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…
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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…
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…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 