By: Juan Perez Jr. January 17, 2019 Teachers affiliated with the Chicago International Charter School network say they will go on strike Feb. 5 unless there is a breakthrough in contract negotiations, a move that would affect about 2,200 students at four of the organization’s campuses. That leaves a little more than two weeks for…
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Enrollment triples, location expands for Jackson Public Schools virtual school
By Brianne Twiddy January 15, 2019 JACKSON, MI – South Central Michigan Virtual isn’t an alternative school, but it is an alternative to traditional schools. Traditional classes can be too fast, too slow or not challenging enough to some students, SCMV director Fred Parker said. SCMV is part of Jackson Public Schools. Its full-time virtual classes allow…
The Los Angeles teachers’ strike may have already cost millions. And it’s only Day 2
By Holly Yan, Stephanie Elam and Rosalina Nieves January 16, 2019 Los Angeles (CNN)A massive teachers’ strike calling for millions of dollars more in school funding may have also cost the school district millions of dollars, the superintendent said. But the Los Angeles teachers’ union isn’t backing down. In fact, it wants to “show such a massive presence…
Los Angeles teachers are on strike, exercising a right not enjoyed by most educators
Analysis: Most states don’t allow public employees to strike. California is only one of 12 states that explicitly allows teachers to walk off the job. LA teachers’ strike heads into 2nd day with no agreement in sight JAN. 15, 2019 By Danny Cevallos The strike by the union of Los Angeles teachers heads into its second day on…
Public school finance is big issue for KS lawmakers as session begins
By: Tiffany Lane & Carly Willis Jan 14, 2019 TOPEKA, Kan. – There’s a new governor at the Kansas Statehouse. Monday, Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers, were sworn in on the Capitol steps. Governor Kelly gave a few words before taking her official oath. She talked about her path to her new role,…
Texas House proposes a massive increase for public school funding
Proposed budget would increase state funds for education by about 17 percent By Edgar Walters January 15, 2019 © 2018 The Texas Tribune House Speaker Dennis Bonnen presiding over his first votes as speaker of the house. Jan. 9, 2019. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune. …
L.A. teachers’ strike: Tens of thousands walk off job in Los Angeles
Leo Rittner Solomon, 6, a student, and Hilda Rodriguez Guzman, right, a parent, react as union president Alex Caputo-Pearl announces that about 30,000 teachers in the nation’s second-largest school district were going on strike Monday. Damian Dovarganes / AP Jan. 14, 2019 By Daniella Silva Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike Monday…
LA’s Teachers Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet
The Los Angeles teachers’ strike begins today. It’s going to be the most difficult struggle so far in the educators’ revolt sweeping the country. By Eric Blanc January 14, 2019 After 20 months of fruitless contract negotiations, Los Angeles teachers are walking out today. Their strike will be the most bitter battle yet in the…
Chicago Teachers Union Weighs in on Race for Mayor
Andrea Guthmann | January 10, 2019 https://player.pbs.org/partnerplayer/T6vSQ6klqVByZCM-3JmD8g==/?topbar=true&end=0&endscreen=false&start=0&autoplay=true Last month, the powerful Chicago Teachers Union endorsed mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle. But some CTU members are calling for the union to rescind that endorsement because Preckwinkle has ties to Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who’s facing a federal corruption charge. Below, an edited Q&A with Stacy Davis Gates, vice president of…
Judge rules that LAUSD teachers’ strike can begin on Monday as negotiations continue
By HOWARD BLUME JAN 10, 2019 | 8:00 PM Nothing other than a settlement appears to stand in the way of a Monday teachers’ strike. Preparations were under way at Venice High School over the weekend. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Thursday cleared the path for a…
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