Scott Girard June 6, 2020 Asurvey from Madison Metropolitan School District administration outlines the potential for more budget cuts coming amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with wage freezes and staff cuts among the options administrators are considering. The two-question survey, sent to staff Friday, states that the district expects an additional $5 million to $9 million…
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Missouri S&T to prepare middle school teachers to fill teacher shortages
Sarah PotterOn June 5, 2020 Photo Tom Wagner/Missouri S&T: James Trusler, a 2016 Missouri S&T history graduate, with his seventh-grade social studies class at Rolla Junior High School. ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T will offer teacher certification in middle school math, science, English language arts and social studies this fall after earning approval for the…
Teachers, families try to adapt to online learning
Maria Allard | June 5, 2020 On a social media post, Warren Consolidated Schools art teachers remind the students of the importance of art while school is not in session. Photo provided by Warren Consolidated SchoolsAdvertisement CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — March 13 was the last day many local children attended school for the 2019-2020 school year. On…
Dublin City Schools Teachers Plan Protest For Racial Justice
ADORA NAMIGADDE A protest is planned at the Dublin Bridge Street District on Saturday.DUBLIN Teachers from Dublin City Schools are planning a protest Saturday morning over the Minneapolis Police killing of George Floyd.ListenListening…0:38 Davis Middle School language arts teacher Cortney Ingram came up with the idea, along with a friend who’s a school counselor. “We…
Trump Vetoes Student Loan Forgiveness Bill
Zack Friedman President Donald Trump just vetoed a major student loan forgiveness bill. Here’s what you need to know. Student Loan Forgiveness In a widely expected move, Trump vetoed congressional legislation that would have overturned a key student loan forgiveness rule drafted by the U.S. Education Department under the leadership of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos….
1 Million Teachers And Staff Lost Their Job In April
Zack Friedman June 6, 2020 In April alone, more than 1.1 million teachers and staff lost their jobs. Here’s what you need to know. Unemployment According to reporting from Reuters, citing a U.S. Labor Department report: Public Schools: 469,000 public school kindergarten through 12th grade teachers and other school personnel lost their jobs in April alone. Private Schools and Colleges: 457,000 teachers and other school…
Temperature checks, masks for teachers: California releases stringent school reopening rules
Dustin Gardiner June 5, 2020 SACRAMENTO — When California’s more than 6 million K-12 students return in a few months, they will face a starkly different learning environment. Students should have their temperatures taken every morning, with no-touch thermometers. Teachers should wear face masks or shields. Desks should be spaced 6 feet apart, separated by partitions…
Texas tells ISDs to follow DeVos guidance boosting relief funding for private schools
Jacob Carpenter May 28, 2020 Texas Education Agency officials are advising school districts to follow controversial federal guidance on a key section of the coronavirus relief law, which some education advocates believe will result in private schools getting millions of dollars more at the expense of public schools. The guidance, issued in late April by…
Public schools face a fall with a lot more costs and a lot less funding
By Laura Meckler and Valerie Strauss May 27, 2020 As school districts consider how and when to get students back to classrooms, they are facing a financial riddle with enormous implications: Every back-to-school plan involves new spending at a time when states and districts are bracing for significant cuts. The needs are enormous. Students who fell behind this…
Alabama prepares for more students to choose online school next year
Updated May 28, 9:22 AM; Posted May 28, 7:30 AM By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama’s schools could look very different when classes start again in August, and not just because teachers could be wearing masks. Alabama classrooms could also be missing hundreds of thousands of children. “There’s a real belief among all of us that we’re going to…
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