Joe Heim December 5, 2018 In the last act of a busy local election year, District voters Tuesday in Ward 4 picked Frazier O’Leary to represent them on the D.C. State Board of Education. O’Leary, a former District teacher who had the support of the Washington Teachers’ Union, took 47 percent of the vote in…
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Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis taps Richard Corcoran to be Commissioner of Education
By: James Call, Dec. 6, 2018 https://uw-media.tallahassee.com/embed/video/107203466?sitelabel=reimagine&placement=snow-smallarticleattophtml5&keywords=ron-desantis%2Cconfusion%2Cshame%2Chatred%2Coverall-negative%2Cschool-choice%2Ceducation%2Cbill-montford&simpleTarget=&simpleExclusion=&pagetype=story&cst=news&ssts=news&series= The head of the Leon County teachers’ union describes a demoralized faculty due to a lack of state spending on public schools. James Call Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis wants former House Speaker Richard Corcoran to be Florida’s next Commissioner of Education. Thursday DeSantis announced he will recommend Corcoran to…
Should the state stop funding public education?
by Burt Mummolo Wednesday, December 5th 2018 Should the state stop funding public education? (Mummolo/KTUL) TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — “To paraphrase Will Rogers, ‘I’m not a member of an organized party. I’m an Oklahoma Republican,’” said David Arnett, reacting to the fallout from a Canadian County GOP letter saying public education should be privatized. “The Republican…
Geneva teachers union says talks will resume Thursday
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…
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…
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…
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…
#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…
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…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 