by Rob Manning Feb. 5, 2019 8:45 a.m. | Portland, Ore. “Disrupted learning” is just what it sounds like. It’s when students are having such a hard time that they scream or threaten their classmates and teachers. They lash out physically — hitting or kicking. They climb on top of desks or knock over furniture or throw pencils…
Category: School Choice
West Virginia Teachers Might Go On Strike Again
Union leaders say a state Senate plan to create charter schools is retaliation for last year’s groundbreaking walkout. By Dave Jamieson February 6, 2019 DAVE JAMIESON/HUFFPOST West Virginia teachers went on strike almost exactly a year ago, with a contingent of them converging on the state capitol in Charleston. West Virginia teachers are deciding…
Alabama lawmaker wants Bible classes taught as an elective
By: Reshad Hudson Feb 04, 2019 prev next Video Montgomery, Ala (WIAT)- Should the Bible be studied in public schools in Alabama? It’s a question that strikes a lot of controversy , but one lawmakers says he plans to push for it as an elective in the upcoming legislative session. Some Alabama schools would like…
Ron DeSantis backs more money for program arming Florida public school employees
By Ana Ceballos Mon, Feb 4, 2019 Florida’s new school “guardian” program has faced reluctance from many school districts, leading Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday to propose using $57 million that’s gone unspent to try to get more districts to participate. DeSantis has said he wants to follow most of the recommendations made by the Marjory…
Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
By: Peter Greene Education I look at K-12 policies and practices from the classroom perspective. GETTY Modern charter schools prefer to attach the word “public” to their descriptions. Many of the charter advocacy groups include “public charter” in their title. And truthfully, there are no regulations attached to the term–any school can attach the word “public”…
Denver Public Schools, teachers union invited to meet with Gov. Jared Polis one last time before state decides on strike intervention
By ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ | February 4, 2019 Colorado labor officials have invited Denver Public Schools and the union representing most of the district’s educators to meet with Gov. Jared Polis for one last opportunity to come to an agreement before the state decides whether to intervene in a looming teachers strike. A memo from Joe Barela, executive…
Oakland teachers vote to authorize strike over pay, class size
Kimberly Veklerov Feb. 4, 2019 Oakland teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, ratcheting up their dispute with administrators of the financially troubled district over wages and class sizes, the union said Monday. The vote allows union leaders to call a strike after Feb. 15, when a neutral fact-finder is expected to release a report…
Houston legislator wants metal detectors in every public school
By Tom Abrahams February 5, 2019 Politicians in Austin have made it clear that education is the centerpiece of this year’s legislative session. However, it’s not all about funding classrooms and paying teachers more. It’s also about keeping them safer than they’ve been. Shawn Thierry is a state representative from Houston. She’s also a parent with…
Military program aims to help Alabama ease its teacher shortage
February 3, 2019 By: Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The military is aiming to ease Alabama’s shortage of teachers. Military officials are leading two efforts designed to increase the number of teachers in the state’s public schools, The Montgomery Advertiser reported. “In order to replace teachers that are retiring and those that are choosing not to go…
Montana’s ‘last resort’ for finding teachers is becoming increasingly common in rural schools
By MATT HOFFMAN February 4, 2019 Barely any Montana schools used emergency authorizations to certify teachers a few years ago. Now, that number has jumped to 94, more than double what it was last year. And almost all of them are in small, rural schools. Whether the jump illustrates a worsening teacher shortage in those…
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