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speech & language para in MA
Posted April 17th, 2006 by bobodog
Hi I am a speech and language para in Massachusetts and understand that I have to get grandfathered in or something like that in this position because of the NCLB law. Any other paras in the same boat?? I have had this position for 16 years. Thanks
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Townsend, MA- A second-grade teacher states, "There should be more of them. And they should be paid more" as she pickets along with 15 paraprofessionals to send a message that they deserve more.
The teacher goes on:
From preparing worksheets to showing the children how to tie their shoes, teaching assistants do all sorts of tedious yet important tasks that she doesn't have the time to do herself. As the class sizes increase, these assistants, or so-called paraprofessionals, play growingly critical roles in classrooms, she said.
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