final budget.

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Delegate Assembly & General Assembly

3/1/2010

A summary of events from the Kentucky General Assembly and KEA Delegate Assembly

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KEA Board Meeting Notes

3/1/2010

The KEA Board had a very full meeting this weekend

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Rank II Scholarships Available from the Fourth District Education Association

3/1/2010

Deadline to apply for a $400 scholarship from the Fourth District Education Association is February 13. Five scholarships are available to KEA members working on Rank II and are from the locals in the Fourth District Education Association. See Files associated with this Hot Topic for an application.

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Need a Break....Check out School Employee Discount at KY State Parks

3/1/2010

State Parks Get Away Discounts to KY State Parks for Educators...A Great Way to relax!

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Visit the Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky

3/2/2010

The Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky provides positive interactive learning experiences that excite and inspire long term interest in mathematics, science, and technology through space exploration. The center promotes student success and lifelong learning while supporting Kentucky Learning Goals and Academic expectations and the National Standards. Visit today at http://www.clcky.com.

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DCEA Up and Running!

6/6/2009

DCEA starts the year off right!

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Back to School

2/17/2010

Welcome Back!

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President's Letter

2/17/2010

KEA Update. Letter from President Oxindine.

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February 2010 Newsletter

2/10/2010

Volume 1 Issue 2 February 2010 Newsletter: Read Across America March 6, 2010; Send FCESPA TO NEA; FCESPA V. FCEA; Educators help Haiti and you can to.

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RTTT

12/18/2009

UPDATE: RTTT

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RTTT

12/18/2009

Email from KEA President on RTTT. Washington County Signed on Dec. 18th, 2009.

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CEA Picnic

10/8/2009

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Fall Newsletter: From the President

10/1/2009

By: Mike Ross

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September 2009

9/23/2009

NEA-ESP Leader Choosen from Fayette County. Board members named. Summer Membership Drive 2009. Race for the Cure.

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FTEA Newsletter August 2009

8/27/2009

Included in the newsletter are articles about scholarship opportunities available, FTEA building reps and officers, KEPAC training opportunity, and information on how to compute your salary.

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Changes

8/27/2009

The changeing face of Washington County.

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2009-2010 Officers and Building Representatives

8/1/2009

In case you need information or assistance in any way, you can contact your building representative. Click here to see who is at work in your building to meet your needs.

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New Teacher Orientation a Success

7/31/2009

The Jessamine County Education Association spoke at the New Teacher Orientation at the Jessamine County Technology Center on July 31st. Welcome to all of new members. We are so happy you are part of the family!

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Something Exciting About To Happen

7/28/2009

New things about to come to SCEA

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FCEA Meeting Agenda

3/10/2009

FCEA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

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FCEA MEMBER WINS MCGLOTHLIN AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE

3/10/2009

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NKEA Scholarship

11/11/2008

You can fill out the form and apply for a scholarship from NKEA. The deadline is December 8th.

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Perry Co Education Association

10/1/2008

Oct Newsletter

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2008-2009 Building Representatives

8/30/2008

New building representatives!

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Welcome to MCEA!!

8/30/2008

Welcome from our President, Susan Meeks; Request for building reps.

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2008-2009 Building Representatives

8/21/2008

In case you need information or assistance in any way, you can contact your building representative. Click here to see who is at work in your building to meet your needs.

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Perry County Education Association

8/1/2008

The newsletter contains articles regarding election of new officers, meeting dates, KRS 161.151, member benefits and building representatives. It is available as a PDF file attached this newsletter.

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Kentucky’s 2008-2010 Education Budget

5/7/2008

State legislature refuses to fund public education

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Meeting with our Local Legislators

2/2/2008

On Saturday, February 2, 2008, the Jessamine County Education Association (JCEA) and Kentucky Education Association (KEA) met with Senator Buford and House Representative Damron at the RJ Corman Airport Hanger in Nicholasville, KY.

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Teach, Don't Touch

1/4/2008

One of the worst things that can happen to a teacher is to be falsely accused of inappropriate behavior with a student.

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NEAMB Introduces "Click and Save."

1/4/2008

NEA Member Benefits has introduced a new way to shop and save money on its website. They call it “Click and Save,” and the name really does describe it all.

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JCEA members present at the National Council of Teachers of English

11/16/2007

JCEA members, Heather Labarbara and Sheena Roller present at the National Council of Teachers of English in New York City.

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New JCEA members

8/15/2007

We are so happy to welcome our new JCEA members.

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JCEA Officers

8/1/2007

Here are our 2007-2008 officers

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JCEA Febraury 2007 Newsletter

2/23/2007

Included in the topics covered by this newsletter: KEA Online Voting, Outreach to Teach, 150th Anniversary of KEA, legislative session, evaluations, election, next meeting, and repeal of GPO-WEP.

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JCEA October 2006 Newsletter

11/6/2006

Included in the topics covered by this newsletter: candidate forums, American Education Week, November Meeting activities, welcome to new KEA members.

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