Nick Shepherd Mar 13, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a bill in the Senate on Tuesday which would address principal and teacher shortages, especially in rural communities. Kaine introduced the bipartisan bill with U.S. Senator Susan Collins, R-ME. The bill is named the Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act and aims…
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Texas Senate unveils its first version of a school finance reform bill
By Aliyya Swaby March 11, 2019 On the night of the deadline to file bills this legislative session, Texas Senate leaders turned in their first crack at legislation designed to reform school finance — rounding out a series of proposals in the upper chamber aiming to address rising property taxes and fix the way…
North Carolina Teachers Who Carry Guns Would Get A Pay Raise Under This New Bill
By MORGAN BRINLEE Ian Waldie/Getty Images News/Getty Images North Carolina state legislators are hoping to encourage more teachers to carry guns on school campuses in an effort they say is aimed at providing a cost effective solution to curbing school shootings. A recently introduced North Carolina bill wouldraise the pay of teachers willing to carry guns at…
Thousands of Maryland teachers to rally in Annapolis Monday for more school funding
Pamela Wood Thousands of Maryland teachers and education advocates are expected to pour into Annapolis for a march and rally to push for more school funding Monday night. The “March for Our Schools” will lead to road closures and traffic delays. The Maryland State Education Association is bussing in thousands of participants. Annapolis officials expect…
The quest for ‘betterment’ in public education
Hoppy’s Commentary | March 08, 2019 Get ready for the upcoming statewide debate on education “betterment.” Governor Jim Justice said that after the regular session ends at midnight Saturday lawmakers can “go out and listen to teachers, parents, community leaders, and all those with a vested interest in making education better in West Virginia.” It’s expected that later…
Public schools will not be harmed by voucher program, says Tennessee governor
BY JACINTHIA JONES – March 8, 2019 PHOTO: Jacinthia Jones/Chalkbeat Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of West Tennessee address at the University of Memphis. Gov. Bill Lee doubled down Thursday on his plan to give “educational choices” — including vouchers — to students from low-income families in Tennessee’s lowest-performing districts, and he said that his proposal…
Kentucky teachers are calling out sick to protest bills in Legislature
By Dakin Andone, March 7, 2019 Hundreds of teachers fill the Kentucky Capitol on March 7. (CNN)Several Kentucky school districts were closed Thursday after teachers called out sick to voice their opposition to a bill they believe will benefit private schools at the expense of underfunded public schools. It wasn’t clear exactly how many teachers called…
Oklahoma No Longer First In Lack Of Public School Funding
Wednesday, March 6th 2019 By: NewsOn6.com Play Video TULSA, Oklahoma – Oklahoma is no longer number one for lack of public school funding in the nation. But we are number two, behind only Texas, according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Last year’s teacher walkout led to the largest public education…
JCPS closes schools for third time in a week due to teacher absences
Kevin Wheatley Mar 7, 2019 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky’s largest school district has called off classes for the third day in a week as teachers plan to continue demonstrating at the Capitol against bills they see as anti-public education. JCPS canceled Thursday classes around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday “due to significant teacher absences and the…
March 5, 2019 | : by Tiffany Pennamon WASHINGTON — Institutional leaders, elected officials, advocates and other supporters of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were in attendance Tuesday for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) inaugural State of the HBCU Address, which put forth a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members to further support…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 