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Educator nominated to Cabinet
President-elect George W. Bush has nominated Roderick R. Paige to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. Paige has been the superintendent of schools in Houston, Texas, since 1994. He is a graduate of Jackson State University with master’s and doctoral degrees in physical education from Indiana University, where he wrote a dissertation on football linemen. As education secretary, he is expected to focus on elementary and secondary education.
U. of Washington averts TA strike
Negotiations between the University of Washington administration and the Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/United Auto Workers reached a successful conclusion, thus averting a strike threatened by teaching assistants.
A Memorandum of Understanding-Recognition Agreement specifies that UW recognizes GSEAC/UAW as the majority representative for TAs, readers, graders and tutors who have signed authorization cards. During the term of the agreement, UW will consult with the union on the terms and conditions of employment of those represented by the union. These include wages, hours, benefits and grievance procedures.
President-elect George W. Bush has nominated Roderick R. Paige to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. Paige has been the superintendent of schools in Houston, Texas, since 1994. He is a graduate of Jackson State University with master’s and doctoral degrees in physical education from Indiana University, where he wrote a dissertation on football linemen. As education secretary, he is expected to focus on elementary and secondary education.
U. of Washington averts TA strike
Negotiations between the University of Washington administration and the Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/United Auto Workers reached a successful conclusion, thus averting a strike threatened by teaching assistants.
--Beth Roberts
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