Esther Wang December 20, 2018 This year saw a wave of teacher strikes, from West Virginia to Oklahomaand Arizona. Now, educators in Los Angeles, who work in the second-largest school district in the country, have announced that unless the district meets their demands for, among other things, a salary increase and additional hires, they will go on strike on January 10. As Jacobin noted, “The…
Category: Education Budget
Trump school safety group backs off his call to arm trained teachers
Trump created the school safety commission and asked Betsy DeVos to chair it following the February shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. | Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images By KIMBERLY HEFLING December 19, 2018 A Trump administration school safety panel hardly touched on the role of guns in deadly school shootings…
SC ‘children lose’ in the classroom, teachers say. Here’s what they would change
COLUMBIA, SC On a Tuesday in November, Jared arrived in Jeff Maxey’s elementary school class, accompanied by a state caseworker. The night before, the child’s mother was arrested. Hours later, he was balled up in a fetal position under his teacher’s desk, “scared and alone,” Maxey told S.C. House members Monday. “The social and emotional…
Arizona teachers who talk politics will be fired if new bill passes
By: Lily Altavena, December 19, 2018 A state lawmaker wants to send teachers a message: If they bring politics into the classroom, they’re risking their jobs. Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, has introduced the first education bill of the 2019 legislative session.House Bill 2002 would direct the State Board of Education to devise a code of ethics…
Greco Middle School to remove all ‘unsatisfactory’ teachers by Jan. 7
Amanda Ciavarri Dec 18, 2018 TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (WFLA) – When students return to Greco Middle School after the holiday break they may notice some new teachers. Greco is considered a turnaround school. It had a “D” rating two years in a row and now the Florida Board of Education requires a plan for…
Harford superintendent proposes cutting 179 teaching, administrative positions to close $35 million budget gap
Erika Butler December 18, 2018 In an effort to close a $35 million gap between revenues and expenses in the Harford County Public Schools budget for the next fiscal year, Superintendent Sean Bulson has proposed cutting 179 positions, he said at a Board of Education meeting Monday night. Bulson said, however, that he hopes no…
As D.C. Grows More Diverse, Report Shows Public Schools Remain Racially Segregated
Jenny Abamu December 18, 2018 D.C. residents talk about the city’s shifting demographics all the time. Since 2006, the District has become wealthier, whiter and younger. And residents see the changes all around them, particularly in new housing developments and rising rent prices. But these demographic changes are less evident in schools, according to a new report….
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…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 