by Burt Mummolo Wednesday, December 5th 2018 Should the state stop funding public education? (Mummolo/KTUL) TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — “To paraphrase Will Rogers, ‘I’m not a member of an organized party. I’m an Oklahoma Republican,’” said David Arnett, reacting to the fallout from a Canadian County GOP letter saying public education should be privatized. “The Republican…
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Geneva teachers union says talks will resume Thursday
Susan Sarkauskas December 6, 2018 Negotiations between striking Geneva schoolteachers and the Geneva school board will resume Thursday, according to union officials. The announcement by Geneva Education Association President Kevin Gannon, at a rally outside Geneva High School Wednesday afternoon, drew cheers and applause from strikers, and other supporters. Pickets chanted “2-4-6-8! What lets us…
Los Angeles teachers planning January strike if no contract is reached
A school bus is shown in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. on May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Mike Blake/Reuters) By Valerie Strauss December 6 at 7:00 AM The big story in education in 2018? The teachers strikes, hands down. And they aren’t over. Teachers in Los Angeles public schools, the second-largest district in the country, are eyeing…
The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California
California’s new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education. by Julian Vasquez Heilig December 5, 2018 For years, billionaires have donated millions to promote pro-privatization, school choice candidates in political races ranging from local school board, to state houses, to Washington, D.C. An avalanche of political donations from deep-pocketed national advocates for private-management of…
CPS to spend $26M to address nursing shortage under plan ripped by parent group
By: Lauren FitzPatrick December 6, 2018 Plagued by problems finding enough nurses to staff its buildings, the Chicago Public Schools will expand its stable of outside nursing firms to eight — including one that has sued the school system. CPS could also continue doing business with RCM Technologies USA Inc., the private nursing agency it…
Lessons From The Past For Improving New Orleans Public Schools
U.S. Marshalls escort Ruby Bridges to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. – UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT By JESS CLARK December 6, 2018 As the city approaches the end of its tricentennial year, professors at the University of New Orleans and the University of Holy Cross are looking back on the city’s history of…
School bond projects approved for San Diego public schools
Sasha Foo December 5, 2018 SAN DIEGO (KUSI)- The San Diego Unified School District is forging ahead with plans to update and modernize its schools. On Tuesday, the SDUSD school board formally approved project plans for Measure YY which was passed by voters last month. To show reporters how the bond money will be spent,…
Crippled by funding decreases, frustrated Richmond Public School and city leaders organize ‘March for More’
BY JAKE BURNS December 5, 2018 RICHMOND, Va – Students, teachers, and advocates plan to march from MLK Middle School in Richmond to the steps of the state capitol on Saturday. The “March for More” was organized by local city and school leader to call for more funding from the state for public education. Per pupil…
Will Alabama’s schools show improvement on report cards?
By Trisha Powell Crain It’s the end of the calendar year, so you know it’s that time again: time for the release of the new round of report cards for schools and districts and a new batch of school-related information required under federal law. The Alabama State Board of Education will learn the state-level report…
In Stunning Power Grab, Wisconsin Republicans Pass Bill Weakening New Governor
The bills take power away from newly elected Democrats. By Kevin Robillard December 5, 2018 Wisconsin’s lame-duck, Republican-controlled state Legislature passed on Wednesday a host of measures designed to kneecap Gov.-elect Tony Evers, other Democrats elected to statewide offices and hurt the Democratic Party in general, sending the legislation to the GOP governor Evers defeated…
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