BY AVERY ANAPOL – 04/27/18 07:25 AM EDT Hundreds of public schools in Arizona and Colorado closed again Friday as teachers continued their walkout for the second day. Thousands of educators in the two states are demonstrating in order to demand increases in pay and school funding, the latest to do so in a growing wave of teachers’ strikes nationwide. An…
Why American Students Haven’t Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years
Schools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge—even though education researchers know better. NATALIE WEXLER APR 13, 2018 Every two years, education-policy wonks gear up for what has become a time-honored ritual: the release of the Nation’s Report Card. Officially known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, the data…
You can’t fix struggling schools until you truly help our hurting kids
Latascha Craig, Opinion Contributor Updated 2:51 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 “Fixing underperforming schools” is a much bigger phenomena than we as a state realize. And the responsibility to “fix” this situation is not incumbent upon one entity. Consider psychological trauma. It has an enormous impact on families, and more specifically, on the achievement of students…
S.C. Department of Education taking over historically failing Williamsburg County schools
By Seanna Adcox Apr 11, 2018 COLUMBIA — The S.C. Department of Education is taking over 12 schools in Williamsburg County, making it the second district-wide takeover in less than a year. State Superintendent Molly Spearman declared a state of emergency Wednesday for the rural district of about 3,800 students, citing major fiscal and academic problems….
Bronx transfer school is shuttered after late-night vote, a first for Chancellor Carranza
Supporters of Crotona Academy protested against the city’s plans to close it at a Panel for Educational Policy meeting. BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN – April 26, 2018 Chancellor Richard Carranza’s introduction to New York City continued Wednesday with an eight hour meeting in which teachers and students desperately pled for their school not to be closed, only to…
Struggling Kentucky schools can’t succeed if experienced teachers keep bailing. I won’t.
Jenna Fracasso, teaches math in her Kindergarten class at Maupin Elementary. April 24, 2018(Photo: Michael Clevenger/Louisville Courier Journal) Jenna Fracasso, Opinion Contributor Published 1:11 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 | Updated 1:20 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 As I think back to my student-teaching experiences in college, I remember my studies being solely focused on the…
Announcing $125 Million for Schools, de Blasio Stumbles Over #MeToo
By ELIZABETH A. HARRISAPRIL 25, 2018 In a gesture intended to highlight Albany’s inaction and his own determination to improve New York City’s schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that his administration would spend an additional $125 million a year on public schools. But the announcement, in the grand City Hall rotunda with Corey…
UTSA one of five universities to help failing public schools
The University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy wants more collaboration with local public schools. By Silvia Foster-Frau April 19, 2018 Updated: April 19, 2018 8:05pm The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of five UT System universities entering a new partnership that will connect their colleges of education with failing public schools…
More Michigan schools are failing: Most are charters
Lori Higgins, 12:42 p.m. ET March 30, 2018 | Updated 5:11 p.m. ET March 30, 2018 Sixteen charter schools are on a new list of schools and districts that are subject to agreements with the state to turn around failing performance. The Michigan Department of Education released the list Friday of 21 school districts that officials will…
WHEN TEXAS SCHOOLS DON’T MAKE THE GRADE
Every year, Texas schools are given a grade by the Texas Education Agency. A school starts facing consequences as soon as its first year with a failing rating. And the stakes get higher the longer the school stays on the state’s failing list. A 2015 law allows the state to shut down schools that for five straight years…
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