Supporters of Crotona Academy protested against the city’s plans to close it at a Panel for Educational Policy meeting. BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN – April 26, 2018 Chancellor Richard Carranza’s introduction to New York City continued Wednesday with an eight hour meeting in which teachers and students desperately pled for their school not to be closed, only to…
Category: Failing Schools
Struggling Kentucky schools can’t succeed if experienced teachers keep bailing. I won’t.
Jenna Fracasso, teaches math in her Kindergarten class at Maupin Elementary. April 24, 2018(Photo: Michael Clevenger/Louisville Courier Journal) Jenna Fracasso, Opinion Contributor Published 1:11 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 | Updated 1:20 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 As I think back to my student-teaching experiences in college, I remember my studies being solely focused on the…
UTSA one of five universities to help failing public schools
The University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy wants more collaboration with local public schools. By Silvia Foster-Frau April 19, 2018 Updated: April 19, 2018 8:05pm The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of five UT System universities entering a new partnership that will connect their colleges of education with failing public schools…
More Michigan schools are failing: Most are charters
Lori Higgins, 12:42 p.m. ET March 30, 2018 | Updated 5:11 p.m. ET March 30, 2018 Sixteen charter schools are on a new list of schools and districts that are subject to agreements with the state to turn around failing performance. The Michigan Department of Education released the list Friday of 21 school districts that officials will…
WHEN TEXAS SCHOOLS DON’T MAKE THE GRADE
Every year, Texas schools are given a grade by the Texas Education Agency. A school starts facing consequences as soon as its first year with a failing rating. And the stakes get higher the longer the school stays on the state’s failing list. A 2015 law allows the state to shut down schools that for five straight years…
California schools are failing the vast majority of students
By Bill Lucia, April 26, 2018 Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine if only one in six African-American students in an entire state could read at grade level. Imagine if fewer than one in five Latino students were performing at grade level in math. Imagine if less than one-third of students were proficient in…
A state takeover of JCPS and its ‘failing schools’ would show Matt Bevin is a hypocrite
(Photo: Michael Clevenger/Louisville Courier-Journal) Joseph Gerth, Published 10:37 a.m. ET April 25, 2018 | Updated 11:45 a.m. ET April 25, 2018 The mantra from the Republican Party has long been “local control.” The federal government shouldn’t dictate that states allow abortion, or tell our farmers what methods they should use, or tell us how to educate our…
Opinion: Education fraud continues
By Walter Williams April 26, 2018 at 3:01 a.m. Earlier this month, the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, aka The Nation’s Report Card, was released. It’s not a pretty story. Only 37 percent of 12th graders tested proficient or better in reading, and 25 percent did so in math. Among black students, 17 percent…
Two studies say Michigan is underfunding public education
By LOUISE WREGE – HP Staff Writer Mar 4, 2018 For the second time in two years, a statewide study shows that Michigan is underfunding its K-12 public schools. The second study was released in January by a bipartisan group of educators and business people who formed the School Finance Research Collaborative. It found that…
How are Michigan’s Public Schools Funded?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress’ “report card” showed that less than 40 percent of Michigan’s students are proficient in reading and math. Some experts are blaming the state’s formula for funding education. As part of the series ‘Policy Meets the People: MI Voice MI Vote’, WDET takes a look at how Michigan’s public schools are funded and whether changes in…
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