President Obama’s thoughts on Right to Work Laws
In his speech, he expressed that “Right to Work Laws are intended to bar unions from requiring prospective employees to join as a precondition for being hired”. President Obama also alleged that “Right to Work means the right to work for less and less” [Washington Times]
Lynchburg schools superintendent readying plan for possible relief from sanctions
Lynchburg City Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand told school board members Tuesday he is readying a plan in the event of relief from No Child Left Behind school choice sanctions this coming school year. [Lynchburg News and Advance]
DC Council members openly insulted each other over breakfast and pushed their agendas singularly, and at the end of the day, city workers paid the price. One day after it seemed clear that employees would be divvying up money found in a surprise … [Washington Post]
DC Council Votes Down Surplus Spending Plan
By Patrick Madden and WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio There was more discord at the DC Council Tuesday as lawmakers became deadlocked over what to do with the city’s budget surplus. After hours of debate and legislative maneuvering, … [NBC4 Washington]
Mayor Gray: ‘Heart’ goes out to Thomas family
Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday he has not spoken to former DC Council member Harry Thomas Jr., who is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday on two felony counts of theft involving $350000 in funds meant for youth sports programs. [Washington Post]
Schools plan bigger raises than rest of MontCo government
Montgomery County officials on Tuesday lamented a growing disparity between mounting paychecks for school employees and the rest of the taxpayer-funded workforce [Washington Examiner]
In high school, Melissa Edwards woke up at 6:30 a.m. to catch a bus. It was dark, she was tired and the school’s 7:15 a.m. morning bell forced the St. Louis teen to eat lunch at 10:45. [Huffington post]
A coalition of more than 150 New York City groups, including the Children’s Aid Society and the Police Athletic League, is making a last-ditch effort to save thousands of publicly funded child-care and after-school slots in the city. [Huffington post]
