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 On June 22, President Obama announced a nationwide service initiative, United We Serve, which is the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans. |
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Speaking at the National Press Club on Nov. 17, AFT president Randi Weingarten outlined both provocative and proven approaches to improve public education and thereby make a long-term investment in the country's lagging economy.
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(July 16, 2008) John McCain demonstrated again today that he sadly has no idea what is needed to support America’s children and America’s teachers in this nation’s public school system. The Ohio Federation of Teachers warns the education plans McCain presented to the NAACP in Cincinnati are simply copies of George Bush’s failures. |
IRS Asked to Examine 501(c)(3) Filings of For-Profit Charter Chains
By a letter sent to the IRS today, that federal agency is being asked to examine whether charter schools managed by the for-profit corporation White Hat Management, Inc. and its affiliates can be properly registered as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entities under federal law. |
(Feb. 6, 2008) “In his State of the State address, Gov. Ted Strickland sent a strong message that he is serious about strengthening public education,” said Ohio Federation of Teachers President Sue Taylor. “The Governor rightfully connected ideas on how to strengthen the economy and create jobs to the need to support a strong system of public education.” See the rest of OFT's response and read the text of his speech ...
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(March 14, 2007) – The Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT) today applauded Gov. Ted Strickland’s plans to eliminate a statewide school voucher program, and to place a moratorium on new charter schools while prohibiting for-profit companies from running charters. |
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