A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state’s standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test called the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators, which demonstrates proficiency in reading, writing and math. As another way of …
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Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment. Dougherty, who led Local 98 of the International …
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President Donald Trump used Labor Day weekend to tout “nearly $10 trillion” in new investments for American workers before appearing at his Trump National Virginia golf course with family on Saturday. “President Trump believes that American workers are the heart and soul of our economy, which is why he’s championed …
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CBS News should be in for an interesting week. Staffers from the network’s news division have until Tuesday to explain what they do during working hours to their new boss, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, but the Writers Guild of America East, which represents some CBS News employees, has urged staffers not …
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CBS News staffers will not be disciplined if they fail to inform their new boss about what they do all day, according to an internal memo the Writers Guild of America East sent to its members. Last week, CBS News employees were told they had until Tuesday to outline their …
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