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Workers' Educational Association (WEA) - Adult Learning Course Provider UK The WEA’s Conference this year will include a day in partnership with NIACE exploring the value of adult learning to society; the day is intended for learners and adult education leaders and policymakers as well as WEA members. The WEA’s annual review for the last academic year provides a cross-section of our work in different subject areas across England and Scotland, using a range of illustrated case studies of learners and projects. A survey of recent WEA learners found that they enjoyed their courses greatly, with many mentioning benefits to their social confidence and health in addition to increased enthusiasm for the course subject. www.wea.org.uk   (226 words)

History of Our Cradle Land, pp 161-171 Wea is financially one of the strongest communities in Miami County. They had a comfortable and commodious home on their farm near Wea that was always open to all people of all creeds, and in the early history of this county was the stopping place of travelers from far and near. Wea was on a Star Mail Route, the mail being carried from Kansas City to Fort Scott and later from Kansas City to Louisburg. skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/miami/kinsella/kinsel26.html   (3307 words)

State should throw the book at WEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) The WEA paid a $430,000 settlement for its misdeeds during the 1994 election. While we hold no brief for the foundation, the WEA is obliged to obey the laws that apply to other organizations. WEA officials should be well aware that the union is a target of unfriendly scrutiny, and one would think this might lead them to scrupulous effort to comply with campaign finance laws. seattlep-i.nwsource.com /opinion/fined1.shtml   (282 words)

eastsidejournal.com - Our View - Once again, WEA violates state campaign laws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) For that, the WEA was slapped with one of the largest campaign-finance penalties in state history. The WEA's problems began in 1992 when state voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative that barred the withholding of an employee's wages ``for use as political contributions except upon written request of the employee.'' Before that law was passed, the union collected dues for its political action committee from 49,000 of the its then 60,000 members. WEA executives claimed the violations were unintentional, the result of ``accounting errors'' and changes in personnel --- the same excuse they are using this week to excuse their latest activities. www.eastsidejournal.com /sited/story/html/30932   (527 words)

WEA Partisan Charity The WEA Children’s Fund is an honorable program that provides “$50,000 a year for such things as warm coats, new shoes and basic school supplies to thousands of students who otherwise would go without.” Teachers can purchase these items for students and submit receipts to the Fund for reimbursement. The WEA says it does what is best for children; yet by opposing merit pay, the WEA protects underachieving teachers and ensures that they keep their jobs at the expense of children’s success. The WEA argued the status quo is acceptable despite the fact that an unknown minority of teachers are still flouting the system. www.effwa.org /opeds/2005_03_09.php   (885 words)

Encyclopedia: WEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) The Wea were a Native American tribe of the Ohio Country, sometimes considered a subdivision of the Miami tribe. The Wea spoke a dialect of the same language as the Miami and the Peoria. The bloodline of the last known chief of the Wea prior to relocation continues in the state-recognized tribe of Wea in Indiana. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/WEA   (483 words)

Past Issues WEA Legislative Outlook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) WEA members also sent more than 5,000 e-mails to their lawmakers, in addition to hundreds of phone calls. WEA members plan to redouble their efforts in 2006 to build support for the bill in the Senate. WEA is working to place Association leaders on key committees involving the study and will keep members informed of the issues involved as the Governor's school funding study takes shape. www.premier1.net /~mea/legout2.htm   (1050 words)

WEA files teacher pay initiative   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) With teacher walkouts continuing to spread, WEA officials said yesterday the initiative could provide a long-term solution to their lagging salaries and the political battles that have raged over teacher pay. Although the initiative has been filed, WEA officials said a decision to actually launch the campaign won't be made until the union's board meets later this month. In addition, the WEA's political action committee was among the most active in the last election year, according to the PDC. seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/push09.shtml   (781 words)

WEA Caught Using Dues for Politics - Again! -- November 2001 Education Reporter Judge Tabor fined the WEA $200,000, then doubled that amount as a punitive action because the union's violations were proven intentional. "WEA officials are used to breaking the law and having their way with teachers' paychecks because they think no one is big enough to stop them," says EFF executive director Lynn Harsh. In 1998, the WEA paid $430,000 in fines to settle a lawsuit filed by Washington Attorney General Christine Gregoire for similar violations of state law. www.eagleforum.org /educate/2001/nov01/wea.shtml   (568 words)

Review: A Ministry of Enthusiasm Having been at risk at the start of the war, the WEA was able to survive by developing courses for service as well as civilian personnel. The first of these, 'Ideology and Provision: the WEA and the Politics of Workers’ Education in Early Twentieth-Century Scotland', by Rob Duncan, underlines the differences between practices in England and north of the border. In her essay 'WEA Values in the Twenty-First Century', Julia Jones muses on the WEA’s development over the last hundred years and concludes that some of the aims and values expressed in the early years remain relevant today. www.history.ac.uk /reviews/paper/colesJ.html   (2615 words)

