The VEA office is closed, downtown Richmond is a ghost town,
but this is no snow-day for the Lobby Cadre. The General Assembly never shuts
down for snow.
The legislative calendars are light as the budget writers are
hunkered down as they prepare for Sunday's presentations of the House and
Senate budgets.
We offer kudos to Melanie Lewis, President of the Amherst
Education Association, whose actions generated a most timely Lynchburg News and
Advance editorial. I am calling attention
to the piece here at the Capitol today.
What better piece could run when the budget decisions are being made? Check it out!
Let's hope we see some progress salaries for educators in the
budget proposals to be released on Sunday.
We’ve been pushing for it.
Senator Favola's SB 43, which gives teachers more time to contest
a dismissal notice, advanced to it's third and final reading in the House
tomorrow. Thank you Senator Favola!
Delegate McClellan's HB 720, the lactation support bill, will come up tomorrow morning at 9 in the Senate Subcommittee on Public Education. This bill has generated no controversy, let's hope it stays that way.
