The union difference is more money in your pockets to buy a home, start a family, pay down student loan debt and save for retirement. https://aflcio.org/formaunion/collective-voice

More than a decade ago, policymakers made a multi-billion-dollar bet that strengthening teacher evaluation would lead to better teaching, which in turn would boost student achievement. But new research shows that, overall, those efforts failed: Nationally, teacher evaluation reforms over the past decade had no impact on student test scores or educational attainment. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/efforts-to-toughen-teacher-evaluations-show-no-positive-impact-on-students/2021/11

Education Minnesota’s 2022 MEA conference will be held Thursday, Oct. 20.

This year, we will have both our traditional, in-person conference at the Saint Paul RiverCentre and a virtual conference option. Courses are also available year-round on Education Minnesota’s MEA Online for members to complete at their own pace.

https://educationminnesota.org/events/annual-events/mea-conference/

Thank you to Spiral Bewery in Hastings and Union 32 in Eagan for donating gift cards to WSPFT Fall Fest! Join us Sept 24, 11-2 Thompson Park! 

Join us for:

• Food and fun for the whole family
• Meet and socialize with members
• Discover more about the union
• Learn how it supports you
• Find ways to get involved
• Build a stronger together! 

After earning his Ph.D. with a dissertation on how trauma shapes high school kids, one principal is working to connect with students with roller skating. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/principal-rolling-new-school-year-hope-twin-rivers-high-school/89-67db69fa-1367-426e-9405-055525b8e360

Join us for WSPFT Fall Fest on September 24, 2022 from 11-2. Thompson Park Picnic Shelter, 360 Butler Ave E, West St. Paul. To volunteer contact Brian McCarthy at presidentwsp@gmail.com