Connecticut Teachers Stage Public Awareness "Grade-In."

The Hartford Courant (5/19) reports that a group of roughly 25 public school teachers "set up a work station in the center of the food court" at a mall in Manchester, Connecticut. "It was a 'grade-in,' orchestrated by the Connecticut Education Association to show that a teacher's work doesn't end when students go home for the day. The National Education Association says teachers spend an average of 50 hours a week on instruction duties, with about 12 hours of those devoted to non-compensated activities such as grading and extracurricular activities for students."