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COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING

Louisiana school districts are poised to receive nearly 4x more COVID-19 relief funding under the latest federal relief plan. This aid does come with restrictions in how districts may allocate the funds, but it is a much needed and long overdue step towards a reprieve for our educators and students who have been ‘making it work’ for far too long. We are excited about the possibilities this funding presents, but it is vital that teachers

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Powerpoint from the ratification meeting 12/15/2020

Filest._tammany_compensation_package_2020_revised_2.pptxA powerpoint was presented during the ratification meeting on 12/15/2020. 

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Federation Members Vote to Ratify Agreement

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Ratification Meeting for the new contract!

A yellow flyer was put in school mailboxes and mailed home to bus drivers with information about the upcoming contract ratification meeting.  

The meeting to ratify the new contract of the St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees will be held in December.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and CDC guidelines, the meeting will have to be online.  If you are a member and would like to be a part of the discussion and ratification, we need you to do one of the following: 1. Please go to the website to register at https://bit.ly/stftse_contract (please not, this link is case sensitive). OR

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Ratification Meeting Moved to Tuesday

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In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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