May 1, 2020 Trisha Powell Crain More than $260 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding is being made available to K-12 schools across Alabama, but that money isn’t yet in the bank. The money can be used for a wide variety of reasons, from improving emergency preparedness to planning for long-term school closures to purchasing…
Cuomo Says New York Schools Will Stay Closed For Rest of Academic Year
© Getty Images BY MARTY JOHNSON – 05/01/20 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Friday that New York state public schools would not resume in-person teaching for the remainder of the school year as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. “Given the current situation, K-12 schools and college facilities will remain closed for the rest of…
Coronavirus ‘confusion’: Teachers had little training for how to do online classes
Caralee Adams This story about remote learning was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on March 13 that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. The following…
After coronavirus subsides, we must pay teachers more
Andre M. Perry Monday, March 30, 2020 As Wall Street takes a pounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, the stock we place in teachers is on the rise. If you didn’t appreciate the expertise, labor, and dedication that teachers patiently pour into our children most days of the week, then you probably do now. To help…
Philadelphia mom, daughter receive school choice scholarship at Trump’s State of the Union
Gov. Wolf has opposed expanding Pennsylvania’s program in favor of adequately funding Pennsylvania’s public school systems BY MICHAEL TANENBAUM2-5-20 SOURCE/THE WHITE HOUSE Stephanie and Janiyah Davis, a mother and daughter from Philadelphia, will attend the State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration invited them over the issue of school choice funding programs…
In State of the Union, Trump makes clear his aversion to public schools
By Valerie Strauss Feb. 4, 2020 If for some reason you haven’t been clear about what President Trump thinks about traditional public schools, consider what he said about them in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. There was this: “For too long, countless American children have been trapped in failing government schools.” What’s a…
All D.C. students deserve high-performing schools
By Anthony A. Williams Jan. 31, 2020 Anthony A. Williams, a Democrat, was D.C. mayor from 1999 to 2007 and is chief executive of the Federal City Council. Public school choice is working for District students and families. Our once-struggling public schools now are beacons of innovation and improvement for the nation. A new report by…
State releases latest grades for schools on Next Generation test; look up your school here
By JACQUELINE RABE JAN 31, 2020 | The state education department handed out a zero-to-100 grade to every public school and district in the state on Thursday — and the majority of them earned a better grade than last year. The Next Generation report card takes into account more than a dozen measures, including standardized test scores,…
‘We are not anti-public school people, but we are pro-choice,’ supporters say at annual rally
BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER | JANUARY 28, 2020 Students at Mississippi “School Choice Day” on Jan. 28, 2020. The Mississippi State Capitol was awash with bright yellow scarves Tuesday as hundreds of students, parents and educators traveled here to celebrate “school choice,” the notion that parents should be able to choose where their children receive their education….
Half of Indiana’s school districts close, thousands of teachers demand better pay on Red for Ed Action Day
Red for Ed Action Day INDIANAPOLIS – More than 15,000 people were expected to flood downtown Indianapolis on Tuesday for what could be the largest Indiana Statehouse rally in more than 20 years. The Red for Ed Action Day, organized by the Indiana State Teachers Association and other labor groups, was expected to include educators from every…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 