This is the largest pay increase in the history of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, according to a teachers union December 11, 2018 Miami-Dade County Public Schools and a teachers union have reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on the upcoming school year’s pay raises and the distribution of funds generated by a voter-approved property tax raise….
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Anchorage teachers, district nearing agreement
December 11th 2018 By: Dave Goldman Play Video Anchorage teachers and the Anchorage School District are one step away from labor peace for the next two and half years. At this point an announcement appears to be a formality. The two sides have agreed on a contract through June 2021. On Monday teachers ratified what was…
Providence teachers’ contract heads to full City Council for vote
City teacher contract on track to pass By: Dan McGowan Dec 12, 2018 08:59 AM EST – PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Providence teachers are one step closer to having a three-year union contract after a City Council subcommittee gave its blessing to the agreement Tuesday evening. The School Department Oversight Committee voted unanimously to send the…
Oakland High teachers walk out to protest pay; district considers discipline
Jill Tucker Dec. 10, 2018 More than 100 Oakland teachers and students ditched school Monday to protest teacher pay and larger class sizes, an illegal action that could be a precursor to a district-wide strike. Oakland High School teachers called in sick or took a personal day in an unauthorized walkout despite threats from district officials that…
Nation’s first charter school strike ends, but could portend more battles on choice
Aamer Madhani, December 10, 2018 CHICAGO – Teachers and administrators agreed Sunday to suspend the nation’s first-ever charter school strike, ending a four-day work stoppage at one of the largest charter networks in Chicago. But the fight could portend more to come in the labor movement’s long-running battle with the alternative schools. The strike against the Acero charter school…
Thurmond widens lead over Tuck in race for California schools chief
In latest tally, Thurmond leads Tuck by 74,000 votes as counting continues November 15, 2018 LOUIS FREEDBERG In what may be a pivotal moment in the race, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, has maintained his lead over Marshall Tuck in the contest for California’s state superintendent of public instruction based on the ongoing tallying of millions…
School closings are a necessary part of the rebuilding process at Boston Public Schools
The McCormack School in Dorchester is slated for closure. NOVEMBER 13, 2018 JESSICA RINALDI Each and every Boston student should go to school in a building that’s safe, comfortable, and compatible with learning. Getting there is the problem. The Boston Public Schools system — where two-thirds of the buildings were constructed before World War II…
Voters raise school taxes in St. Paul, Minneapolis, suburban districts
By JOSH VERGES November 6, 2018 St. Paul Public Schools easily won a property tax increase Tuesday that will boost annual per-student funding by $475. The 10-year levy won the approval of 66 percent of voters. St. Paul property owners now will pay $1,180 per student each year in special funding for the city’s public schools….
A Public School Teacher Just Beat the Pants Off Scott Walker
A Democrat in the governor’s mansion will also put an end to Wisconsin’s role as a national petri dish for right-wing policies promulgated by the Koch brothers and the American Legislative Exchange Council by Mary Bottari State School Superintendent Tony Evers defeated incumbent Governor Scott Walker 49.6 to 48.4 in a late night finish that…
Voters approve millions for schools in IPS referendum
NOV 6TH, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Voters have provided approval on a multi-million dollar tax referendum for Indianapolis Public Schools. With the majority of ballots counted late Tuesday, questions about capital and operating budget increases are projected to be well on their way to approval. There is a $220 million operating referendum. IPS says this referendum would…
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