By Seanna Adcox Dec 12, 2018 COLUMBIA — South Carolina teachers are so frustrated by low pay and disrespect, an organized strike could be imminent, even without a union, teachers are warning legislators. Several dozen teachers from nine counties took personal time off Wednesday so they could advocate for public education at the Statehouse ahead…
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‘Let teachers teach’: SC lawmakers push a ‘Bill of Rights’ to reduce classroom burden
Bristow Marchant, Dec. 13, 2018 COLUMBIA — As some S.C. lawmakers prepared to roll out a proposed “Teachers’ Bill of Rights” on Wednesday, teachers from across the state warned the situation in their classrooms is dire. Lexington Middle School teacher Tim Monreal noted many of his Lexington School District 1 colleagues were attending the proposal’s…
Parkland school massacre panel recommends arming teachers
Dec 13, 2018 By: TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON https://assets.scrippsdigital.com/cms/videoIframe.html?&host=www.wptv.com&title=Parkland%20school%20massacre%20panel%20recommends%20arming%20teachers&kw=&autoplay=true&m3u8=https://content.uplynk.com/6621021d94a940aaa02c1f2ed40362b0.m3u8&mp4=https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/662/2fbf8a5e953e4a01960f2f5161cc4953/6621021d94a940aaa02c1f2ed40362b0/6621021d94a940aaa02c1f2ed40362b0_g.mp4&purl=/parkland-school-massacre-panel-recommends-arming-teachers&dtrack=1&story=1&contplay=*recent&mute=1&s=wptv FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The panel investigating the Florida high school massacre recommended Wednesday that teachers who volunteer and undergo extensive background checks and training be allowed to carry concealed guns on campus to stop future shootings. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
Oakland high school teachers strike over low wages
BY MORGAN GSTALTER – 12/11/18 03:02 A group of teachers in Oakland, Calif., participated in a one-day strike on Monday to protest low wages. Roughly 75 of the 90 teachers at Oakland High School rallied near city hall to demand higher wages, smaller class sizes and more student support services, KQED reported. The teachers’ strike was not organized…
Indiana Public Schools Get Ready to Include Computer Science in Curriculum by 2021
(TNS) — On Wednesday, Katy Sparks led a group of sixth-grade students to create a computer game. With iPads and keyboards, they had to program several different components in order to make the game work. They had to program a fish to respond to keyed commands, so it could chase and catch an orange that…
School bus safety remains top priority for Harford County Public Schools
The Harford County Public Schools Transportation Department is focusing on drivers who pass a school bus illegally while the red lights of the bus are activated. (MATT BUTTON | AEGIS STAFF / Homestead Publishing) December 11, 2018 School bus safety is the number one priority of the Harford County Public Schools Transportation Department, which has…
Should teachers be armed on campus? ECISD board wants input from community before making decision
SAN ANTONIO – Concerns over whether teachers should be carrying guns in schools have been an ongoing debate within the East Central Independent School District. At a school board meeting last month, board members delayed voting on a guardian-like program that would arm teachers. The decision was made after the board heard pleas from parents at that meeting…
Whom do teachers trust?
By: Maureen Downey December 12, 2018 In a new survey on issues affecting k-12 education, public school teachers voiced more concerns about testing than parents and expressed more confidence in their principals and students than in union leaders or government agencies. The 2018 Schooling in America Survey sponsored by EdChoice found. Public school teachers as a group appear to…
2018 was by far the worst year on record for gun violence in schools
A database, going back to 1970, shows there were more incidents and more deaths in 2018 than any other year on record. By German Lopez December 10, 2018 If it seemed like 2018 was a particularly bad year for gun violence in schools, that’s because it was. According to data from the US Naval Postgraduate School, there…
What are ‘community schools?’ You can find out Tuesday
BY GIUSEPPE SABELLA December 10, 2018 Three groups will soon convene for a discussion on community schools, a model that connects school districts to local families, nonprofits and health care providers. Protect Our Public Schools Manasota is partnering with the League of United Latin American Citizens, along with the Peace Education and Action…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 