By HOWARD BLUME, NINA AGRAWAL MAY 15, 2020 Even as costs skyrocket in response to the coronavirus crisis, California school districts face major funding cuts that could potentially lead to teacher and staff layoffs and leave some schools struggling to safely reopen campuses in the fall, according to district officials and educators. The proposed budget hit to…
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Traditional public schools getting triple the state cuts of charters
By Darrel Rowland and Randy Ludlow May 15, 2020 Traditional public schools are getting cut at a rate more than three times as much as charter schools in budget reductions ordered by Gov. Mike DeWine. The traditional districts saw their state allocation drop an average of 3.72%, compared to 1.03% for charter schools, which are taxpayer funded but generally…
‘There’s no closure’ — Retiring teachers are heartbroken to end their careers like this
Gretta Hochsprung May 16, 2020 Physical education teacher Jill Fish, center, is retiring from Hudson Falls Middle School, where she also coached three sports a year. Every year on the last day of school, the teachers at William H. Barton Intermediate School in Queensbury line the sidewalk and wave to the kids departing on buses….
DeVos guidance directs school districts to increase funding to private schools
BY MARTY JOHNSON – 05/15/20 © Greg Nash Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued guidance to the country’s school districts on how they should allocate funds received from Congress’s $2 trillion CARES Act, telling the districts that they should increase the amount of money given to private schools. The New York Times, which published a story about the DeVos guidance…
Painful cuts coming to public school funding from coronavirus impact
FOX 2 – Public schools rely on state funding primarily from sales tax and Michigan businesses are struggling to sell things at the moment. School districts find themselves planning for a future with less money and costly problems to solve. Right now school districts across the state are bracing for impact they know cuts are coming due…
On a 6-3 vote, Minneapolis school board approves controversial redistricting plan
The crucial vote in a virtual meeting came after some parents urged a delay. By Ryan Faircloth MAY 13, 2020 CARLOS GONZALEZ – The Minneapolis school board, shown in January 2019. In a virtual meeting Tuesday night, board members voted 6-3 to approve a sweeping and controversial plan that will reshape the district for years to…
Teaching through coronavirus: Philly’s star educators, winners of Lindback prizes, tell all
by Kristen A. Graham May 11, 2020 Editor’s NoteNews about the coronavirus is changing quickly. The latest information can be found at inquirer.com/coronavirus Kathryn Harris is a great teacher — so remarkable, in fact, that she was just named to a list of Philadelphia’s best educators. But when the coronavirus turned the world upside down, forcing…
Teachers grapple with how to keep track of students during distance learning
The state isn’t requiring teachers to take attendance, but still encourages it. DISTANCE LEARNING MAY 11, 2020 ALI TADAYON PHOTO: BRIAN FEULNER/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE/POLARISKai Sanchez, 14, takes an online Spanish class from one of her teachers at Half Moon Bay High School on April 1, 2020 at her home in Half Moon Bay. Taking attendance has…
The kids aren’t all right
Bryan Walsh May 9, 2020 A young boy in Thailand. Photo: Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Image Experts fear children will be suffering from the psychological effects of the pandemic for decades — even down to the level of their genes. Why it matters: Children are not exempt from the stress associated with the pandemic and…
How the coronavirus pandemic will transform teaching
Kim Hart, Alison Snyder May 9, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic-forced school closures — from kindergarten to college — will transform how teachers teach and students learn. The big picture: Our long-held views of schools and the roles of teachers, students and parents will never be the same. That could be a good thing if we seize this opportunity to make changes that…
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