By Lauren FitzPatrick The state’s new report cards for public schools around Illinois, released Tuesday, pose a conundrum for parents of kids at Chicago Public Schools, which unveiled its own ratings last week: Which metric should they believe? CPS, for example, gave its highest rating — Level 1+ — to 185 schools — but 30 of…
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Minnesota Department of Education awards $182,000 grant to Richfield Public Schools
MDE selects Central Education Center for School Safety grant Richfield Public Schools submitted applications for each of its seven school buildings for the School Safety grant. The Central Education Center was randomly selected from all of the submissions sent statewide. Richfield was one of 90 districts to receive the grant. (Sun Current Staff Photo by…
Teachers to vote next week on possible strike at 19 Chicago charter schools
By Mitchell Armentrout 10/24/2018 Teachers at 19 Chicago charter schools will hold strike authorization votes next week that could open the door to the first-ever work stoppage at any charter school in the nation. Votes will be cast Oct. 30 by teachers at the city’s 15 schools in the Acero network, the largest unionized charter…
Public school teachers in Rapid City still without contract
Oct 22, 2018 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – Public school teachers in Rapid City are still without a contract for the current academic year. The Rapid City Journal reports that the teachers union and the school board failed to come to an agreement during an Oct. 9 meeting. They’ll now meet with a state Labor Department…
Nashville public schools teacher wins $25,000 Milken award during a surprise announcement
Jason Gonzales Oct. 25, 2018 To have recognition is very inspiring and very touching and humbling. “There are so many people in this building that deserve this and to see that, wow, there are so many other people that could be here and the impact our work is having — it is incredible.” Gaughan is…
Jonesboro Public School’s mindset is growing
By Destiny Quinn | October 24, 2018 JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – A Region 8 school district is working to tap in to every student’s potential, no matter what their background might be. The Jonesboro Public School District has made an effort to improve their student’s way of thinking with a new idea called the “Growth Mindset.” Instead…
Amazon Donates $2 Million to Alliance for Education to Create “Right Now Needs Fund” to Help Students in Seattle
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Oct 15, 2018– Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced a $2 million grant to the Alliance for Education to create the “Right Now Needs Fund” to help meet the urgent and basic needs of students attending Seattle Public Schools. This money is meant to be flexible and could be used to purchase a needed raincoat…
How are America’s public schools really doing?
It’s hard to find a public official today who, when talking about public schools, doesn’t talk about what a mess they are. Failing. Some of them are, in fact, failing kids. This piece, written by Jack Schneider, an assistant professor of education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the author of “Beyond Test Scores: A…
Arizona Could Be a Case Study for Turning Teacher Protest Into Power
“I realized I wouldn’t be able to look my students in the eyes if I didn’t do everything possible.” EDWIN RIOSOCTOBER 12, 2018 6:00 AM In 2016, newly minted Arizona Teacher of the Year Christine Porter Marsh criss-crossed the state, giving speeches and listening to the concerns of her fellow educators. The Arizona Legislature had been slashing school…
Why Texas public schools are suffering. [Opinion]
David S. Knight Oct. 11, 2018 Texas is a prosperous state, but lawmakers are failing to adequately finance public education, and communities and students are suffering the academic, physical and economic consequences. The upcoming legislative session provides a unique opportunity for our state’s elected leaders to right past wrongs, but a preliminary budget request from the…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 