Baltimore County teachers file grievance over workload from Common Core
Source: Baltimore Sun
In an unusual move, Baltimore County teachers filed a grievance this week against the county school board saying new education initiatives are forcing them to work long hours beyond their normal day.
Teachers in the county and the rest of the state have had to adapt their teaching this school year to new, more rigorous standards known as the Common Core. Local school districts were expected to have written a curriculum — a detailed road map of lessons — based on the new standards, but the county fell behind in the elementary grades.
The county teachers have complained that they've been working long hours because the lesson plans have not been available until just weeks before they are to be taught and the website to access those lessons has been difficult to use.
"We are looking for solutions to the huge issues that are facing our folks, the issue of workload, the issue of curriculum not being ready," said Abby Beytin, president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County.
Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/blog/bs-md-co-teacher-grievance-20131119,0,4440262.story
Well, this got awkward for right wingers who are against Common Core but hate the teachers' unions even more.
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