By SARAH CAMMARATA | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 6, 2021 WASHINGTON Two dozen House Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday urging him to issue an executive order to restrict a Pentagon-led program that gives surplus military-grade weapons to law enforcement agencies. The Defense Department has transferred $7.4 billion in surplus military equipment to police in nearly all 50 states. “Law enforcement’s response to the civil rights demonstrations last summer show irrefutable proof of our police forces’ increasing aggression and brutality – images of local police in military vehicles, with military-grade weaponry trained on citizens exercising their constitutional right to peacefully protest,” wrote the lawmakers, led by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.
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Here s what I want to point out first: How many teachers have died of covid in this pandemic? At least 530, according to the American Federation of Teachers.
And how many morning show hosts have died? None, that I know of. And exactly how long has it been since Morning Joe was broadcasting from their own studio, with live guests? Uh huh.
Meanwhile, while Joe Scarborough is railing against teachers for demanding child care services before they go back to school, Mika is off traveling. In the South of France, as one does in the spring.
I m not one of those people who sits and stews over rich people and their money at least, not until they display such utter obliviousness about the rest of us, and how arrogantly they decide how the rest of us should live.
Union sues, says school board s $1,000 stipend discriminates
April 6, 2021
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) A teachers union has sued a northwest Louisiana school system, saying a $1,000 bonus discriminates against women, older workers and disabled people.
The Caddo Parish School Board approved the “Caddo Heroes Stipend Allocation” for full-time employees who were present for at least 90% of their scheduled workdays during the 2020-21 school year.
Red River United, a local of the American Federation of Teachers, filed its lawsuit Monday and announced it at a news conference the same day, news outlets reported.
“This year has been grueling and every employee who has shown up for our students is a hero. That doesn’t change just because someone had to take time off to have a baby, or went in for emergency surgery, union president Jackie Lansdale said, according to KSLA-TV.
UH adjunct professors reveal low compensation by University
An anonymous UH adjunct professor wrote a post on Reddit, revealing the low pay received by part-time professors despite their workload and responsibilities. However, what is occurring at UH is also a national problem in higher education. | Juana Garcia/The Cougar
On the social media site Reddit, an anonymous adjunct professor gained attention for describing the lack of pay increase for part-time professors at UH in a post.
The post went into detail about how many adjuncts, like the professor, have worked for UH for years and continue to receive low compensation despite experiencing an increase in workload and responsibilities.
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