Border separation isn’t the only way Republicans are attempting to curtail immigration by punishing kids. By AARON TANG JULY 05, 2018 It’s hard to imagine a class of persons in America who have had a harder shake of late than undocumented children, who have been separated from their parents both at the border and after immigration raids well…
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Why Republicans are now bragging about their investments in education
By Michael Scherer March 25, 2018 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who made his name attacking unions and slashing school funding, is promising a “historic investment” in public schools as he campaigns for reelection. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, another proud cost-cutter, is bragging about his more recent increases to school funding as he prepares to launch a…
A new public education movement is emerging in Wisconsin, a rebuke to Gov. Walker’s war on labor and school privatization
By Valerie Strauss July 3, 2018 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) launched a war on labor in 2011, enacting a law called Act 10 that decimated the power of public employee unions to bargain, and it also cut pay for most public sector workers. It was clear that the law was largely aimed at the teachers…
Growing student population turning Lehigh Senior High into ‘mega school’
Principal, Jackie Corey , highlights why a new high school is needed in the area as well as what she is doing at her school to accommodate 300 more students this coming school year. Fort Myers News-Press Thyrie Bland, July 6, 2018 When school resumes in August, Lehigh Senior High School will have at least 236…
Florida education news: Robotics, contracts, school threats and more
By Jeffrey Solochek Published: July 9, 2018 STEM LESSONS: Participation in robotics programs grows in Tampa area schools, and with it comes greater success in science, engineering and math. CONTRACT TALKS: Pasco County teachers and district representatives discuss evaluations and other aspects of their contract while awaiting more solid financial figures. SCHOOL THREATS: South Florida law enforcement take seriously every threat made on…
Vermonters React To Education Agency’s Statewide Merger Proposal, Required By Act 46
By HOWARD WEISS-TISMAN & AMY KOLB NOYES JUN 5, 2018 A nearly 200-page report was released by the Vermont Agency of Education on Friday, and school districts around Vermont are going through the state’s school consolidation recommendations. Acting Education Secretary Heather Bouchey found it doesn’t make sense for 22 school districts to merge. But the proposal does point…
Trump Administration Backs Off Reshuffling of Student Debt Collection
An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move. By Andrew Kreighbaum July 9, 2018 The Department of Education planned this month to begin reshaping the role of private debt collection firms in handling student loans by pulling defaulted borrower…
New state law requires mental health education in school curriculum
By: Lexi Nahl Posted: Jul 09, 2018 09:27 PM EDT ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Come September, school children across New York State could be walking into classes that discuss mental health for the first time. The New York State Mental Health Association said some schools already teach mental health, but a law mandating a mental health curriculum…
Obama education secretary slams Trump administration moves on affirmative action
By Jennifer Hansler, Updated 10:51 AM ET, Mon July 9, 2018 Former Education Secretary John King Jr. expressed dismay that the Trump administration is “going backwards on civil rights issues” following the rollback of Obama-era policies on the use of race to promote diversity in higher education. Last week, the administration rescinded this guidance, which provided examples…
Microsoft Hopes to Revive Its Education Tablet Efforts With the New $399 Surface Go
By Tony Wan Jul 9, 2018 For much of this decade, the narrative of tech giants battling to sell devices in U.S. K-12 classrooms has pitted Apple against Google. But through an ongoing series of product launches and acquisitions, Microsoft has been making its case to be the dark horse in the race. Today, the Redmond,…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 