BY JIM SAUNDERS JANUARY 04, 2019 TALLAHASSEE A fiercely divided Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a nearly decade-long lawsuit that challenged whether the state has properly carried out a 1998 constitutional amendment that called for ensuring a “high quality” system of public schools. The decision upheld lower-court rulings and focused heavily on…
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Harsh critic turned public education advocate to speak at CenturyLink Center
Jan 7, 2019 BOSSIER PARISH, LA) – What do blueberries have to do with public education? Everything, as respected businessman and attorney Jamie Vollmer learned after being taken to task by a teacher after he vocally condemned public schools. Once a harsh critic, Vollmer is now an award-winning champion of public education and author of…
Rural Republican proposes tax increase for public education
By: Ben Giles January 7, 2019 Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen wants voters to approve a sales tax hike to boost funding for K-12 schools and higher education. Voters already approved the 0.6-cent sales tax for education in 2000, a levy that generated more than $700 million in the previous fiscal year. Allen, a Snowflake Republican, wants…
Brevard teachers union halts raise negotiations, calling district’s offers ‘laughable’
Following months of negotiations, the Brevard County school district and the teachers union are at a standstill over teacher raises after the union called impasse this week. District negotiators and union leaders have made little progress since starting bargaining talks nearly six months ago, and despite millions of dollars in budget savings are struggling to find money for salaries….
MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE FAIL NORTH CAROLINA MATH EXAM TO BECOME LICENSED TEACHERS
Neetu Chandak December 19, 2019 An education standards commission in North Carolina unanimously voted to phase out a portion of a teaching licensing test as about 2,400 teachers failed the math exam. The commission voted to replace for-profit Pearson publishing company’s math test with a math exam from Praxis, created by nonprofit test provider Educational Testing Service (ETS). The…
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…
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…
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…
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