UT Monroe

United Teachers of Monroe is a professional organization of teachers and school related personnel in Monroe County; affiliated with FEA, NEA, and AFL-CIO.

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

A big announcement JUST was made re: high-stakes testing. The gov announced the intent to drop high-stakes FSA testing in the 2022-23 school year. It will free up time for genuine teaching and learning, a move that the FEA, local unions & our 150,000 members have long advocated.

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Just. Get. Vaccinated! That’s all. There is a saying that comes from the Jewish Talmud “whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.”

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

In mid-July, millions of families will get the first of six monthly payments of as much as $300 per child from the U.S. government. @nytimes has a great write up about the #ChildTaxCredit: https://t.co/uZAWebqr5M

[Accountabaloney @FLBaloney]

"Reagan’s real aim, however, was to slash spending..."

Is History repeating itself? This time with the target being K-12 public schools... with the same real aim... to slash funding...

[AFT @AFTunion]

We might have had our last free and fair election.

@rweingarten's latest column talks about what must be done to save our democracy ➡️ https://t.co/MWbX1DCSRf

[Accountabaloney @FLBaloney]

#Florida: Maybe school boards are the least worst option that we have.
"Overall, researchers found little evidence that districts see test scores rise as a result of being taken over. If anything, state control had slightly negative effects on students"
https://t.co/isFVCWahxh

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Teachers are professionals - highly trained, skilled and knowledgeable professionals! Saying anything other than that is not only and insult to teachers everywhere, it is another attempt to undermine our public schools and democracy. #teachourwholehistory

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

🔊 SOUND ON 🔊 In the first episode of a two-part series, we explore the harm that continued privatization of schools inflicts on Florida’s most vulnerable students and communities. Click here to listen: https://t.co/SBO6nc0gNa

[UT Monroe @UTMonroe]

Thank you to all of our UTM activists!

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Final update of the 2021 legislative session.

[Pam Keith, Esq. @PamKeithFL]

Part of the reason we are so damn outraged at the Florida anti-protest bill (besides its unconstitutionality), is that we ALL KNOW it will ONLY be enforced against Black people.

That’s why it was written, that’s why it was passed.

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

Your weekly reminder everything is open in Florida except for the Senate and House.

This is the line of people still waiting outside for the Senate Rules Committee meeting. Evidently, it’s full inside in the Civic Center.

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

An hour before the Senate Rules Committee starts and over one hundred public workers from all over the state are in line to say with one voice, Vote no on SB1014!

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Take action today! We must be able to come together and advocate for our students and profession. There is nothing more American than that!

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Take action today!

[Florida Democrats @FlaDems]

Why would Florida Republicans want to ban giving out food and water to voters waiting in lines, ban drop boxes, and make it harder to vote by mail?

Voter suppression. That’s why.

[Florida Education Association @FloridaEA]

ALERT:SB 84 would close the pension system to new hires as of 7/1/22. An amendment has been filed that would further destabilize FRS & put your retirement security into jeopardy. Don’t let lawmakers take away your retirement. Tell them to VOTE NO on SB 84: https://t.co/UOPdeE5Xce

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Article by ⁦@orlandosentinel⁩ ⁦⁦@lesliepostal⁩ & ⁦⁦@reporterannie⁩ exposing the problems with voucher schools. The ⁦@FLSenate⁩ is pushing a bill that would actually reduce the almost non-existent oversight. ⁦@FloridaEA⁩ https://t.co/8DezQJaEHF

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Why is it ok to limit the freedoms of teachers and staff in our schools? Why is it ok to expand big government to “verify” that teacher & staff know how to make decisions about what they do with their own money? Help teachers, don’t hurt them. #FundOurFutureFL @FloridaEA

[UT Monroe @UTMonroe]

I just wrote a @NPEaction letter: Urgent: Support Cindy Marten. Write one here: https://t.co/V6sByhuVtH

[Andrew Spar @andrewsparfea]

Take action now!