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11Sep2008

Teachers want Bellevue to tap levy money for raises

Striking teachers want the Bellevue School District to dig deeper into its maintenance and operations levy to increase teacher pay -- even as that fund is squeezed by state-mandated raises for teachers.

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05Sep2008

Message from Clyde Hill Elementary Principal Jennifer Benson

School regrettably remains closed for another day. Negotiations between the Bellevue School District and the Bellevue Education Association (BEA) resumed again today at 11 AM. I continue to remain hopeful we will make progress toward a resolution and negotiated agreement soon.

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01Sep2008
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Bellevue Teachers Strike! + Child Care Options

Bellevue School District teachers will start their strike tomorrow. Negotiators have assisted the bargaining process since Saturday. Those close to the negotiations predict the strike lasting all week. But let's not forget when contract negotiations broke down in 2003, Marysville teachers staged the longest school strike in state history - 49 days.

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30Aug2008

Are Bellevue Teachers Striking – BellevueBubble says YES!

Bellevue teachers appear ready to assume picket line positions in protest of the district's web curriculum. Teachers claim the new curriculum limits their flexibility within the classroom as each day, in some instances each minute, is planned for them.

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22Aug2008

Bellevue Teacher Strike

Lindsay Larin, with the Bellevue Reporter, has just written a piece on the current threat of a teacher strike for Bellevue schools. I can't help but feel a little disappointed the school district has no readily available information on its website about the potential strike.

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