BY KTAR.COM JUNE 19, 2018 AT 4:46 AM PHOENIX — Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett recently released his school safety plan as part of his campaign for Arizona governor, which included arming staff members. As part of the plan, Bennett pledged to train “willing, competent and capable” staff members on carrying firearms in schools, create…
Category: Students and Parents Protest
Philly School Unions Demand Action over Violence Against Teachers
During the 2017-2018 school year, there were 148 reported acts of violence against teachers and administrators at Philadelphia schools. June 19, 2018 The unions that represent staff members at Philadelphia-area schools are demanding change after nearly 150 school administrators and teachers were assaulted this school year alone. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers held a news…
With all eyes on Janus, a similar case in California meets quiet defeat — for now
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Franciso on Monday dismissed Bain v. California Teachers Association. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Mario Koran June 11, 2018 While the nation is anxiously watching for a decision on Janus v. AFSCME, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could determine whether government unions can continue to charge non-members…
Teachers converge on Baton Rouge to bring education to the forefront
By: Renee Allen Posted: Jun 18, 2018 08:17 PM CDT A coalition of teachers, students, parents and leaders are in Baton Rouge to fight for public funding for education. Rachelle Dehrab represents the Louisiana Association of Educators and teaches in Iberia Parish. Dehrab is headed to Baton Rouge to join others who don’t want to see…
Why are we ignoring the best news about Arizona teachers?
Arizona students are improving on national tests even when they shouldn’t be. Why? I’m fairly sure teachers have something to do with it. Joanna Allhands, May 4, 2018 As the #RedforEd walkout rages, a few readers have told me that teachers don’t deserve extra funding until they improve performance among their students. But that overlooks some…
Dallas teachers to strike on Tuesday as board passes budget, but no contract
Dallas School District Superintendent Thomas Duffy, left, offers remarks as board president Sherri Newell and solicitor Vito DeLuca look on during the school board meeting on Monday night at Dallas High School. – Bill Tarutis | June 18, 2018 By Eileen Godin DALLAS TWP. — No new vote, no new contract, no school today. A contentious…
How The State’s ‘Grand’ Education Bargain Came To Be — And How It Comes Up Short
June 18, 2018 Max Larkin Carrie Jung Working in a Brockton elementary school, Kathleen Smith tried to hold the attention of large classes — as many as 35 grade-schoolers in one big room. And conditions were deteriorating. At Brockton High School, she remembered, “you truly had kids that would come in and sit on the radiators,” she said….
A Shadow System Feeds Segregation in New York City Schools
By Winnie Hu and Elizabeth A. Harris June 17, 2018 No other city in the country screens students for as many schools as New York — a startling fact all but lost in the furor that has erupted over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent proposal to change the admissions process for the city’s handful of elite high…
How Washington D.C.’s public schools went from success story to cautionary tale
Winston Clarke, the father of a Duke Ellington High School junior, speaks during a May 23, 2018, news conference in front of the school in Washington. Parents at the prestigious performing arts public school are in a fight with the office of the school superintendent, which charges that dozens of Ellington families have faked District…
DC’s public schools go from success story to cautionary tale
June 18, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — As recently as a year ago, the public school system in the nation’s capital was being hailed as a shining example of successful urban education reform and a template for districts across the country. Now the situation in the District of Columbia could not be more different. After a…
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