AFTPA: End ‘exploitation’ of adjunct faculty
AFT Pennsylvania convention delegates passed a resolution urging American colleges and universities to end their exploitation of adjunct, or contingent, faculty.
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AFTPA: Repeal Act 82 evaluations
AFT Pennsylvania Convention delegates called on the state legislature to repeal the state’s teacher evaluation law, which teachers maintain has been implemented inconsistently, produces unreliable rankings, promotes teaching test-taking instead of critical thinking and punishes teachers whose students have special needs.
The need for seniority
Seniority has less to do with teacher placements and promotions and has everything to do with fairness and objectivity in hiring decisions, says Lisa Haver, a retired Philadelphia teacher and active PFT member, in a recent op-ed in the Philadelphia Daily News.