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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Chicago Teachers Union Weighs in on Race for Mayor
Andrea Guthmann | January 10, 2019 https://player.pbs.org/partnerplayer/T6vSQ6klqVByZCM-3JmD8g==/?topbar=true&end=0&endscreen=false&start=0&autoplay=true Last month, the powerful Chicago Teachers Union endorsed mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle. But some CTU members are calling for the union to rescind that endorsement because Preckwinkle has ties to Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who’s facing a federal corruption charge. Below, an edited Q&A with Stacy Davis Gates, vice president of…
Judge rules that LAUSD teachers’ strike can begin on Monday as negotiations continue
By HOWARD BLUME JAN 10, 2019 | 8:00 PM Nothing other than a settlement appears to stand in the way of a Monday teachers’ strike. Preparations were under way at Venice High School over the weekend. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Thursday cleared the path for a…
Long hours, crowded classes, low pay driving Arizona teachers to quit
BY GRISELDA ZETINO UPDATED: JANUARY 10, 2019 Alexis Baich teaches world and American history at Mesa High School. (Photo by Griselda Zetino) PHOENIX — Tiring and exhausting. That’s how Alexis Baich described her first year teaching. “During my first year, I did question whether or not teaching was for me because it is so much work,”…
Students in Washington’s charter schools and public schools learn at similar rates, Stanford report finds
The study is the first in-depth analysis of student performance for the state’s young charter school network, which was granted more stable legal footing by a state Supreme Court ruling in 2018. By Dahlia Bazzaz January 9, 2019 In a report released Tuesday, researchers from Stanford University took on a question that Washington’s state auditors could not:…
Thousands of Los Angeles teachers are about to go on strike. What will happen to 600,000 students?
Los Angeles teachers rallied December 15 to demand more school staffing, smaller class sizes and higher salaries. If no resolution is reached by Thursday, teachers will go on strike. By Holly Yan, CNN January 8, 2019 The country’s second-biggest school district could see a mass exodus of teachers Thursday when the Los Angeles teachers’ union goes…
Two-thirds of teachers think of quitting over bad behaviour, survey finds
December 16, 2018 The Guardian Three-quarters of teachers frequently have to deal with disruptive behaviour in school and many have considered quitting as a result, a survey has suggested. Almost two thirds of teachers are considering or have previously thought about leaving the profession, while 71% said would-be teachers are being put off by concerns…
“It’s About the Students!” 50,000 LA Teachers Join Protest, Accusing District of Hoarding Funds Instead of Investing in Schools
“The community is united behind a UTLA strike if that’s what it takes to reinvest in public education instead of cut it to the bone.” byJulia Conley, staff writer Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers rallied in the city’s downtown area Saturday, ahead of a possible strike. (Photo: @magoo_tweets_2u/Twitter) Los Angeles teachers set out to…
Thousands of Los Angeles teachers march as potential strike looms
By SONALI KOHLI DEC 15, 2018 Thousands of teachers, students and union allies marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, from City Hall to the Broad Museum, a month ahead of a possible strike that L.A. educators have threatened if Los Angeles Unified doesn’t meet demands that include retroactive raises, smaller class sizes and more nurses…
Alabama Public schools systems prepare to monitor juvenile sex offenders
Krista Johnson, Dec. 13, 2018 State education officials will create a model policy to ensure all Alabama public school systems are ready to monitor student sex offenders in two years. A committee will draft the policy – required by the passage of Annalyn’s Law earlier this year — that each local education authority can use for their…
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