BY WILL DORAN MARCH 05, 2019 Thousands of educators march in Raleigh and demand respect On Wednesday May 16, 2018, the opening day of the legislative session, educators and their supporters from across the state traveled to Raleigh to demand more funding for public education. Public school teachers should get a 9.1 percent raise…
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Teachers rally in Central Florida and across the state for better school funding
By: Leslie Postal March 4, 2019 Teachers rallied in Orlando — and in communities across the state — on Monday, looking to support their union’s push for better funding for Florida’s public schools. The “fund our future” events, sponsored by the Florida Education Association, aimed to persuade state lawmakers to put more money into public…
Keys teachers protest over public school funds diverted to charter and private schools
BY DAVID GOODHUE MARCH 04, 2019 Teachers and their supporters stand outside of Plantation Key School in the Florida Keys Monday, March 4, 2018, to protest plans to increase public funding of private and charter schools. PHOTO BY KIMBERLY KASPER-LOWELL Monroe County teachers stood outside their schools Monday morning to protest plans by the governor and…
Teachers in Oakland approve contract ending strike
Associated Press March 3, 2019 About 3,000 teachers in Oakland, California, are striking over pay, class sizes and other issues, following educator walkouts in West Virginia, Los Angeles and Denver. The Oakland strike affects 36,000 students at 86 schools. (Feb. 21) AP OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland teachers will be back in their classrooms Monday after union…
Oakland school board cancels meeting, citing fear of safety as teachers picket outside
By ANGELA RUGGIERO February 27, 2019 OAKLAND — With hundreds of picketing teachers and supporters gathered outside and fearing for its safety, the Oakland school board cancelled its meeting Wednesday, putting off a decision on whether to cut millions of dollars from the district’s budget. “Everything is cancelled,” school board member Jumoke Hinton Hodge told this…
Teachers group calls for statewide ‘sickout’ as JCPS, other districts close
Mandy McLaren, Feb. 28, 2019 Angered by pension reform and Gov. Matt Bevin’s remarks during their protests, dozens of teachers are running for the Kentucky House and Senate.. Wochit Kentucky’s two largest school districts will be closed Thursday after a grassroots network of teachers called for a sickout to protest a bill that would restructure the board that…
Oakland Teachers Fight For Their Future
By MATTHEW ORMSETH FEB 21, 2019 | Teachers and students picket outside Oakland High School during a strike in 2010. Teachers prepared to walk out again Feb. 21, in hopes of securing raises and smaller class sizes from the Oakland Unified School District. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Oakland teachers are headed to the picket lines…
Editorial: DeSantis redefines public education
The governor says spending public money on private school tuition is still public education. That’s absurd. February 18, 2019 Tampa Bay Times Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to redefine public education in Florida is coming into sharper focus. First: Appoint three conservatives to the Florida Supreme Court who are expected to be more receptive to spending public…
Republican-backed $1,000 teacher pay hike clears hurdle. Democrats ask: ‘Is this a joke?’
BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER FEBRUARY 14, 2019 The Mississippi State Senate passed a bill that would bump up the salaries of public school teachers, but some say it’s just not enough. Senate Bill 2770 passed out of the Senate Wednesday. The bill will increase teacher pay across the board by $1,000 over two years. If the bill is eventually…
Mississippi Teacher pay raise bill sparking questions with educators
By Courtney Ann Jackson | February 15, 2019 JACKSON, MS – There’s only one bill left in play this session that could lead to a pay raise for Mississippi teachers, but teachers say when you do the math–it won’t even be noticeable in their bank account. These Valentine’s Day messages may look festive. But they were delivered with…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 