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…
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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…
This is what Denver teachers got after 3 days on strike
By Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Sara Weisfeldt, February 14, 2019 Instructors march to school district headquarters in Denver a day before a tentative deal was reached. Denver (CNN)Denver educators have been promised pay raises as part of a tentative deal they reached with their school district after three days on strike. Under the tentative agreement between Denver…
How The Pittsburgh Public School District Is Trying To Create A Diverse Teacher Pipeline
By SARAH SCHNEIDER Rason Conner reads with a class of Phillips Elementary School Students. SARAH SCHNEIDER / 90.5 WESA Rason Conner has almost exclusively been taught by white, female teachers. The Brashear High School senior can only recall having two black male teachers, both in high school. His relationships with those two men were challenging and Conner said…
Denver Teacher Strike Reveals US Divide Over Bonus Pay
Denver’s teachers have gone on strike over pay, but the fight isn’t that simple. BY COLLEEN SLEVIN AND CAROLYN THOMPSON, February 13, 2019 DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers went on strike to improve their pay, but the fight wasn’t that simple. Emboldened by teacher activism nationwide and struggling to live in a rapidly growing city,…
Denver Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To End Walkout
February 14, 2019 SASHA INGBER Teachers from Castro Elementary School cheer at a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Monday. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Teachers in Denver who were on strike over wages and bonuses have reached a tentative agreement with school district officials to end their walkout. The strike began Monday, after 15 months…
Florida could expand law that allows armed teachers
By Associated Press | February 13, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature took the first steps to expand a law that now allows some teachers to carry guns in schools when the Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make all teachers eligible for the program. The committee approved the bill on a…
‘Not Just a Teacher Issue’: Oakland Students Stage Sickout Over School Woes
Hundreds of Oakland students from high schools across the city skipped class Friday morning to march from Oakland Technical High School to the school district’s downtown headquarters in a spirited show of support for their teachers, who are threatening to strike amid tense contract negotiations. Oakland Teachers Say They’re Ready to Strike “I’m here to…
Denver Teachers Go On Strike For The First Time In 25 Years
The teachers union announced its decision to strike after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay. Colleen Slevin DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers went on strike Monday after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay. The school district said schools will remain open during the strike and will be staffed by…
Red for Ed Continues: Where Teachers’ Strikes Are Set to Spread Next
By Sarah Jones Denver Classroom Teachers Association teachers and supporters rally at the Colorado State Capitol demanding better wages and urging the state not to get involved in a possible strike on January 30, 2019. Photo: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images The Red for Ed movement likely immortalized 2018 as a banner year for labor organizing…
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