Susan Sarkauskas December 6, 2018 Negotiations between striking Geneva schoolteachers and the Geneva school board will resume Thursday, according to union officials. The announcement by Geneva Education Association President Kevin Gannon, at a rally outside Geneva High School Wednesday afternoon, drew cheers and applause from strikers, and other supporters. Pickets chanted “2-4-6-8! What lets us…
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Los Angeles teachers planning January strike if no contract is reached
A school bus is shown in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. on May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Mike Blake/Reuters) By Valerie Strauss December 6 at 7:00 AM The big story in education in 2018? The teachers strikes, hands down. And they aren’t over. Teachers in Los Angeles public schools, the second-largest district in the country, are eyeing…
The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California
California’s new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education. by Julian Vasquez Heilig December 5, 2018 For years, billionaires have donated millions to promote pro-privatization, school choice candidates in political races ranging from local school board, to state houses, to Washington, D.C. An avalanche of political donations from deep-pocketed national advocates for private-management of…
Crippled by funding decreases, frustrated Richmond Public School and city leaders organize ‘March for More’
BY JAKE BURNS December 5, 2018 RICHMOND, Va – Students, teachers, and advocates plan to march from MLK Middle School in Richmond to the steps of the state capitol on Saturday. The “March for More” was organized by local city and school leader to call for more funding from the state for public education. Per pupil…
Will Alabama’s schools show improvement on report cards?
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…
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…
How The Michigan GOP Gutted A Minimum Wage Hike And Paid Sick Leave
Emily Peck 12/05/2018 “We consider it just an undermining of democracy, the will of the people, and a slap in the face to all of the work that we did,” said one activist. Republican lame-duck state legislators in Michigan voted this week to gut a bill that would’ve raised the state’s minimum wage and given…
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…
#ProtestasEnColombia | Fighting for public education in Latin America
5 December 2018 The public university strike in Colombia has reached its 7 week mark as will continue until further notice. This mobilisation throws the crisis of public education in the country into the spotlight. Español It’s calculated that Colombia has a historic deficit of more than 1000 million dollars, and that’s only the tip of…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 