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Vol. 33, No. 3 THE VOICE OF THE DELAWARE STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Nov./Dec. 2012 INSIDE Teacher leaders tell Secretary Murphy what's happening with teacher evaluations Page 8 n n n Who is a civil rights hero? Pages 6-7 n n n Weinberg retires after 33 years At a Tax Fairnes Rally held on Veterans Day, organizer Ezra Temko (far right) with the Delaware Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action, kicks off the event. From left are DSEA's Val Hoffmann, Jeff Taschner and Tim Barchak in the center. Also present were Claudia Bock, David Davis, Mike Matthews, Shirin Skovronski, Mike Hoffmann, Mike Kempski and Frederika Jenner. Pages 12-13 Kids, Families and Jobs - not Cuts In Delaware, here's a sampling of what the across-the-board federal cuts will mean if Congress does nothing to avoid the "fiscal cliff" DSEA President Frederika Jenner, a featured speaker at a Tax Fairness Rally, notes that across-the-board cuts affect real people. "Our leaders should be on the side of the American people. I thank you for joining us today to support our children, our seniors, our veterans, and our communities by turning to those who earn the most and asking them to step up and do their part." Go to www.educationvotes.org, no matter what state you live in, for easy access to your Congressional delegation, either by email or by phone. • $152 million for highway planning and construction • $43.4 million for K-12 education (Title I) • $15.4 million for Head Start • $9 million for School Breakfast programs • $16 million to make drinking water safe • $1.1 million to provide meals to homebound seniors