Many Oklahoma rural, urban educators disagree on school needs during a walkout despite unified calls for increased pay, additional classroom spending and reduced class sizes. April 30, 2018, at 1:02 a.m. By JANELLE STECKLEIN, CNHI OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Even as they presented unified calls for increased funding, rural and urban educators had starkly different…
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Capitol Report: Thousands of teachers rallied at the Capitol, but no one knows what comes next
BY ERICA MELTZER – April 30, 2018 Good afternoon and welcome to another edition of Capitol Report. We’re getting into the home stretch, that point where everyone starts to panic a little at how many bills are still outstanding. Two big ones are the overhaul of the public employees retirement system and a Republican-backed transportation…
Bill to punish striking teachers goes to Colorado Senate committee
By KKTV/Kyla Galer | Posted: Mon 7:26 AM, Apr 30, 2018 DENVER (KKTV) – A bill aiming to prevent public school teachers from striking heads to a Senate committee Monday. The bill was introduced by two El Paso County lawmakers earlier in the month, as teacher call-outs were picking up steam. Teachers across the state have been using sick…
American Federation of Teachers president coming to Arizona
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — Apr 29, 2018, 6:30 PM ET The president of the American Federation of Teachers is coming to Phoenix on Monday to support striking Arizona teachers as they continue rallying for more funding. Randi Weingarten will speak at a rally and hold a news conference next to the state Capitol, which is where…
Teachers say ‘frustration’ over decade of cuts to education is fueling nationwide revolt
NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia speaks at the #RedForEd Walkout, By BILL HUTCHINSON BARBARA SCHMITT Apr 29, 2018, 9:13 PM ET On most Mondays, Stacy Masciangelo, a teacher in Mesa, Arizona, would be in her classroom teaching 33 junior high school students computer technology with outdated equipment that sometimes takes eight minutes just to log on….
Colorado teachers begin two days of protest, chanting “Stand up and fight!”
Jefferson county educators Joel Zigman and Elizabeth Hall march during a teachers rally for more educational funding at the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday, April 26, 2018. The Colorado Education Association said the walkouts are necessary to alert residents and lawmakers about the status of school funding in Colorado. The stateÕs schools are currently underfunded…
Arizona’s teacher walkouts bring hope to Latino gubernatorial candidate
“The momentum is on the side of education,” says David Garcia, a Democratic hopeful for governor in Arizona and a professor of education. by Stephen A. Nuño / Apr.27.2018 / 1:18 PM ET FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Anamaria Velasquez has been a teacher for over 18 years in this mountain city, directing traffic in the morning for the hurried…
What teacher strikes are really about
By Linda Darling-Hammond Updated 11:36 AM ET, Fri April 27, 2018 Signs from recent teacher strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky — some of them carried by parents and students — tell the stories best: “Speed limit 35. Not class size.” “Do the math: 28 seats, 44 students, 89°, 0 books. CPS classroom.” “Teacher…
Teacher Strikes Might Hurt Republicans This Time
Labor unrest harmed Democrats in the 1960s and 1970s. This time the GOP might be the loser. By Stephen Mihm April 27, 2018, 8:00 AM CDT It has been a very long time since the U.S. has seen a wave of teacher strikes. But in the past few months, teachers have walked off the job…
Teachers strike in Arizona for more education money; protests spread to Colorado
Teachers by the thousands in Arizona and Colorado converged on their state capitols Thursday seeking higher wages and more school funding. In Arizona, the unprecedented strike closed most schools statewide. (April 26) AP Ricardo Cano, Updated 12:03 a.m. ET April 27, 2018 In Colorado, more than 10,000 teachers were demonstrating Thursday and Friday in Denver, using personal…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 