Board Vice Chair Carolyn Carpenter and Chair Cindy Fertenbaugh discuss making Wednesday, May 16 an optional teacher workday. The Cabarrus County Board of Education made the decision during its work session on Monday, May 7. Erin Kidd May 10, 2018 CONCORD— Cabarrus County Schools added its name to the list of districts that will be…
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‘As long as it takes’: Teacher strike in Pueblo, Colorado stretches into third day
Julie Cain, a Pueblo teacher, protests against low salaries, old textbooks and outdated equipment in Puebla, Colorado, on May 8, 2018.Mariana Atencio / NBC News “We have old textbooks that are falling apart,” one teacher said. “We don’t have computers in our classroom.” by Mariana Atencio / May.09.2018 / 3:30 PM ET PUEBLO, Colo. — High school teacher…
School accused of throwing away students’ lunches
In this file photo, a student displays her lunch consisting of vegetables, whole wheat bread, fruit, and lowfat milk. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) (WQOW/CNN) — Some students at a high school in Wisconsin claim staff members have tossed their meals in the trash when they did not have enough money in their accounts. Superintendent Jim Jones…
State takeover of JCPS: What the audit says and the district has done
(Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to Courier Journal) Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 11:27 a.m. ET May 7, 2018 In recommending a state takeover of Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky’s education chief pointed to 10 main problem areas. Those problems, interim education commissioner Wayne Lewis says, show a pattern of widespread dysfunction continues to exist and can only be fixed through…
Alabama schools struggle with teacher diversity
By Trisha Powell Crain Updated Sep 5, 2017; Posted Jul 13, 2017 This is the latest story in our series Tackling the Gap: A Teacher’s Conversation. The gap between black and white students in Alabama is both large and persistent when it comes to the percentage scoring proficient on standardized tests. AL.com and Spaceship Media are facilitating an online conversation with Alabama teachers, exploring…
Arizona raises teachers’ pay after strike shuts schools
By ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 03, 2018 | 7:15 AM | PHOENIX Arizona lawmakers pulled an all-nighter to enact a budget Thursday that provides big raises for many of the state’s striking teachers, and Gov. Doug Ducey signed the teacher funding part while the House continued debating the rest of the state’s the $10.4-billion budget plan. The Senate passed the…
NYC to fund anti-bias training for educators
Riia O’Donnell May 1, 2018 Dive Brief: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled the city’s 2019 budget, which includes $23 million to fund anti-bias training for its educators. The funding will bring training to all educators by 2022, according to multiple media reports. The budget allocates $4.8 million for culturally responsive practices and implicit bias…
Special Report: Arming Educators
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Giving teachers guns is a controversial idea, but it’s something President Trump and Governor Reynolds say deserves consideration. And while education groups largely oppose arming teachers, others believe gun-free zones are easy targets. Iowa Code section 724.4B prohibits firearms on school grounds, with some exceptions. One of those exemptions has received…
Arizona educators to continue walkouts Tuesday, Wednesday
BY KTAR.COM | APRIL 30, 2018 AT 5:21 PM UPDATED: MAY 1, 2018 AT 5:38 AM PHOENIX – After three days of walkouts by Arizona educators and supporters at the state Capitol, leaders of Arizona Educators United announced they would continue Tuesday and Wednesday. The walkouts started last Thursday, with more than 50,000 educators and supporters marching from…
Schools need more funds. What are we willing to sacrifice?
04/29/2018 10:01:21 PM MDT Despite what you may have heard, when RE-1 Valley and other area teachers joined the statewide walkout efforts Friday, rallying at the Logan County Courthouse, they weren’t there just because of their paychecks. We’d wager a guess that, while certainly teacher pay and PERA uncertainty were part of the motivation behind the…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 