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…
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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…
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…
Oakland teachers rally ahead of council meeting in hopes of better contract
By: Dan Kerman Feb 05, 2019 OAKLAND (KRON) — Oakland teachers are hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer. One day after 95 percent of Oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, teachers and their supporters rallied outside Oakland City Hall Tuesday afternoon before speaking out at tonight’s council meeting. Council…
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…
Alabama lawmaker wants Bible classes taught as an elective
By: Reshad Hudson Feb 04, 2019 prev next Video Montgomery, Ala (WIAT)- Should the Bible be studied in public schools in Alabama? It’s a question that strikes a lot of controversy , but one lawmakers says he plans to push for it as an elective in the upcoming legislative session. Some Alabama schools would like…
Ron DeSantis backs more money for program arming Florida public school employees
By Ana Ceballos Mon, Feb 4, 2019 Florida’s new school “guardian” program has faced reluctance from many school districts, leading Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday to propose using $57 million that’s gone unspent to try to get more districts to participate. DeSantis has said he wants to follow most of the recommendations made by the Marjory…
Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
By: Peter Greene Education I look at K-12 policies and practices from the classroom perspective. GETTY Modern charter schools prefer to attach the word “public” to their descriptions. Many of the charter advocacy groups include “public charter” in their title. And truthfully, there are no regulations attached to the term–any school can attach the word “public”…
Oakland teachers vote to authorize strike over pay, class size
Kimberly Veklerov Feb. 4, 2019 Oakland teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, ratcheting up their dispute with administrators of the financially troubled district over wages and class sizes, the union said Monday. The vote allows union leaders to call a strike after Feb. 15, when a neutral fact-finder is expected to release a report…
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