by Katie Utehs Thursday, December 14, 2017 OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — The Oakland Unified School District board voted 6-1 to cut the budget by $9 million mid-school year. The district is facing a budget shortfall that would leave it without an adequate reserve, which could in turn force state receivership of the district. Parents, students,…
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Angry crowd protests proposed $15M Oakland school budget cuts
OAKLAND, Calif. (Jana Katsuyama/KTVU) – An angry crowd of Oakland parents, teachers and students rallied outside the Oakland Unified District school voard budget meeting Monday before entering the room with signs and loud chants saying “Cut from the top.” The anger was over a proposed $15.1 million in cuts the board voted last week to make…
Oklahoma teachers are swarming to run for office
By Isabella Gomez and Lindsay Benson, Updated 4:49 PM ET, Thu April 12, 2018 Oklahoma teachers have been rallying at the state Capitol for eight days, but on Wednesday, many showed up for a new reason — to register to run for office. The window to file candidacy opened at 8 a.m. as dozens of people…
Oklahoma teacher walkout ends!
By Dakin Andone, Marlena Baldacci, Tristan Smith and Amanda Jackson, Updated 9:55 AM ET, Fri April 13, 2018 The Oklahoma teacher walkout has ended after nine days, the state’s largest teachers union said, but teachers across the state pledged to continue fighting for more school funding and higher pay. “We have created a movement, and there’s no…
Arizona governor offers teachers 20% pay raise, but educators have questions
By Madison Park and Dave Alsup, CNN Updated 7:27 AM ET, Fri April 13, 2018 Faced with growing pressure from educators, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday his plan to give teachers 20% pay raises by the beginning of the 2020 school year. Under his proposal, teachers’ pay would increase 9% in the 2018 school year, then…
Kentucky governor signs controversial pension bill as teachers call for rally
(CNN)Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a controversial pension reform bill that is firmly opposed by a teachers’ group, which has called for a “day of action” later this week. The Kentucky Education Association urged its members to come to the state Capitol on Friday, in response to key decisions by the governor. It had called…
A Punishing Decade for School Funding
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 BY MICHAEL LEACHMAN KATHLEEN MASTERSON ERIC F IGUEROA Public investment in K-12 schools — crucial for communities to thrive and the U.S. economy to offer broad opportunity — has declined dramatically in a number of states over the last decade. Worse, some of the deepest-cutting states have also cut income tax rates, weakening their…
DeVos seeks cuts from Education Department to support school choice
By Valerie Strauss, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Moriah Balingit February 13 More than $1 billion would be spent on private school vouchers and other school choice plans under the budget proposal released Monday by President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The proposal also calls for slashing the Education Department’s budget and devoting more resources to career training, at the expense…
Matt Bevin warns Kentucky teachers against a walkout: ‘That would be a mistake’
Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 12:29 p.m. ET April 9, 2018 As Kentucky teachers contemplate their next moves one week after a massive rally in the state Capitol, Gov. Matt Bevin said a teacher walkout would be “irresponsible” and a “mistake.”… As Kentucky teachers contemplate their next moves one week after a massive rally in…
Arizona teachers, schools prepare for a walkout over salaries, education money {#iBelieve}
Arizona teachers prep for walkout Author: Ricardo Cano and Kaila White and Lily Altavena, The Republic | azcentral.com Published: 9:30 AM EDT April 10, 2018 PHOENIX — Across Arizona, parents, teachers, schools boards and superintendents are bracing for the a likely walkout as educators pressure state leaders to act on their demands for 20% pay raises and more education…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 