June 18, 2018 TAMARA HILER When I switched from federal K-12 policy to federal higher education policy two years ago, I assumed moving from one issue area to the other wouldn’t be that hard. I quickly learned that while both of these policy areas share a topline interest in improving school systems, the two worlds…
Category: Failing Schools
With all eyes on Janus, a similar case in California meets quiet defeat — for now
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Franciso on Monday dismissed Bain v. California Teachers Association. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Mario Koran June 11, 2018 While the nation is anxiously watching for a decision on Janus v. AFSCME, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could determine whether government unions can continue to charge non-members…
LAUSD board frees principals of struggling schools from having to hire teachers sent to them by the district
Nick Melvoin, the board’s vice president, asked at Tuesday’s meeting for all schools to be allowed the hiring freedom. Laura Greanias June 15, 2018 About one-fourth of LA Unified schools have just won a coveted freedom: the right to hire the best teacher for the job. However, the majority of Los Angeles schools are still…
How The State’s ‘Grand’ Education Bargain Came To Be — And How It Comes Up Short
June 18, 2018 Max Larkin Carrie Jung Working in a Brockton elementary school, Kathleen Smith tried to hold the attention of large classes — as many as 35 grade-schoolers in one big room. And conditions were deteriorating. At Brockton High School, she remembered, “you truly had kids that would come in and sit on the radiators,” she said….
DC’s public schools go from success story to cautionary tale
June 18, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — As recently as a year ago, the public school system in the nation’s capital was being hailed as a shining example of successful urban education reform and a template for districts across the country. Now the situation in the District of Columbia could not be more different. After a…
Warren Buffett, Sara Blakely and 6 other self-made billionaires who went to public school
Nelson Ching | Getty Images Charles Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., left, and Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., attend a BYD Co. press event in China, on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Zameena Mejia 10:32 AM ET Mon, 11 June 2018 Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is one of the wealthiest people in the…
Students have their own ideas about standardized tests
Highschoolers weigh in on controversy about tests and teacher evaluations By Rick Karlin Updated 5:28 pm, Thursday, May 31, 2018 Albany Lawmakers, activists and teachers have been fighting for years over the role that student test scores should play when it comes to evaluating teacher performance. The fight continues this month as legislators wrangle over a bill…
Superintendent Stunned Conference By Blaming Racism For Detroit Public Schools Crisis
Students in the predominantly Black school system are “treated like second-class citizens.” Written By Nigel Roberts June 4, 2018 etroit schools superintendent, who’s white, shocked a group of state leaders with the unvarnished truth that racism is at the core of the city’s failed public school system. SEE ALSO: WATCH: Michigan Educators Expose Hazardous School Conditions In…
Pay raises for teachers, staff vary across Arizona school districts after #RedForEd
#RedForEd teachers celebrate after Arizona’s legislature passed a state budget early Thursday that included nearly $273 million aimed at giving teachers pay raises. David Wallace, The Republic | azcentral.com Ricardo Cano, The Republic | 6:00 a.m. MT June 3, 2018 The pay stubs for teachers in these districts, such as the Washington Elementary and Tempe Union school districts, will look…
Unionized Or Not, Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet, NPR/Ipsos Poll Finds
May 2, 2018 By: ANYA KAMENETZ & LARE LOMBARDO More than 9 in 10 teachers say they joined the profession for idealistic reasons — “I wanted to do good” — but most are struggling to some extent economically. Those findings come from a nationally representative survey by NPR and Ipsos of more than 500 teachers across the country….
Standing Strong for Public Education! 