Today, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming a circuit court’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed by the Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers (PACT) and the Pulaski Association of Support Staff (PASS) against Dr. Tom Kimbrell, Education Commissioner, and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), among others, for Dr. Kimbrell’s decision to order the Pulaski …
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Why is Teacher Health Insurance so Expensive?
As you may have heard, there’s a pretty significant debate going on at the state capitol this week with regards to public school employee health insurance rates. Teachers and other public school employees will see a significant increase in their plan premiums for 2014, while state employees, who have always enjoyed significantly lower rates, will …
States Not Required to Give Credit for Out-of-State Teaching Experience.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week in Connelly v. Steel Valley School District that the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not require that the same credit be given for out-of-state teaching experience as is given for in-state teaching experience for salary purposes. In this case, the Steel Valley …