In their guest column (April 24), Tom Kendall and the Auburn School Committee are again missing the point, or perhaps wishing to portray teachers in a less than favorable light. According to the article, “the Auburn School Committee feels compelled to fully inform the community regarding the ongoing teacher contract issues.” The Auburn Education Association […]
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Auburn teachers launch petition to gather support
AUBURN — The Auburn Education Association, which represents more than 300 teachers plus educational technicians and other school workers, has launched an online petition drive asking signers to show support for teachers. As of Wednesday afternoon, 249 people had signed the petition at the website, change.org. Many posted comments. The petition drive was launched less than […]
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School Committee chairman says Auburn teachers have wrong info
AUBURN — Tom Kendall, chairman of the School Committee, said Thursday that many of the complaints or statements from teachers to the committee Wednesday night “were not entirely factual nor based on complete information.” Teachers filled the meeting room at Auburn Hall on Wednesday night to voice concerns about their working conditions, lack of […]
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Auburn School Committee lawyer: No labor laws broken
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee’s lawyer filed a rebuttal and asked for fact finding Tuesday to allegations by the teachers union that labor laws were broken during negotiations. Lawyer Peter Felmly, representing the School Committee, said in its counter to the Maine Labor Relations Board that when the School Committee and the union signed […]
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Decisions with students in mind
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, residents of Auburn will have an opportunity to make an impact for Auburn schools. The municipal officials elected make decisions that impact classrooms, determine Auburn’s school budget, approve curriculum and instructional programs and determine the priorities for our schools. Based on their responses to our questionnaire, the Auburn Education […]