Local 1148 member Errol Rubenstein is featured in this article.
Youth at Aspen House come from challenging environments "way beyond what an average kid experiences," said Errol Rubenstein, who teaches students four core subjects each day along with the help of an educational consultant. https://www.startribune.com/aspen-house-provides-shelter-for-dakota-county-youth-in-crisis/600227552/
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Friendly Hills Nurse Publishes Book on Childhood Mental Health
As the nurse at Friendly Hills Middle School, Amy Graham knows that mental health is just as important as physical health. So when her 10-year-old son struggled with depression and anxiety following the COVID pandemic, she wrote a book, "Better Than Resilient: A Journey Through Depression From a Child's Mind," about her son's experience.
In the leadup to the midterm elections, pundits predicted a red wave, even a tsunami, based on polls, historical precedent, and steep gas and grocery prices. But I had my doubts. I spent the weeks before the elections talking to voters and traveling on the AFT Votes bus, rolling through a dozen states with more than 50 stops. In a year when kitchen table issues, democracy and our freedoms were on the ballot, many people told me that the elections came down to a choice between, on the one side, election deniers and extremists stoking fear, and on the other, problem-solvers working to help the country move forward. Many races were close, but Americans turned the tide from a red wave to a swell of support for progress and problem-solvers. Read the full column here.
This video includes interview excerpts from both Gubernatorial candidates sharing their views on the role of our Union in Education, as well as interviews from teachers that left WI and IA, and the statistical impacts that have happened to wages and benefits in both states as as result of electing anti-Union governors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-qSt5Tmx1U&t=4s
Public education shouldn’t be at the mercy of politics. But the reality is, elected officials are constantly weighing policies on testing, standards and funding that affect our schools, children and educators every day. Find links on Voter Information, what your ballot will look like, and more! https://educationminnesota.org/advocacy/edmnvotes/
