By: Brandon Mulder Posted at 8:41 AM SMITHVILLE, Texas — Parents of students in a Texas public school district have taken issue with an online video a first-grade teacher showing her class repeating Bible verses, apparently in violation of a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down school-sponsored Bible readings and prayer. The video, which was posted to…
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Louisiana Department of Education releases public school grades
By Chandler Watkins | November 8, 2018 at 5:59 PM CST – LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – The Louisiana Department of Education has released its 2018 report cards for public schools across the state. This year, the Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White announced the department would be using a new way to grade the state’s school…
Voters approve additional public education funding in several states
CASEY QUINLAN NOV 7, 2018 Voters across the country on Tuesday made ballot decisions to help fund public schools, which are increasingly starved for resources. Most of them were successful, with six education initiatives passing overall, in places like Seattle, Washington; Georgia; Maryland; Montana; and two in the state of Maine. Four education initiatives were…
Arizona Proposition 305 fails, blocking expansion of school vouchers for families
By: The Associated Press Nov 6, 2018 PHOENIX – Arizona voters have rejected a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher program criticized as a move to drain money from public schools and give it to rich parents to fund their kids’ private school tuition. Proposition 305 was placed on Tuesday’s ballot after educators…
Tuck has thin edge over Thurmond with nearly all votes counted in race for California school chief
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 JOHN FENSTERWALD, NICO SAVIDGE,ANDMIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN With 93 percent of the vote in , Tuck leads by 70,000 votes Marshall Tuck held a lead of 1.2 percent over Tony Thurmond with 93 percent of the vote counted Wednesday morning in a race still to close to call for California’s state superintendent of public instruction….
What the Democratic ‘blue wave’ on Election Night in Colorado means for education
BY ERICA MELTZER November 7, 2018 Colorado voters on Tuesday elected a governor who ran on bold education promises but rejected a tax increase that would have made it easier to pay for them. They also gave control of the state Senate to Democrats for the first time since 2014, increased the Democratic majority in the state House,…
Here’s what Tennessee’s next governor says about K-12 education
BY MARTA W. ALDRICH November 7, 2018 Republican businessman Bill Lee promised to bring “fresh ideas” on public education to Tennessee, and he’ll now get the chance as the state’s 50th governor. In handily defeating Democrat and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean on Tuesday, the Williamson County millionaire and first-time candidate is poised to replace fellow…
Colorado Amendment 73, Tax Increase For Public Education, Has Failed
BY COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO STAFF NOV 6, 2018 Voters rejected Amendment 73, which would have raised money for Colorado’s public schools by increasing income, corporate and property taxes. Great Education Colorado director and measure supporter Lisa Weil said she knew Amendment 73 would be an uphill battle. “Adequate funding, fighting for equitable funding and making sure that…
Make public education great again [Opinion]
By Noel Candelaria November 5, 2018 It’s unrealistic to continue repeating the same action and expect a different result. However, Texas educators and parents will be deluding themselves if they once again sit out today’s election or vote against the best interests of their professions, their students and their children. There are more than 700,000…
Let’s Re-Commit To Public Education
Jonathan K. Osorio October 31, 2018 Education and the state of our public schools in Hawaii predominate our political discussions in election years and for good reason. There really are no issues, from global climate change to energy and transportation, to creating sustainable economies whose solutions aren’t deeply connected to and dependent on the quality…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 