BY KATE GIBSON FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Barring a last-minute agreement, Denver’s public school teachers on Monday plan to walk off the job for the first in a quarter of a century. The contract dispute follows a six-day strike by teachers last month in Los Angeles and a series of labor actions in 2018 by educators in half…
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Denver teachers union plans to strike as DPS scrambles to hire hundreds of substitutes
A last-minute deal is possible By: Robert Garrison February 7, 2019 DENVER — As representatives from Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association prepare for their final day of negotiations Friday, the union representing Denver teachers appears to be moving ahead with a plan to strike Monday. The DCTA released a schedule Thursday showing…
Across the US, teachers protested and won. Now some accuse lawmakers of retaliating
By Holly Yan, February 7, 2019 If 2018 was the year teachers went on strike, 2019 may be the year they pay the price. That’s what union leaders are worried about as lawmakers consider new bills in states where teachers protested. From West Virginia to Arizona, thousands of teachers swarmed state capitols, demanding more school funding…
Teachers Union Report Warns Of ‘Crisis’ From Disruptive Student Behavior
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…
30 best public high schools in Alabama for 2019
By Leada Gore | February 05, 2019 Where are Alabama’s best high schools? Niche is out with its 2019 list of Best Public High Schools in Alabama. The ranking is determined by a number of factors, including state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality and high school ratings. You can see more on…
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…
EDUCATION Seattle Public Schools Face High-Stakes Election
On Feb. 12, voters will decide on two levies that fund staff, special education By Melissa Hellmann January 29, 2019 “We need nurses in schools, we need counselors in schools. We need all of those staff that make up an education system that can address the entire needs of the students,” Seattle Public Schools (SPS)…
Los Angeles teachers strike to go into second week even if agreement reached, union says
The union and LA Unified School District are at odds over issues including salary, class size and support staff. Striking public school teachers and their supporters march during the 34th annual Kingdom Day Parade on Martin Luther King Jr Day in Los Angeles on January 21, 2019.Robyn Beck / AFP – Getty Images Jan. 21,…
California Today: The L.A. Teachers’ Union Leader on What Would End the Strike
By Jill Cowan Jan. 17, 2019 Yesterday, we talked to Austin Beutner, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, about the city’s teachers’ strike that has all but ground the operations of the nation’s second-largest school system to a halt. Today, we hear from the other side. My colleague Jennifer Medina talked to Alex Caputo-Pearl, the president…
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