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Unions, school leaders vow to collaborate, but action uncertain
- 02-18-2011
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By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week
Wrapping up a two-day conference here designed to improve labor-management relations in school districts, participants pledged to continue the work that had been started. Officials of the U.S. Department of Education said they would offer the services of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen and his team to districts trying to set up structures for collaboration, or to those hitting roadblocks in their contract negotiations. By posting participating district teams’ “action plans” on a website it’s planning, the department also intends to create a public database for gauging their progress. (more...)
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