The teachers union announced its decision to strike after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay. Colleen Slevin DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers went on strike Monday after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay. The school district said schools will remain open during the strike and will be staffed by…
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LAWMAKERS SEEKING MORE DIVERSITY AMONG NJ’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
COLLEEN O’DEA | FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Tackling thorny issue in a state where minorities are 56 percent of student enrollments, while just 16 percent of teachers are non-white Credit: USDOE In a state where public-school teachers are predominantly white and do not come close to reflecting the diversity of their students, lawmakers began a conversation Thursday to…
Red for Ed Continues: Where Teachers’ Strikes Are Set to Spread Next
By Sarah Jones Denver Classroom Teachers Association teachers and supporters rally at the Colorado State Capitol demanding better wages and urging the state not to get involved in a possible strike on January 30, 2019. Photo: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images The Red for Ed movement likely immortalized 2018 as a banner year for labor organizing…
DeSantis proposes new bonus, recruitment plans for Florida teachers
By: Leslie Postal Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed new efforts Thursday to reward top teachers with bonuses and to recruit college students into the teaching profession. His new bonus proposal would alter the controversial Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program, doing away with the section that rewards teachers partly based on their scores on the ACT or SAT…
Denver teachers planning first strike in 25 years
BY KATE GIBSON FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Barring a last-minute agreement, Denver’s public school teachers on Monday plan to walk off the job for the first in a quarter of a century. The contract dispute follows a six-day strike by teachers last month in Los Angeles and a series of labor actions in 2018 by educators in half…
Denver teachers union plans to strike as DPS scrambles to hire hundreds of substitutes
A last-minute deal is possible By: Robert Garrison February 7, 2019 DENVER — As representatives from Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association prepare for their final day of negotiations Friday, the union representing Denver teachers appears to be moving ahead with a plan to strike Monday. The DCTA released a schedule Thursday showing…
Across the US, teachers protested and won. Now some accuse lawmakers of retaliating
By Holly Yan, February 7, 2019 If 2018 was the year teachers went on strike, 2019 may be the year they pay the price. That’s what union leaders are worried about as lawmakers consider new bills in states where teachers protested. From West Virginia to Arizona, thousands of teachers swarmed state capitols, demanding more school funding…
Teachers Union Report Warns Of ‘Crisis’ From Disruptive Student Behavior
by Rob Manning Feb. 5, 2019 8:45 a.m. | Portland, Ore. “Disrupted learning” is just what it sounds like. It’s when students are having such a hard time that they scream or threaten their classmates and teachers. They lash out physically — hitting or kicking. They climb on top of desks or knock over furniture or throw pencils…
West Virginia Teachers Might Go On Strike Again
Union leaders say a state Senate plan to create charter schools is retaliation for last year’s groundbreaking walkout. By Dave Jamieson February 6, 2019 DAVE JAMIESON/HUFFPOST West Virginia teachers went on strike almost exactly a year ago, with a contingent of them converging on the state capitol in Charleston. West Virginia teachers are deciding…
30 best public high schools in Alabama for 2019
By Leada Gore | February 05, 2019 Where are Alabama’s best high schools? Niche is out with its 2019 list of Best Public High Schools in Alabama. The ranking is determined by a number of factors, including state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality and high school ratings. You can see more on…
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