The strikes aren’t just about pay. They’re a rejection of tax cuts for the wealthy and a rallying cry for public goods and services. By Jane McAlevey In less than three months, rank-and-file teachers and educational support staff in five states—West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona—have turned the entire country into their classroom. They haven’t…
Category: Funding For Education
Classes cancelled May 16 so teachers can rally in Raleigh
Board Vice Chair Carolyn Carpenter and Chair Cindy Fertenbaugh discuss making Wednesday, May 16 an optional teacher workday. The Cabarrus County Board of Education made the decision during its work session on Monday, May 7. Erin Kidd May 10, 2018 CONCORD— Cabarrus County Schools added its name to the list of districts that will be…
State takeover of JCPS: What the audit says and the district has done
(Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to Courier Journal) Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 11:27 a.m. ET May 7, 2018 In recommending a state takeover of Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky’s education chief pointed to 10 main problem areas. Those problems, interim education commissioner Wayne Lewis says, show a pattern of widespread dysfunction continues to exist and can only be fixed through…
A state takeover of JCPS won’t fix the district’s core problems
Cindy Cushman, Updated 9:42 a.m. ET May 8, 2018 There have been many opinions voiced about the recommended state takeover of JCPS. I agree with those who have been speaking out against a takeover for the many good reasons mentioned. What I haven’t seen is much talk about the schools labeled as “chronically failing” –…
Pueblo teachers strike continues into third day as a few schools start to reopen
Teachers and supporters strike outside East High School on May 7, 2018 in Pueblo. Teachers, from Pueblo School District 60, are on strike after the district turned down a recommended 2 percent cost of living salary increase. By DANIKA WORTHINGTON | The Denver Post May 9, 2018 at 11:06 am Teachers in Pueblo have entered the third…
Alabama teacher salaries worth less than a decade ago
By Trisha Powell Crain May 9, 2018 Updated 7:05 AM; Posted 7:03 AM The value of Alabama’s teacher salaries has been eroding for many years and is now worth less than it was a decade ago, an AL.com analysis shows. And while lawmakers agreed to fund a 2.5 percent pay raise next year, the looming question is whether it…
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…
Arizona educators to continue walkouts Tuesday, Wednesday
BY KTAR.COM | APRIL 30, 2018 AT 5:21 PM UPDATED: MAY 1, 2018 AT 5:38 AM PHOENIX – After three days of walkouts by Arizona educators and supporters at the state Capitol, leaders of Arizona Educators United announced they would continue Tuesday and Wednesday. The walkouts started last Thursday, with more than 50,000 educators and supporters marching from…
Schools need more funds. What are we willing to sacrifice?
04/29/2018 10:01:21 PM MDT Despite what you may have heard, when RE-1 Valley and other area teachers joined the statewide walkout efforts Friday, rallying at the Logan County Courthouse, they weren’t there just because of their paychecks. We’d wager a guess that, while certainly teacher pay and PERA uncertainty were part of the motivation behind the…
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…
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