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…
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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…
The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade
JILL BARSHAY November 26, 2018 What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? According to one set of projections, it could mean 8.5 percent fewer public school students a decade from now. “If it does come true, we’re going to see massive changes,” said Mike Griffith, a…
Cincinnati Public Schools enrollment continues to grow
by Meghan Mongillo Wednesday, November 28th 2018 CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The Cincinnati Public School district is growing big and fast. The district says it’s projected to have more than 450 new students in 2019. More families are choosing CPS. In 2018, the number is higher than what district leaders thought it would be. There are…
Boston Public Schools plan bumps off middle schools
170-page document dump outlines district’s future plans Taylor Pettaway Friday, November 30, 2018 Phase two of the BuildBPS plan was released at the School Committee meeting Wednesday night, with the 170-page document confirming the elimination of middle schools, outlining building renovations and providing a neighborhood analysis of each area. It outlines the district’s plan…
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…
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