About the WEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) This means that the WEA is among the most democratic of adult education organisations, placing students at the centre of its affairs, and allowing ordinary people to play an active role in their local community and have a real say in what happens in their village, town or city. The WEA is one National Association in England and Scotland, organised into 9 Regions in England (including Yorkshire North) and into a Scottish Association. The WEA is also engaged in exploring the educational possibilities of the new communication technologies through IFWEA in the Labour Telematics Centre in Manchester, and with a range of initiatives throughout the organisation. www.wea-yn.org.uk /About/about.asp   (730 words)

WEA Uses Dues for Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) The WEA originally alleged 12 EFF violations, 11 of which were dismissed by Thurston County Superior Court Judge William T. McPhee in November of 1998. Two years ago, the WEA also sued two teachers alleging they too had fomented discontent resulting in WEA members quitting the union. The WEA tied EFF up in court for 32 months, all the while failing to identify a single EFF action substantiating the allegations. www.effwa.org /tppreport/pressrelease4_26_00.htm   (381 words)

AG ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN WEA CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUIT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Under the settlement agreement, WEA will return to its 65,000 members approximately $330,000 for Community Outreach Program dues that the suit alleged were improperly collected and expended for campaign contributions. The AG filed suit against WEA in February 1997 for failing to report thousands of dollars in campaign contributions, "loans" and expenditures that were used for political activities. The National Education Association is also named in the settlement for violating state law by contributing $410,000 through WEA to the "No on 173/177 Committee." Both WEA and NEA failed to disclose that the national organization was the true source of this contribution to the state ballot measures. www.atg.wa.gov /releases/rel_wea_022798.html   (487 words)

Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Secretary gives Reasons for ... The WEA has often gone through these kinds of struggles for a while, specifically related to the funding size and sustainability of the organisation. In large bodies, such as the WEA and the NAE (National Association of Evangelical), where there are associative and affiliated bodies, people come representing their own church, organisation or denomination. Rev Edmonds reported, "I think that first, the members of the WEA must be intentional about bringing together the different regional and recognised leaders who are actively engaged in each of the regions, so they can form partnership alliances and have opportunities to dialogue and relate to each other as they need. www.christiantoday.com /news/church/world.evangelical.alliance.wea.general.secretary.gives.reasons.for.resignation/335.htm   (1067 words)

WEA Information : What's it All About? The WEA was founded in 1977 by Paul K. Petzoldt and other leaders from the academic community concerned with excellence in the development of outdoor leadership and the role of education in the preservation of this country's wildland areas. Integral to the mission of the WEA is to introduce and promote wilderness education and outdoor leadership within mainstream academic institutions historically expedition-based outdoor leadership courses have been offered as extra-curricular opportunities outside of academically-based schools and disciplines. The WEA Instructors Training (IT) is designed for those who have completed a WEA NSP course, have subsequently apprenticed on an NSP, and have been recommended as a potential instructor or for those who have extensive experience in Outdoor leadership and/or teaching and would like to pursue a profession in outdoor leadership. www.prairienet.org /~inewby/WEA/wea2.html   (2648 words)

AG sues Washington Education Association for alleged campaign finance violations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) The AG's suit states that WEA attempted to circumvent the reauthorization requirement with the Community Outreach Program which is funded with mandatory dues assessments. The suit also contends COP funds were used for contributions to other political committees and that WEA improperly financed and failed to report approximately $233,000 in contributions to the campaigns to defeat the charter schools and vouchers initiatives. In the meantime, WEA independently went to Thurston County Superior Court seeking a declaratory judgment that its Community Outreach Program is not a political committee. www.atg.wa.gov /releases/rel_wea_021297.html   (489 words)

WEA Consulting Recognizing that human resources is inextricably involved with employee communications, employee benefits, payroll and accounting, WEA's human resources management system integrates with all of these elements and helps to support it with the minimal number of internal administrative staff. WEA guides clients each step of the way with its consulting advice and, once on the system, clients stay informed and the system is maintained for compliance changes. The WEA Consulting Management Bulletin is written by the staff of WEA Consulting, a strategy advisory and human resources consulting firm founded in 1980. www.weaconsulting.com /news/show_article.asp?nlid=1&artid=4   (301 words)

WEA - Web-Enabled Application In the 1670s, the Wea were one of six constituent tribes of the Miami nation living in Southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. The Wea became independent of the Miami in the early 1700s and resided in eastern Illinois and central Indiana. In the 1800s, the Piankashaw and Wea tribes merged with the remnants of the Illinois nation to form a group that later became the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma. www.auditmypc.com /acronym/WEA.asp   (170 words)

Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > WEA Status with the UN an Advantage in supporting Humanitarian efforts This achievement has allowed the WEA to make more use of its official consultative status with the United Nations, and the status allows evangelicals to enjoy the same recognition as the ecumenical World Council of Churches (WCC) or the orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, according to the general secretary. Apart from strengthening churches, Christian leadership and unity in Christ, the WEA also supports global Christian movement to bring a transforming force in all levels of society for growing righteousness, increasing justice, decreasing poverty, and the sharing of resources to meet human needs. He stated that WEA has been urging the Sudanese government to make access routes to the crisis region of Darfur safe for humanitarian transports. www.christiantoday.com /news/europe/wea.status.with.the.un.an.advantage.in.supporting.humanitarian.efforts/364.htm   (660 words)

wea politics '98 Since the beginning of this election year, we have been collecting and studying WEA's disclosure files, but unfortunately a full and accurate accounting of WEA politicking will not be available until after the election. However, the methods of politicking used by the WEA during 1996 give some clues to deciphering the political enigma of the 1998 elections. Between January of this year thru September, the WEA has given over $65,000 to the PAC (this number will be much higher when the campaign season totals are available in December). www.effwa.org /tppreport/weapolitics'98.htm   (351 words)

WEA Union Bullies Educators   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Teacher Barbara Amidon and former teacher Cindy Omlin, co-founders of a plaintiff support group known as the "WEA Challengers Network," received notice that the WEA teacher union is suing the educators in Thurston County Superior Court alleging numerous claims including "trademark infringement" for using the labor union’s acronym in identifying the independent teachers’ group. A teacher victory in this case could require WEA and NEA officials to return hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegally seized forced union dues from their political war chest and account for their spending with an independent audit. However, WEA labor union officials have made a series of moves of dubious legality in a concerted effort to intimidate the teacher plaintiffs and to derail the class-action suit. www.nrtw.org /b/nr_89.htm   (441 words)

Minister Vaile Media Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Mr Vaile said the WEA's role is to monitor and report on the 'single desk' arrangements of the AWB (International) Limited. The Minister said the WEA will also consider requests from other companies wishing to export wheat as part of the single desk arrangements. He said the WEA now represents the only Government involvement in wheat marketing, and was established under amendments to the Wheat Marketing Act 1989 and passed by Parliament last year. www.affa.gov.au /ministers/vaile/releases/99/99108v.html   (255 words)

Wilderness Education Association - FAQ's The newsletter for the WEA is issued on the website (wwww.weainfo.org) three times a year. Yes, join the WEA listserv by logging on to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wea/ You will have a front row seat to WEA discussions and are invited, as a WEA member, to join in whenever urge strikes you. After the proposal is reviewed by the Standards Committee, the applicant will be notified by WEA of its status, including notification of any information that has been omitted or of any clarification on what was submitted. www.weainfo.org /faq.html   (1175 words)

IBM Software - WebSphere Everyplace Access - Product Overview WEA can automate effective user interactions - with information, applications and business processes at any time from anywhere -- accessed by thin and rich clients which are connected or occasionally connected. WEA V5.1 provides a common backend integration framework, common administration and management capability, and complementary functions for building, deploying and managing mobile solutions.With WEA 5.1, customers, independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators can build mobile solutions quickly and take advantage of existing skills, standards, and technologies. WEA supports devices that utilize a wide range of operating systems for handheld devices, including Palm OS,Symbian, Research In Motion (RIM), Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. www-306.ibm.com /software/pervasive/ws_everyplace_access   (334 words)

Wittenberg-Birnamwood schools get much-needed help from Student WEA Student WEA members Katie Schaumann (left) and Kay Stickland paint a mural in a classroom at Wittenberg Middle and Elementary School during the Outreach to Teach project April 18. Student WEA members took on three extra challenges during the sixth annual Outreach to Teach project April 17-18, 2004. Approximately 150 Student WEA members, WEAC and WEAC-Retired members, Eagle Scouts, Future Farmers of America (FFA) members and community volunteers painted murals, classrooms and a gym; built sandboxes; installed shelving; and placed woodchips around playground equipment at Wittenberg High School, Wittenberg Middle and Elementary School, Birnamwood Elementary School and Elderon Elementary School. www.weac.org /greatschools/2003-04/april04/outreach.htm   (511 words)

The many lawsuits of WEA December 1996 -- WEA sues the state Public Disclosure Commission to block enforcement of a state law prohibiting a mandatory $12-per-teacher "political education" assessment. June 2001 -- WEA joins suit against state to require I-732 cost-of-living pay raises for every public school employee in the state, even those who are not employed by the state. August 2001 -- WEA sues state Public Disclosure Commission to prevent enforcement of a state law requiring school districts to keep a public record of signed authorization from teachers who have money deducted from their paychecks for the WEA's voluntary political action committee. www.effwa.org /commentaries/2003_09_22.php   (500 words)

WEA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Optimism and Joyful Irreverence: The Sixties Culture and Its Influence on British University Adult Education and the WEA The Wea Education Year Book, 1918 (Nottingham Studies in the Theory and Practice of the Educati) An anthropological report on the Miami, Wea, and Eel-River Indians (American Indian ethnohistory: North central and northeastern Indians) www.freeglossary.com /WEA   (186 words)

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