By DANIEL DIVILIO April 24, 2018 CHESTERTOWN — While budget negotiations for the upcoming fiscal year continue between county officials and district administrators, the grassroots organization Support Our Schools is collecting online signatures for a petition to increase education funding in Kent County. Organized by a group of Kent County parents, SOS seeks to raise…
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Two studies say Michigan is underfunding public education
By LOUISE WREGE – HP Staff Writer Mar 4, 2018 For the second time in two years, a statewide study shows that Michigan is underfunding its K-12 public schools. The second study was released in January by a bipartisan group of educators and business people who formed the School Finance Research Collaborative. It found that…
Letter: For the sake of all students, invest in public schools
Concord Monitor Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Senate Bill 193, currently being considered by the New Hampshire House, would provide public funds for education savings accounts granted to select students to help pay for private school. The program would be funded by money taken from the public schools that those students leave. The apparent appeal of…
EMPTY SCHOOLS, EMPTY PROMISES Behind sale of closed schools, a legacy of segregation
By Kalyn Belsha | January 13, 2017 Key Elementary School, a sandy-colored brick building on a tree-lined street on Chicago’s West Side, sits empty now. Several windows near its entrance are boarded up, giving the school’s façade the look of a smile that is missing front teeth. The school is in a busy, historic section of the Austin…
Public school teachers could face fines, jail time for striking if new bill passes
By: Kelly Ragan, Published 4:27 p.m. MT April 23, 2018 | Updated 5:01 p.m. MT April 23, 2018 Two Republican senators proposed a bill Friday that seeks to prohibit public school teacher strikes. The bill came as Poudre School District and others announced they would cancel class Friday to accommodate large numbers of teachers who called out of work…
Eric Mackey is named Alabama state superintendent
Updated Apr 20; Posted Apr 20 By Trisha Powell Crain The Alabama Board of Education named Eric Mackey as the new state superintendent of education today. Mackey received five votes out of nine. He will start his new job May 14. His contract will be negotiated and voted on at the May 10 regular board meeting. Mackey is well-known…
Republican lawmakers want to prohibit Colorado teachers from striking, with potential fines and jail time for violators
Jeffco Public Schools teachers are planning to walk out Thursday, while Denver Public Schools teachers are planning to demonstrate on Friday By JESSE PAUL | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: April 23, 2018 at 9:56 am | UPDATED: April 23, 2018 at 11:11 pm Two Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking to prohibit Colorado teachers from striking and make…
Everything you need to know about why Colorado teachers are walking out of classes and onto the Capitol
What do the teachers want? What have they been doing? And why is there a bill trying to ban teachers from striking? By DANIKA WORTHINGTON | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: April 24, 2018 at 6:00 am | UPDATED: April 24, 2018 at 8:16 am Teachers are normally at the front of the classroom, scribbling on the board. Or monitoring students…
Philly students protest for tougher gun laws on Columbine massacre’s anniversary
Updated: APRIL 20, 2018 — 12:54 PM EDT by Kristen A. Graham, Staff Writer Students from Germantown Friends School hold up a banner that reads “#ENOUGH” during a school walkout held in the City Hall courtyard on Friday, April 20, 2018. Students in the Philadelphia area are joining counterparts nationwide in staging walkouts and other demonstration to…
Kentucky Education Commissioner Dr. Stephen Pruitt resigns
By WKYT News Staff | Posted: Tue 5:15 PM, Apr 17, 2018 | Updated: Tue 10:37 PM, Apr 17, 2018 FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Dr. Stephen Pruitt has resigned as Kentucky education commissioner. The board agreed to accept Pruitt’s resignation, even though he had the ability to complete his term as there were no grounds for termination. The board held a lengthy…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 