Carole Carlson –Post-Tribune May 14, 2018 From a statewide teacher shortage to state funding cuts, two Lake County educators painted a grim picture of public education at Monday’s Gary Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Calumet High School. They urged business people at the luncheon to lobby against additional education funding cuts. “Educators, we’re seen as…
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Sheldon superintendent worried about public education’s future
Sheldon School District superintendent Robin Spears tells the school board Monday, May 14, that he is deeply concerned about the future of public education in Iowa. He said voters must support candidates who back public schools. School board vice president Susan Rensink and district business manager LaDonn Hartzell. Tom Lawrence Tom Lawrence May 14, 2018 SHELDON—Sheldon School…
Computer glitches interrupt standardized testing in states across the country
Teacher Chandni Langford wrote inspirational messages on her fifth-graders’ desks Monday before they started four days of standardized tests in Woodbury, N.J. (Crystal Ramirez/Associated Press) By Valerie Strauss April 19 at 6:00 AM In Tennessee, an attack on a software vendor interrupted standardized testing this week and may have also caused delays in Mississippi. In Ohio, computers crashed statewide…
Milwaukee parents, educators, students protest against public school takeover
Bridget Shanahan MILWAUKEE — Before classes began at schools all throughout the Milwaukee Public Schools district, hundreds gathered to walk in and make their voices heard. Teachers, parents, community and union members joined forces against a public school takeover: eventually under performing schools within MPS will be run by private entities. “I think the question…
Closing Low-Performing Schools is a Failing Reform Strategy
May 18th, 2017 Boulder, Colo. – Federal and state school accountability policies have used standardized test results to shine a spotlight on low-performing schools. A remedy offered to “turn around” low-performance in school districts is the option to close the doors of the low-performing schools and send students elsewhere. School Closure as a Strategy to…
Should Failing Schools Be Closed?
If a company can’t make profit or manage its business correctly, the company inevitably fails and a better one takes its place. When public schools fail, they rarely “go out of business,” but instead go through a process of remediation and restructuring. There has been no evidence to show that restructuring procedures lead to significantly…
14 Failing Schools Closing, Including Site of Bronx School Stabbing
Dec 18, 2017 · by Rebeca Ibarra The city is planning to close more than a dozen failing schools. Most are part of the de Blasio administration’s Renewal program for struggling schools and haven’t shown enough improvement in the past three years. Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said a big hurdle for many of the closing schools was getting their students to…
Mississippi First urges more transparency in student testing
BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER APRIL 2, 2018 A new report suggests when it comes to state tests, Mississippi needs to be more transparent about what it measures and how often students take them. Mississippi First, a nonprofit advocacy group, worked with four undisclosed school districts to examine the amount of time students spend on state and district mandated testing,…
As Tests Begin, Chancellor Comes Out Against ‘Opt Out’
The new chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, has called sitting out the state math and reading tests an “extreme reaction.” CreditRichard Drew/Associated Press By ELIZABETH A. HARRISAPRIL 10, 2018 New York City’s school chancellor Richard A. Carranza will be the first to tell you that he has a lot to learn. Since taking over at the education department…
New state tests hope to prevent massive opt-outs
Posted: Apr 11, 2018 5:20 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 11, 2018 5:20 PM CDT BELLMORE –Thousands of students in grades 3-8 across Long Island Wednesday took the new English language arts state tests under a new series of rules. This year, the number of testing days had been cut from three to two. There were also fewer questions…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 