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…
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Oakland teachers rally ahead of council meeting in hopes of better contract
By: Dan Kerman Feb 05, 2019 OAKLAND (KRON) — Oakland teachers are hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer. One day after 95 percent of Oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, teachers and their supporters rallied outside Oakland City Hall Tuesday afternoon before speaking out at tonight’s council meeting. Council…
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…
Alabama lawmaker wants Bible classes taught as an elective
By: Reshad Hudson Feb 04, 2019 prev next Video Montgomery, Ala (WIAT)- Should the Bible be studied in public schools in Alabama? It’s a question that strikes a lot of controversy , but one lawmakers says he plans to push for it as an elective in the upcoming legislative session. Some Alabama schools would like…
Denver Public Schools, teachers union invited to meet with Gov. Jared Polis one last time before state decides on strike intervention
By ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ | February 4, 2019 Colorado labor officials have invited Denver Public Schools and the union representing most of the district’s educators to meet with Gov. Jared Polis for one last opportunity to come to an agreement before the state decides whether to intervene in a looming teachers strike. A memo from Joe Barela, executive…
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…
Deborah Gist Used to Fight Teachers Unions. Now She’s Marching With Them.
ULSA, Oklahoma — On a fall morning in 2018, veteran technology teacher Abraham Kamara was working with his robotics team at Memorial Junior High School when Tulsa school superintendent Deborah Gist entered the classroom with a TV news crew. Gist was there to surprise Kamara with the school year’s first Golden Apple Award, recognizing him…
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)…
LA teachers reach tentative deal to end strike
BY BRETT SAMUELS – January 22, 2019 Los Angeles teachers struck a tentative deal on Tuesday to end a strike that had stretched into a second week in the nation’s second-largest school district. The Los Angeles Unified School District said in a tweet that it had reached a “tentative agreement” with the teachers’ union, but did…
2 days remain for Denver Public Schools, teachers union to reach deal
BY KRISTIN HAUBRICH January 16, 2019 DPS, teachers union remain far apart as strike looms DENVER — The clock is winding down. Only two days remain for the Denver Public School District and its teachers union to reach a compromise and avoid having more than 5,000 educators walk out on the job. After Tuesday’s negotiations, the school districts…
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