By Courtney Ann Jackson | February 15, 2019 JACKSON, MS – There’s only one bill left in play this session that could lead to a pay raise for Mississippi teachers, but teachers say when you do the math–it won’t even be noticeable in their bank account. These Valentine’s Day messages may look festive. But they were delivered with…
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The Denver teachers strike is over. They won.
Denver teachers snagged $23 million in pay raises during a three-day strike. By Alexia Fernández Campbell Feb 14, 2019, Denver public school teachers and supporters rally during their second day on a strike at a city park in Denver on Feb. 12, 2019.Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Denver’s teachers may soon be returning…
This is what Denver teachers got after 3 days on strike
By Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Sara Weisfeldt, February 14, 2019 Instructors march to school district headquarters in Denver a day before a tentative deal was reached. Denver (CNN)Denver educators have been promised pay raises as part of a tentative deal they reached with their school district after three days on strike. Under the tentative agreement between Denver…
How The Pittsburgh Public School District Is Trying To Create A Diverse Teacher Pipeline
By SARAH SCHNEIDER Rason Conner reads with a class of Phillips Elementary School Students. SARAH SCHNEIDER / 90.5 WESA Rason Conner has almost exclusively been taught by white, female teachers. The Brashear High School senior can only recall having two black male teachers, both in high school. His relationships with those two men were challenging and Conner said…
Denver Teacher Strike Reveals US Divide Over Bonus Pay
Denver’s teachers have gone on strike over pay, but the fight isn’t that simple. BY COLLEEN SLEVIN AND CAROLYN THOMPSON, February 13, 2019 DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers went on strike to improve their pay, but the fight wasn’t that simple. Emboldened by teacher activism nationwide and struggling to live in a rapidly growing city,…
Denver Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To End Walkout
February 14, 2019 SASHA INGBER Teachers from Castro Elementary School cheer at a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Monday. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Teachers in Denver who were on strike over wages and bonuses have reached a tentative agreement with school district officials to end their walkout. The strike began Monday, after 15 months…
Florida could expand law that allows armed teachers
By Associated Press | February 13, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature took the first steps to expand a law that now allows some teachers to carry guns in schools when the Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make all teachers eligible for the program. The committee approved the bill on a…
Alabama teacher pay raise likely; amount in question
By Mike Cason | With Alabama taxpayers pumping more dollars into the state’s education coffers, there is agreement among state leaders that a pay raise for educators is appropriate. But it is unclear how much of a raise legislators are likely to approve. Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who chairs the Alabama Senate’s education budget committee, said during…
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…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 