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QuEST 2009 Highlights
Highlights from the recently concluded 2009 AFT QuEST conference in Washington, D.C., included AFT president Randi Weingarten's keynote address, a town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a panel on community schools and remarks from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Daily updates from the conference, as well as video highlights, can be found on the AFT's QuEST 2009 Web site. |
 On June 22, President Obama announced a nationwide service initiative, United We Serve, which is the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans. |
 AFT Responds to the NCLB Commission Recommendations
The AFT has several concerns with recommendations released Feb. 13 by the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Read AFT president Edward J. McElroy's statement on the report, which also includes a link to the AFT's own recommendations for NCLB.
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Overview of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 28 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., applies to most employers with fifty or more employees. The FMLA requires covered employers to grant up to twelve weeks of family and medical leave each year to eligible employees. |
The AFT-Maine office is now located at:
16 Winthrop Street
P.O. Box 1007
Augusta, Maine 04332-1007
Phone: 207 / 621-2854
aft.maine@gmail.com
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The Maine State Board of Education Select Panel on Revisioning Education in Maine released their report on September 28, 2006. The 90 page report calls for sweeping changes in public education, including a longer school year, higher salaries and merit pay for teachers, larger school districts and an end to construction of schools too small to be cost effective.
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