By Chandler Watkins | November 8, 2018 at 5:59 PM CST – LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – The Louisiana Department of Education has released its 2018 report cards for public schools across the state. This year, the Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White announced the department would be using a new way to grade the state’s school…
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What the Democratic ‘blue wave’ on Election Night in Colorado means for education
BY ERICA MELTZER November 7, 2018 Colorado voters on Tuesday elected a governor who ran on bold education promises but rejected a tax increase that would have made it easier to pay for them. They also gave control of the state Senate to Democrats for the first time since 2014, increased the Democratic majority in the state House,…
Here’s what Tennessee’s next governor says about K-12 education
BY MARTA W. ALDRICH November 7, 2018 Republican businessman Bill Lee promised to bring “fresh ideas” on public education to Tennessee, and he’ll now get the chance as the state’s 50th governor. In handily defeating Democrat and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean on Tuesday, the Williamson County millionaire and first-time candidate is poised to replace fellow…
PROGRESSIVES WIN ON MEDICAID EXPANSION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND VOTING RIGHTS THROUGH BALLOT INITIATIVES
Rachel M. Cohen November 7 2018, FROM STATE LEGISLATIVE races to the House of Representatives, progressive candidates made a dent in the 2018 election season, and will be relatively well-represented in federal and state-level governments next year. But it’s not just elected office: Left-wing activists also made their voices heard through ballot initiatives across the country. On…
Parents Line Up in Opposition to DPS Special-Education Cuts
NORA OLABI | MARCH 16, 2018 | 3:32PM Earlier this year, Denver Public Schools announced it was cutting about $5 million from its budget, or about fifty central administration jobs, to provide schools with more funding in the 2018-2019 school year. About 86 percent of those cuts will directly or partially affect district-level special-education services by eliminating central office jobs, vacancies and…
Arizona governor offers teachers 20% pay raise, but educators have questions
By Madison Park and Dave Alsup, CNN Updated 7:27 AM ET, Fri April 13, 2018 Faced with growing pressure from educators, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday his plan to give teachers 20% pay raises by the beginning of the 2020 school year. Under his proposal, teachers’ pay would increase 9% in the 2018 school year, then…
They marched across Oklahoma. Now Tulsa teachers are ready to confront lawmakers
By Holly Yan, CNN Updated 6:20 AM ET, Wed April 11, 2018 (CNN)Many teachers go the extra mile for students. Tulsa teachers just walked 110 miles for theirs. For the past week, they marched with agonizing blisters and slept on gymnasium floors on their way to demand more school funding and higher raises. Their journey culminated…
DeVos seeks cuts from Education Department to support school choice
By Valerie Strauss, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Moriah Balingit February 13 More than $1 billion would be spent on private school vouchers and other school choice plans under the budget proposal released Monday by President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The proposal also calls for slashing the Education Department’s budget and devoting more resources to career training, at the expense…
Keith Ellison: Why teachers are fighting back
By Keith Ellison Updated 5:02 PM ET, Mon April 9, 2018 (CNN)In 1968, more than 1,000 garbage collectors walked off the job in Memphis, Tennessee, to protest poverty wages, unpaid overtime, and poor — sometimes lethal — working conditions. Last month, West Virginia public school teachers in all 55 counties did the same — not out of symbolism, but…
N.C. educator takes on critic who said teachers have it easy and should stop complaining {#iBelieve}
Angie Scioli, a North Carolina teacher, is the subject of a 2017 documentary. (Image from “Teacher of the Year” documentary) By Valerie Strauss April 9 at 1:33 PM Angie Scioli is an award-winning veteran high school social studies teacher and education activist at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C. She was the subject of the well-received…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 