By Trisha Powell Crain It’s the end of the calendar year, so you know it’s that time again: time for the release of the new round of report cards for schools and districts and a new batch of school-related information required under federal law. The Alabama State Board of Education will learn the state-level report…
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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…
In Stunning Power Grab, Wisconsin Republicans Pass Bill Weakening New Governor
The bills take power away from newly elected Democrats. By Kevin Robillard December 5, 2018 Wisconsin’s lame-duck, Republican-controlled state Legislature passed on Wednesday a host of measures designed to kneecap Gov.-elect Tony Evers, other Democrats elected to statewide offices and hurt the Democratic Party in general, sending the legislation to the GOP governor Evers defeated…
Oklahoma GOP county chair says public education should be abolished
Andrew Lopez, chair of the Canadian County Republican Party, says public schools should seek endowments. CASEY QUINLAN DEC 3, 2018, The head of the Republican Party for a large suburban county in Oklahoma, Andrew Lopez, signed a letter last week arguing for end of public school systems. According to the Associated Press, Lopez, chair of the Canadian…
3 ways New Orleans public schools can change the status quo
By Wilborn P. Nobles III December 3, 2018 New Orleans is home to one of the first public school systems in the South, but the city has historically educated certain segments of the city rather than the public at large, an extensive new report by The Data Center describes. In order to provide a high-quality education that’s…
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…
How President George H.W. Bush helped pave the way for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Valerie Strauss December 4 at 7:00 AM If you were to create a list of the most influential presidents when it comes to education policy, it isn’t likely that George H.W. Bush would be on it. His son, George W. Bush, would be, with his 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. And Barack Obama might…
8 Pieces of Advice to Improve Public Education
By Guest Blogger Chris Gleason The instructions for living a life, according to great American poet Mary Oliver, are: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Recently, I had an opportunity to put Mary Oliver’s declaration in action when I attended the NEA Foundation’s Keeping the Promise of Public Education Symposium. Many speakers shared their stories…
Are KC public schools on the verge of a breakthrough? Full accreditation within reach
BY STEVE KRASKE November 25, 2018 Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell and student Naima Wilson Jill Toyoshiba Charlie Shields is the president of the Missouri State Board of Education. So he’s got a lot of pull when it comes to the plight of Kansas City Public Schools. The district’s challenges center on one…
SC public schools just got graded. How did your child’s Beaufort County school stack up?
BY MAGGIE ANGST November 29, 2018 05:46 PM A third of Beaufort County public schools are performing below S.C. standards — and two schools are among the bottom 9 percent in the state, according to a new report released Thursday. For the first time in four years, the S.C. Department of Education released school…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 