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Team AFT-WV participates in the 2012 Komen Race for the Cure

Braving the rainy weather on the morning of May 5th, the AFT-WV team participating in this year's Komen Race for the Cure was twice the size of last year's inaugural team. Many thanks to everyone who came out despite the bad weather and represented our union in the race!

Summer School 2012 is coming!

It's finally here...all the details for AFT-WV's 2012 Summer School! It's the place to be every summer and now you can see the course offerings, get the registration form and sign up to be a part of the fun!

New AFL-CIO site shows soaring CEO compensation

The AFL-CIO has launched its 2012 AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch site—now called CEO Pay and the 99%—which includes the most comprehensive data available on 2011 executive pay. All the data available is searchable by industry, by state and by the top 100 highest-paid CEOs.

Education Week photo blog spotlights McDowell project

Check out the photo blog and article appearing in Education Week about Reconnecting McDowell and the wonderful teachers, school service personnel and students of McDowell County.

To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate

In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT president Randi Weingarten describes how the AFT Innovation Fund is providing an alternative to school reform efforts that ignore the expertise of educators and their unions. The fund supports AFT affiliates that engaged in collaborative efforts that focus on promising ideas and proven programs that can be scaled up. Read the full column.

Legislative Update: March 2, 2012

One week to go in the 2012 WV Legislature.......Read the latest news here!

How can I join AFT-WV?

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Reconnecting McDowell: An unprecedented partnership

The AFT and West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced on Dec. 16 that they are leading an unprecedented public-private partnership with more than 40 partners to enhance educational opportunity for children in the McDowell County public schools in Central Appalachia, while addressing the underlying problems caused by severe and chronic poverty and economic decline.

The initiative, "Reconnecting McDowell," is a comprehensive, long-term effort to make educational improvement in McDowell County the route to a brighter economic future. Partners from business, foundations, government, nonprofit agencies and labor have committed, in a signed covenant, to seeking solutions to McDowell's complex problems—poverty, underperforming schools, drug and alcohol abuse, housing shortages, limited medical services, and inadequate access to technology and transportation. Each partner has agreed to provide services, money, products and/or expertise to lift McDowell County's schools, students and their families.

Watch AFT's video about McDowell County, WV and learn more.

Report Looks at Transition Issues for Youngest Students

Many studies over the years have documented the need for smoother transitions from prekindergarten to the elementary level. A new AFT report reinforces that conclusion—and does it in a manner that puts frontline voices at the heart of the dialogue.

Salary Schedules

View the FY 2012 salary schedules for teachers and service personnel in WV.

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