Meg Anderson December 10, 2018 School can be fraught with gender norms. Just ask Addison Moore. “If there was a trip, it’d be like: girls have to sleep with each other, boys have to sleep with each other. It’s like, well, where would I go?” Moore says. “There was always that legal standpoint of, well,…
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Proponent of traditional public schools wins race for D.C. school board seat
Joe Heim December 5, 2018 In the last act of a busy local election year, District voters Tuesday in Ward 4 picked Frazier O’Leary to represent them on the D.C. State Board of Education. O’Leary, a former District teacher who had the support of the Washington Teachers’ Union, took 47 percent of the vote in…
Teachers at Chicago charter schools strike, in a first for charter movement
By Laura Meckler December 4, 2018 Teachers at a network of charter schools in Chicago went on strike Tuesday, a first for American charters and a sign they are facing issues similar to the traditional public schools they compete with. More than 500 teachers and other staff members at 15 charter schools operated by the…
More public schools are marketing themselves, potentially opening them up to new legal risks
Arika Herron, Dec. 2, 2018 Radio spots. Billboards. Ads on the sides of public buses. These are just a few of the places that the marketing efforts of schools — public and private — are starting to crop up as competition for students and the money that follows them heats up. Some in education see the new…
With salaries up, schools eye funding for facilities
The Higley Unified School District office at twilight. (Courtesy of Higley Unified School District) Tom Blodgett Dec 3, 2018 MST Like many school districts in Arizona the three public school districts that serve Gilbert are in an improved situation this school year; however, work remains to be done to restore their financial health, district officials…
Cincinnati Public Schools enrollment continues to grow
by Meghan Mongillo Wednesday, November 28th 2018 CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The Cincinnati Public School district is growing big and fast. The district says it’s projected to have more than 450 new students in 2019. More families are choosing CPS. In 2018, the number is higher than what district leaders thought it would be. There are…
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…
Teachers Are Serving As First Responders To The Opioid Crisis
By Rebecca Klein 11/03/18 WAR, W.Va. ― Middle school teacher Greg Cruey can explain the most harrowing details of his students’ lives with matter-of-fact precision. That smart sixth-grader who had her hand raised last period? She’s homeless and has, in the past, been suicidal. That middle school student who seemed on edge during class? As a…
When a school goes, so does the community around it
By Renée Graham OCTOBER 27, 2018 ANDERSON GUERRO has one question for Mayor Marty Walsh and Laura Perille, his interim Boston Public Schools superintendent: “How would it feel if we took your house and family away?” That “house” is McCormack Middle School, now proposed for closure and extensive renovations after the 2019-20 academic year. For students like Guerro, a…
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…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 