By Associated Press | February 13, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature took the first steps to expand a law that now allows some teachers to carry guns in schools when the Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make all teachers eligible for the program. The committee approved the bill on a…
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Denver teachers strike to continue for third day as marathon negotiations show “pathway forward”
The two sides returned to the bargaining table on Day 2 of the city’s first teachers strike since 1994 Denver Public School teachers on strike, students and supporters leave Civic Center Park to march to the Denver Public Library on February 12, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. By ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ | February 13, 2019 Denver’s teachers strike will…
I don’t pay the price for Arizona’s still-too-low teacher pay. My students do
Christine Marsh, Feb. 12, 2019 https://uw-media.azcentral.com/embed/video/109194112?sitelabel=reimagine&placement=snow-smallarticleattophtml5&keywords=teacher-compensation%2Cpride%2Chope%2Coverall-neutral%2Cteacher-shortages%2Cprices-and-pricing&simpleTarget=&simpleExclusion=&pagetype=story&cst=news%2Fopinion&ssts=opinion%2Fop-ed&series= Arizona is in the midst of a teacher shortage. Many schools and students are grappling with the consequences. What’s behind the shortage? Republic reporter Ricardo Cano explains in this episode of azcentral Rewind. Opinion: Teachers can leave the profession – and many still are, despite a recent raise. But…
Alabama teacher pay raise likely; amount in question
By Mike Cason | With Alabama taxpayers pumping more dollars into the state’s education coffers, there is agreement among state leaders that a pay raise for educators is appropriate. But it is unclear how much of a raise legislators are likely to approve. Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who chairs the Alabama Senate’s education budget committee, said during…
‘Not Just a Teacher Issue’: Oakland Students Stage Sickout Over School Woes
Hundreds of Oakland students from high schools across the city skipped class Friday morning to march from Oakland Technical High School to the school district’s downtown headquarters in a spirited show of support for their teachers, who are threatening to strike amid tense contract negotiations. Oakland Teachers Say They’re Ready to Strike “I’m here to…
Denver Teachers Go On Strike For The First Time In 25 Years
The teachers union announced its decision to strike after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay. Colleen Slevin DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers went on strike Monday after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay. The school district said schools will remain open during the strike and will be staffed by…
LAWMAKERS SEEKING MORE DIVERSITY AMONG NJ’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
COLLEEN O’DEA | FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Tackling thorny issue in a state where minorities are 56 percent of student enrollments, while just 16 percent of teachers are non-white Credit: USDOE In a state where public-school teachers are predominantly white and do not come close to reflecting the diversity of their students, lawmakers began a conversation Thursday to…
Red for Ed Continues: Where Teachers’ Strikes Are Set to Spread Next
By Sarah Jones Denver Classroom Teachers Association teachers and supporters rally at the Colorado State Capitol demanding better wages and urging the state not to get involved in a possible strike on January 30, 2019. Photo: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images The Red for Ed movement likely immortalized 2018 as a banner year for labor organizing…
DeSantis proposes new bonus, recruitment plans for Florida teachers
By: Leslie Postal Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed new efforts Thursday to reward top teachers with bonuses and to recruit college students into the teaching profession. His new bonus proposal would alter the controversial Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program, doing away with the section that rewards teachers partly based on their scores on the ACT or SAT…
Denver teachers planning first strike in 25 years
BY KATE GIBSON FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Barring a last-minute agreement, Denver’s public school teachers on Monday plan to walk off the job for the first in a quarter of a century. The contract dispute follows a six-day strike by teachers last month in Los Angeles and a series of labor actions in 2018 by educators in half…
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