Friday, December 07, 2018 GENEVA, Ill. (WLS) — A teacher strike in Geneva continues for a fourth day Friday. Representatives with the teachers union said they made progress in negotiations, but they have not come to an agreement, so a fourth day of class has been cancelled. Thursday night, teams for the school board and…
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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…
CPS to spend $26M to address nursing shortage under plan ripped by parent group
By: Lauren FitzPatrick December 6, 2018 Plagued by problems finding enough nurses to staff its buildings, the Chicago Public Schools will expand its stable of outside nursing firms to eight — including one that has sued the school system. CPS could also continue doing business with RCM Technologies USA Inc., the private nursing agency it…
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…
Indianapolis superintendent chosen to lead D.C. Public Schools
By Perry Stein December 3, 2018 Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday named the Indianapolis schools superintendent to be the next leader of D.C. Public Schools, choosing an heir to the educational philosophy that put the city’s classrooms in the national spotlight a decade ago. Lewis D. Ferebee, who served for five years as superintendent…
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…
Louisiana Department of Education releases public school grades
By Chandler Watkins | November 8, 2018 at 5:59 PM CST – LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – The Louisiana Department of Education has released its 2018 report cards for public schools across the state. This year, the Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White announced the department would be using a new way to grade the state’s school…
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