BY KRISTIN HAUBRICH January 16, 2019 DPS, teachers union remain far apart as strike looms DENVER — The clock is winding down. Only two days remain for the Denver Public School District and its teachers union to reach a compromise and avoid having more than 5,000 educators walk out on the job. After Tuesday’s negotiations, the school districts…
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California Today: The L.A. Teachers’ Union Leader on What Would End the Strike
By Jill Cowan Jan. 17, 2019 Yesterday, we talked to Austin Beutner, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, about the city’s teachers’ strike that has all but ground the operations of the nation’s second-largest school system to a halt. Today, we hear from the other side. My colleague Jennifer Medina talked to Alex Caputo-Pearl, the president…
Teachers at four charter schools in Chicago set Feb. 5 strike date if no contract reached
By: Juan Perez Jr. January 17, 2019 Teachers affiliated with the Chicago International Charter School network say they will go on strike Feb. 5 unless there is a breakthrough in contract negotiations, a move that would affect about 2,200 students at four of the organization’s campuses. That leaves a little more than two weeks for…
Enrollment triples, location expands for Jackson Public Schools virtual school
By Brianne Twiddy January 15, 2019 JACKSON, MI – South Central Michigan Virtual isn’t an alternative school, but it is an alternative to traditional schools. Traditional classes can be too fast, too slow or not challenging enough to some students, SCMV director Fred Parker said. SCMV is part of Jackson Public Schools. Its full-time virtual classes allow…
The Los Angeles teachers’ strike may have already cost millions. And it’s only Day 2
By Holly Yan, Stephanie Elam and Rosalina Nieves January 16, 2019 Los Angeles (CNN)A massive teachers’ strike calling for millions of dollars more in school funding may have also cost the school district millions of dollars, the superintendent said. But the Los Angeles teachers’ union isn’t backing down. In fact, it wants to “show such a massive presence…
Los Angeles teachers are on strike, exercising a right not enjoyed by most educators
Analysis: Most states don’t allow public employees to strike. California is only one of 12 states that explicitly allows teachers to walk off the job. LA teachers’ strike heads into 2nd day with no agreement in sight JAN. 15, 2019 By Danny Cevallos The strike by the union of Los Angeles teachers heads into its second day on…
Public school finance is big issue for KS lawmakers as session begins
By: Tiffany Lane & Carly Willis Jan 14, 2019 TOPEKA, Kan. – There’s a new governor at the Kansas Statehouse. Monday, Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers, were sworn in on the Capitol steps. Governor Kelly gave a few words before taking her official oath. She talked about her path to her new role,…
Texas House proposes a massive increase for public school funding
Proposed budget would increase state funds for education by about 17 percent By Edgar Walters January 15, 2019 © 2018 The Texas Tribune House Speaker Dennis Bonnen presiding over his first votes as speaker of the house. Jan. 9, 2019. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune. …
L.A. teachers’ strike: Tens of thousands walk off job in Los Angeles
Leo Rittner Solomon, 6, a student, and Hilda Rodriguez Guzman, right, a parent, react as union president Alex Caputo-Pearl announces that about 30,000 teachers in the nation’s second-largest school district were going on strike Monday. Damian Dovarganes / AP Jan. 14, 2019 By Daniella Silva Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike Monday…
LA’s Teachers Strike Will Be the Toughest Yet
The Los Angeles teachers’ strike begins today. It’s going to be the most difficult struggle so far in the educators’ revolt sweeping the country. By Eric Blanc January 14, 2019 After 20 months of fruitless contract negotiations, Los Angeles teachers are walking out today. Their strike will be the most bitter battle yet in the…
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