SCOTT BALL June 26, 2018 San Antonio Independent School District’s narrative about charter school integration into the district radically simplifies reality in the service of private power. Superintendent Pedro Martinez says public schools and charter schools should work together. In doing so he seeks to transform a complex, deeply political discussion into a one-dimensional misrepresentation in…
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Senate Jump-Starts Process for New Career-Education Law
Bipartisan agreement to reauthorize Perkins Career and Technical Education law would give more authority to states to determine progress of federal skills training program. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 26, 2018 Senate lawmakers look to be on the verge of a bipartisan agreement to update the law governing $1 billion in annual federal spending on career and technical…
PERRYMAN: Future prosperity depends on supporting public education
Posted: Sunday, June 24, 2018 4:30 am By Ray Perryman The Lone Star State is attracting more major corporate locations than any other (and has for a number of years) and is adding jobs at a strong pace. Growth is broad-based, covering the spectrum from cornerstone industries to emerging sectors. While I hate to rain on…
There is a movement to privatize public education in America. Here’s how far it has gotten.
By Valerie Strauss June 23, 2018 (iStock) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says her mission is to expand alternatives to traditional public schools — and a new report assesses how far she and her allies across the country have succeeded in the movement to privatize public education. The report — issued by the Schott Foundation for Public Education…
Flurry of education-related action expected this week
By KIMBERLY HEFLING 06/25/2018 10:00 AM EDT BUSY DAYS AHEAD: This week, a revamp of the federal career and technical education program, a Trump administration proposal to merge the Education and Labor departments and Education Department funding will all get air time on Capitol Hill. — Multiple school safety-related events are scheduled in Washington and outside the Beltway….
A History Of The Department Of Education
June 24, 2018 President Trump wants to abolish the Education Department as a standalone agency. He’s the latest Republican to try. NPR’s Michel Martin looks back on the history with Alyson Klein of Education Week. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The White House is considering a massive reorganization of the federal government with a particular focus on…
Teachers join coalition of leaders to improve Michigan education
Jennifer Chambers June 20, 2018 A diverse, never-before assembled group of statewide business, education, labor, philanthropic and other leaders on Wednesday announced a campaign to create a thriving public education system in Michigan. On Wednesday, the group announced “Launch Michigan,” an initiative to create a thriving public education system in Michigan. Officials with the group said countless reports…
Judge’s order prevents Dallas teachers from striking again
BY MICHAEL P. BUFFER JUNE 21, 2018 WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge issued a permanent order Wednesday to prevent Dallas School District teachers to from going back on strike this school year. Teacher strikes are limited because of a state requirement that students have 180 days of instruction in the school year by June…
New Research: Despite Great Enthusiasm for Personalized Learning, Teachers Say Attempts to Innovate Are Often Stymied by School District Bureaucracy
Credit: Helen H. Richardson June 21, 2018 KATE STRINGER When school districts adopt personalized learning, the bulk of the work falls to teachers, who, while excited about the opportunity to innovate, are often not supported by their school systems to implement and share their ideas. That’s according to new research from the Center on Reinventing Public Education,…
N.J. politician says only teachers who carry guns should get hired
By Rob Jennings June 21, 2018 NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A municipal elected official in Hunterdon County is drawing criticism from the state’s largest teachers union after asserting that only educators authorized to carry weapons should be allowed in N.J. schools. Raritan Township Committee member Louis Carl Reiner argued that state lawmakers should approve legislation…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 