The study is the first in-depth analysis of student performance for the state’s young charter school network, which was granted more stable legal footing by a state Supreme Court ruling in 2018. By Dahlia Bazzaz January 9, 2019 In a report released Tuesday, researchers from Stanford University took on a question that Washington’s state auditors could not:…
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Mayoral candidate Bill Daley proposes massive CPS overhaul, cutting school councils from more than 500 to 60
By: Juan Perez Jr. January 10, 2019 Mayoral candidate Bill Daley called for a series of complex overhauls to Chicago Public Schools this week, as he advanced a government-shrinking policy agenda that included plans to slash the City Council’s ranks and constrict its remaining members’ power. On Thursday, the former U.S. commerce secretary and heir to a Chicago political dynasty…
Audit: Many Problems At PPS, Oregon Department Of Education
by Rob Manning Follow OPB Jan. 9, 2019 Portland, Ore. UPDATE (11:24 a.m. PT) — State auditors released a blistering review of Oregon’s education department and its largest school district Wednesday, recommending that legislators take a hard look at how administrators spend existing money as they consider significant new educational investments sought by Gov. Kate Brown. Auditors working for Secretary of…
Los Angeles teachers are ready for first strike in 30 years
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER January 9, 2019 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teachers in Los Angeles, whose 640,000 students make it the nation’s second-largest school district, are ready to strike Thursday over a contract dispute that follows teacher walkouts in other states that emboldened organized labor after a critical defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court. United Teachers…
SC teachers’ patience waning as lawmakers again pledge to fix public education
BY MAAYAN SCHECHTER AND TOM BARTON January 06, 2019 COLUMBIA, SC Two days before S.C. lawmakers return to Columbia with an unprecedented desire to overhaul the state’s public education system, there is no consensus on how to stop the ongoing teacher shortage and fix the state’s K-12 education woes. Influential S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas,…
Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s system of public education
BY JIM SAUNDERS JANUARY 04, 2019 TALLAHASSEE A fiercely divided Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a nearly decade-long lawsuit that challenged whether the state has properly carried out a 1998 constitutional amendment that called for ensuring a “high quality” system of public schools. The decision upheld lower-court rulings and focused heavily on…
Harsh critic turned public education advocate to speak at CenturyLink Center
Jan 7, 2019 BOSSIER PARISH, LA) – What do blueberries have to do with public education? Everything, as respected businessman and attorney Jamie Vollmer learned after being taken to task by a teacher after he vocally condemned public schools. Once a harsh critic, Vollmer is now an award-winning champion of public education and author of…
Arizona teachers who talk politics will be fired if new bill passes
By: Lily Altavena, December 19, 2018 A state lawmaker wants to send teachers a message: If they bring politics into the classroom, they’re risking their jobs. Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, has introduced the first education bill of the 2019 legislative session.House Bill 2002 would direct the State Board of Education to devise a code of ethics…
“It’s About the Students!” 50,000 LA Teachers Join Protest, Accusing District of Hoarding Funds Instead of Investing in Schools
“The community is united behind a UTLA strike if that’s what it takes to reinvest in public education instead of cut it to the bone.” byJulia Conley, staff writer Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers rallied in the city’s downtown area Saturday, ahead of a possible strike. (Photo: @magoo_tweets_2u/Twitter) Los Angeles teachers set out to…
Thousands of Los Angeles teachers march as potential strike looms
By SONALI KOHLI DEC 15, 2018 Thousands of teachers, students and union allies marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, from City Hall to the Broad Museum, a month ahead of a possible strike that L.A. educators have threatened if Los Angeles Unified doesn’t meet demands that include retroactive raises, smaller class sizes and more nurses…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 