By Damon Arnold | May 15, 2019 ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Albany leaders and alumni of three South Georgia Historically Black Colleges and Universities are banding together to fight a proposed a state bill. Senate Bill 278 would take the schools out of the University System of Georgia and create a system of its own. Community leaders…
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Retired teachers stepping back in the classroom helping education
By: Jordan Fremstad May 13, 2019 Retired teachers stepping back in the classroom helping education need Retired teachers stepping back in the classroom helping education need WEST SALEM, Wis. (WKBT) – The need for teachers continues to affect school districts throughout Wisconsin. A News 8 Investigative Report shows La Crosse Colleges have fewer students graduating with an…
HSTA: ‘Please Stop Grading Public Schools’
1 The teachers union president echoes the school superintendent footsteps by criticizing a monthly magazine’s annual ranking of public schools. By Suevon Lee / May 13, 2019 The state teachers union is the latest party to take aim at a controversial annual ranking of Hawaii’s public schools compiled by Honolulu Magazine. The magazine’s April 2019…
Here’s what Philly teachers asked Elizabeth Warren on her first 2020 campaign stop in Pa.
by Julia Terruso, May 13, 2019- TOM GRALISH / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s first presidential campaign event in Pennsylvania was spent in a Northeast Philadelphia union hall, taking questions from teachers and students and rousing the crowd with the prospect of putting a former public schoolteacher in the White House. The senator from…
Local districts won’t pay for state’s mistake that left some teachers out of pay raise
BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER | MAY 9, 2019 Local school districts will not have to find a way to pay for teachers accidentally left out of a $1,500 pay raise, state officials said Thursday. The Legislature appropriated $58 million for the pay raises earlier this year, and the Mississippi Department of Education will use those funds to pay…
NJ MAKES MOVE TO RECRUIT MORE MEN OF COLOR AS TEACHERS
COLLEEN O’DEA | MAY 13, 2019 New Jersey is more diverse than the nation, yet the state’s teacher ranks are a long way from reflecting that diversity Credit: breity/flickr On any single day, some 160,000 New Jersey public school students do not see even one teacher of color. The state is taking a small step toward trying…
Teachers took grants to work in poorer schools. Thousands got hit with debt. Now, a fix is on the table.
Arika Herron, May 13, 2019 U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stopped at Hope Academy in Indianapolis for a tour and round table discussion as part of her Rethink School tour, Sept. 15, 2017. Hear about the addiction recovery school from faculty and parents. Jenna Watson/IndyStar A federal grant program that was supposed to encourage…
U.S. teachers increasingly struggle to find affordable housing:
By: Reggie Wade May 9, 2019 It’s often said that there’s a special place in heaven for teachers — but most U.S. teachers would settle for an affordable home. The struggle to find affordable housing is an issue that many Americans face, but a new study from housing economist Chris Salviati of Apartment List shows that U.S….
‘I’m ready to walk’: Teachers looking to lawmakers for last-minute movement on pay, funding
Arika Herron, April 16, 2019 Teacher rally better funding for K-12 education. Matt Kryger, IndyStar With one week left in the legislative session, Indiana teachers are looking at lawmakers to do more. They want more money for schools. They want better pay. And they want it now. “I’m ready to walk,” said Staci Scott-Stewart, an elementary…
A Half-Billion Steps in the Right Direction for Public Schools
By Stephen Owens – April 9, 2019 In the 2019 legislative session Georgia lawmakers committed more than half a billion dollars to increase pay for teachers from Pre-K through 12th grade. Legislators intend for the allotment to increase salaries for certified teachers by $3,000 beginning July 1, 2019. This significant investment acts as a down…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 