by Carly Berwick Updated: MAY 8, 2018 — 11:47 AM EDT This week, parents and students are baking cookies and buying gift cards for teachers around the country. As sweet as these gestures are, Teacher Appreciation Week provides little material comfort to many teachers, including the 59 percent who work a second job to pay the bills. Muffins don’t…
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Alabama schools struggle with teacher diversity
By Trisha Powell Crain Updated Sep 5, 2017; Posted Jul 13, 2017 This is the latest story in our series Tackling the Gap: A Teacher’s Conversation. The gap between black and white students in Alabama is both large and persistent when it comes to the percentage scoring proficient on standardized tests. AL.com and Spaceship Media are facilitating an online conversation with Alabama teachers, exploring…
North Carolina teachers will be the next to walk out. Here’s what they want:
By Holly Yan, Updated 3:52 PM ET, Tue May 8, 2018 The nationwide fight for more school funding has now swept North Carolina, where teachers are planning to skip school and confront lawmakers next week. On May 16 — when the Legislature comes back in session — hundreds of schools will be closed to students while…
The nation’s top teachers met with Betsy DeVos, and not all of them were thrilled with what she had to say
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met privately with the nation’s top teachers Monday and asked them to talk about the obstacles they face in doing their jobs. At least one of those teachers told DeVos that some of her policies are hurting public education. “We have a problem where public money is siphoned off from the…
Arizona raises teachers’ pay after strike shuts schools
By ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 03, 2018 | 7:15 AM | PHOENIX Arizona lawmakers pulled an all-nighter to enact a budget Thursday that provides big raises for many of the state’s striking teachers, and Gov. Doug Ducey signed the teacher funding part while the House continued debating the rest of the state’s the $10.4-billion budget plan. The Senate passed the…
I’m a teacher — here are 7 things people get wrong about my job
Tess Plona There’s a lot people get wrong about teachers. Summer break is NOT a three-month vacation. Our hours extend well beyond the school day. We are under a lot of pressure. All the time. We’re not all extroverts. We’re preparing our students to take on the world, not just our subject. We love…
Educators an Important Resource in Youth Suicide Prevention
NEWSPROVIDED BY The Jason Foundation, Inc. May 1, 2018 HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2012) details the importance that educators can play in the prevention of youth suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for youth ages 10 – 24 in the…
NYC to fund anti-bias training for educators
Riia O’Donnell May 1, 2018 Dive Brief: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled the city’s 2019 budget, which includes $23 million to fund anti-bias training for its educators. The funding will bring training to all educators by 2022, according to multiple media reports. The budget allocates $4.8 million for culturally responsive practices and implicit bias…
Chromebooks in education: Everything you need to know
student needs a few basic things to get the most an education has to offer and a Chromebook is a great way to fulfill those basics. A big part of the essentials are tools to get and stay organized, a resource to study and find the information they need to know, and a system where they can…
Capitol Report: Thousands of teachers rallied at the Capitol, but no one knows what comes next
BY ERICA MELTZER – April 30, 2018 Good afternoon and welcome to another edition of Capitol Report. We’re getting into the home stretch, that point where everyone starts to panic a little at how many bills are still outstanding. Two big ones are the overhaul of the public employees retirement system and a Republican-backed transportation…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 