Greg ToppoThu, May 13, 2021, Gavin Newsom Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. As more Americans receive Covid-19 vaccines and schools move to reopen widely, leaders are doing their best to make sure everyone gets the memo: School is happening in-person this fall. California Gov….
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Educators Mixed on Governor’s Push For In-Person Learning
ANDREW YEAGER | DECEMBER 2, 2020 Gov. Kay Ivey said this week the state’s goal is to get students back in the classroom. Schools across Alabama have offered a remote learning option since March because of continued community spread of COVID-19. But the longer schools are disrupted, the more likely kids will suffer academically, according to Ivey. She said…
How well-funded a Wisconsin kid’s public school depends on which side of the tracks they live
Many say that’s unfair. Some are trying to change it. By: Racine County Eye June 17, 2020 Milwaukee Public School Teachers and supporters picket outside the Milwaukee Public Schools Administration Building in April 2018. Photo: Charles Edward Miller. Nearly half of funding for public schools in Wisconsin comes from local property taxes. That means the…
COMMENTARY: Still committed to public education
The Monitor Board of Contributors – June 7, 2020 Last session, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3 to invest more state dollars in our classrooms and give a much-needed salary increase to our teachers. With the coronavirus pandemic, we have learned to appreciate even more the role of our schools and teachers. Unfortunately, given the…
Philadelphia mom, daughter receive school choice scholarship at Trump’s State of the Union
Gov. Wolf has opposed expanding Pennsylvania’s program in favor of adequately funding Pennsylvania’s public school systems BY MICHAEL TANENBAUM2-5-20 SOURCE/THE WHITE HOUSE Stephanie and Janiyah Davis, a mother and daughter from Philadelphia, will attend the State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration invited them over the issue of school choice funding programs…
In State of the Union, Trump makes clear his aversion to public schools
By Valerie Strauss Feb. 4, 2020 If for some reason you haven’t been clear about what President Trump thinks about traditional public schools, consider what he said about them in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. There was this: “For too long, countless American children have been trapped in failing government schools.” What’s a…
‘We are not anti-public school people, but we are pro-choice,’ supporters say at annual rally
BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER | JANUARY 28, 2020 Students at Mississippi “School Choice Day” on Jan. 28, 2020. The Mississippi State Capitol was awash with bright yellow scarves Tuesday as hundreds of students, parents and educators traveled here to celebrate “school choice,” the notion that parents should be able to choose where their children receive their education….
‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education
And they organized a new generation of teachers in the process. By Alan Maass NOVEMBER 4, 2019 Teachers and school workers march through Hyde Park on October 21. (Alan Maass) Ready To Fight Back? The slogan on the banner that led many of the marches during last week’s Chicago teachers strike told the story: “When we…
Here’s how much each Alabama school spent on students
Spending in Alabama’s public schools By Trisha Powell Crain August 9, 2019 As the result of a new requirement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, the public is getting a close look at how much money public schools—not just districts—spent educating Alabama’s children. And those numbers, from the 2017-18 school year, are all over the…
Here’s the new list of ‘failing’ schools in Alabama
Nov 01, 2019 By Trisha Powell Crain For the first time, state education officials released the “failing” schools list on Nov. 1 as required by law. This year, there are 74 schools in 28 school districts plus one public charter school on the “failing” school list. Last year, there were 76 schools in 27 districts. The Alabama…
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