There is mis-information floating about concerning an existing $38 Million teacher benefit that needs correction. Some press reports have suggested that...
Martin sez: "DID YOU KNOW If you are an average Newport taxpayer, the average Newport teacher makes more money than you and has an incredibly better retirement...
Stephen Kane makes the valid point that Newport teachers are required to have academic qualifications which, in general, increase the income of the person...
Share with your Newport friends who want answers to the embarrasing conditions cited in the Berkshire Report and expect to see the Newport School Committee...
This is a monthly reminder. Knowing Newport looks forward to sharing and discussing your ideas. There are now 223 (as of 7/1/2005) subscribers to the Knowing...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Sep 1, 2005 4:25 pm
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A few clarifications are in order: 1)only a precentage of Newport teachers actually holds masters degrees, the rest hold BAs 2)a good percentage of teachers in...
A few observations in response to what Stephen Kane and Martin Douglas have posted regarding teacher academic qualifications. Any average value used in...
Some of Mr. Lavinio's points certainly puzzle me. Perhaps some quite radical changes have been put into place in the few years that I have been retired from...
Group calls for big cuts in teachers' benefits* Newport Civic Forum, a citizens' group, hopes to influence the ongoing negotiations for a teachers' contract. ...
I apologize for offending Ms. Flower's teacher like sensibilities regarding, grammar, punctuation and spelling and invite her to brief herself one the facts of...
On the subject of successive degrees beyond the BA/BS, I can report that professional military officers do not receive any additional pay for advanced degrees...
Sandra Flowers did not give a grade or any marks to Stefano's effort, beyond indicating a gold star was not to be expected. Neither am I sure whom, or perhaps...
Regarding your recent analysis "Bankruptcy or Union Concessions?" in: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/1522 Please Fred, here in the "Land...
But I do believe the government pays you rather handsomely for your continued education and furthermore the government picks up the tab for your college...
bethward21@...
Sep 2, 2005 8:11 pm
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One amazing fact about Newport is that few Newporters realize just how poor their town actually is. Justin, in an earlier posting, claimed that using average...
Mike's comments are well stated. The military offers advanced education to its members in the belief that a better educated service member is an asset to the...
While in the military, personnel receive housing benefits, free medical and dental benefits for the service member and free medical and for a very nominal fee...
I will bite my tongue also. But to return to the rest of the story, the article in the NDN concerning the present talks on the teachers contract... I feel ...
Just about anyone can point at a contract and identify things they do not like. It is often forgotten that these items were negotiated in good faith. It is...
Thanks for the last word. They have no idea. I did the school thing and sacrificed the family doing it. This is not where they want to go with the teacher...
psaund1229@...
Sep 4, 2005 1:25 am
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It takes two to tango! The school committee did not take the recommendation of the outgoing school superintendent. She said she could close a school. Last...
Reminder from the Calendar of KnowingNewport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/cal Npt Teachers Contract - A Primer Tuesday September 6, 2005 7:00...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Sep 4, 2005 11:55 pm
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Reminder from the Calendar of KnowingNewport http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/cal Npt Teachers Contract - A Primer Tuesday September 6, 2005 7:00...
KnowingNewport@yahoog...
Sep 6, 2005 11:57 am
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Lets see the pundits from Knowing Newport are upset with "TAN" because what? They feel that the teachers of Newport have too good a deal? They get paid what...
Mr. Douglas' vision of teachers of English proofreading their colleagues' proposed contracts and other documents is a great idea! The standards to which their...
... While "good faith" may be oozing out of the pores of those representing the union and school sides, I'd assert that the school side of the equation has...
Mike, how can those who receive the same benefits (School Committee mbrs) negotiate the benefits? Any chance, God I hope not, that if you do X years service on...
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Sep 6, 2005 6:21 pm
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It would be instructive to know the names of the individual(s) and/or firm(s) which have been representing the teachers union when the citizens of Newport have...
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