Though only three of 26 speakers at Thursday’s Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board meeting were strongly critical of the teachers union’s position and contract negotiation tactics, a few more called on both sides equally to make avoiding a strike during final exams next week their top priority. “Your bargaining position would be no…
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SC teachers warn legislators: ‘We’re darn close’ to a walk out
By Seanna Adcox Dec 12, 2018 COLUMBIA — South Carolina teachers are so frustrated by low pay and disrespect, an organized strike could be imminent, even without a union, teachers are warning legislators. Several dozen teachers from nine counties took personal time off Wednesday so they could advocate for public education at the Statehouse ahead…
‘Let teachers teach’: SC lawmakers push a ‘Bill of Rights’ to reduce classroom burden
Bristow Marchant, Dec. 13, 2018 COLUMBIA — As some S.C. lawmakers prepared to roll out a proposed “Teachers’ Bill of Rights” on Wednesday, teachers from across the state warned the situation in their classrooms is dire. Lexington Middle School teacher Tim Monreal noted many of his Lexington School District 1 colleagues were attending the proposal’s…
Parents, educators disappointed in special needs staffing recommendations
By: Keely Arthur Dec 10, 2018 10:55 PM CST MADISON, Wis. – A new report is out recommending changes to Madison Metropolitan School District special education staffing. While the report recommends additional staffing overall there are cuts in some areas. Parents and educators spoke against the report at the Madison Metropolitan School Board meeting saying…
Parkland school massacre panel recommends arming teachers
Dec 13, 2018 By: TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON https://assets.scrippsdigital.com/cms/videoIframe.html?&host=www.wptv.com&title=Parkland%20school%20massacre%20panel%20recommends%20arming%20teachers&kw=&autoplay=true&m3u8=https://content.uplynk.com/6621021d94a940aaa02c1f2ed40362b0.m3u8&mp4=https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/662/2fbf8a5e953e4a01960f2f5161cc4953/6621021d94a940aaa02c1f2ed40362b0/6621021d94a940aaa02c1f2ed40362b0_g.mp4&purl=/parkland-school-massacre-panel-recommends-arming-teachers&dtrack=1&story=1&contplay=*recent&mute=1&s=wptv FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The panel investigating the Florida high school massacre recommended Wednesday that teachers who volunteer and undergo extensive background checks and training be allowed to carry concealed guns on campus to stop future shootings. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
Oakland high school teachers strike over low wages
BY MORGAN GSTALTER – 12/11/18 03:02 A group of teachers in Oakland, Calif., participated in a one-day strike on Monday to protest low wages. Roughly 75 of the 90 teachers at Oakland High School rallied near city hall to demand higher wages, smaller class sizes and more student support services, KQED reported. The teachers’ strike was not organized…
Indiana Public Schools Get Ready to Include Computer Science in Curriculum by 2021
(TNS) — On Wednesday, Katy Sparks led a group of sixth-grade students to create a computer game. With iPads and keyboards, they had to program several different components in order to make the game work. They had to program a fish to respond to keyed commands, so it could chase and catch an orange that…
School bus safety remains top priority for Harford County Public Schools
The Harford County Public Schools Transportation Department is focusing on drivers who pass a school bus illegally while the red lights of the bus are activated. (MATT BUTTON | AEGIS STAFF / Homestead Publishing) December 11, 2018 School bus safety is the number one priority of the Harford County Public Schools Transportation Department, which has…
Des Moines Public Schools Schedule Committee Says “Tight Budget” is Driving Factor in Proposed Schedule Change
BY WHITNEY BLAKEMORE, December 11, 2018 DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines School District may be shaking up students’ schedules, moving from the current four classes per day, to seven shorter periods, with a modified two-day block schedule. It would mean students are in each class more often, but for a shorter time. Monday and…
Miami-Dade Schools, Teachers Union Reach Tentative Agreement on Pay Raises
This is the largest pay increase in the history of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, according to a teachers union December 11, 2018 Miami-Dade County Public Schools and a teachers union have reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on the upcoming school year’s pay raises and the distribution of funds generated by a voter-approved property tax raise….
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