The main reason school districts have been gerrymandered to perpetuate segregation is the tacit, and at times explicit, approval of people of means. Stefan Lallinger June 23, 2020 Would George Floyd be alive today had he and Derek Chauvin grown up together and attended the same schools? It’s an impossible question to answer, but it’s an…
Tag: Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus has changed school forever, let’s make it an improvement
It’s time to re-imagine public education not just to face the pandemic, but to eliminate racial and economic inequities we’ve long known about Arne Duncan and Rey SaldañaOpinion contributors As an unprecedented academic year grinds to an end, with schools shuttered and millions of children learning remotely in every state, education leaders face the daunting…
Texas Teachers Object To School Reopening Plan
Chelsey Zhu June 19, 2020 Two teachers’ unions in Texas have strong objections to Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan for reopening public schools in August. They’re criticizing the governor’s lack of transparency with educators. Abbott told lawmakers yesterday that schools would reopen in the fall for in-person instruction. Remote learning will be available for families with health concerns,…
How well-funded a Wisconsin kid’s public school depends on which side of the tracks they live
Many say that’s unfair. Some are trying to change it. By: Racine County Eye June 17, 2020 Milwaukee Public School Teachers and supporters picket outside the Milwaukee Public Schools Administration Building in April 2018. Photo: Charles Edward Miller. Nearly half of funding for public schools in Wisconsin comes from local property taxes. That means the…
House Democrats call for more federal aid for public education
By Allison Stevens -June 16, 2020 WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have called for more federal aid for education as the nation’s schools prepare to reopen this fall. “Unless the federal government provides immediate relief, it won’t be a matter of whether education funding will be cut, but how deep the cuts will be,” said U.S. Rep. Bobby…
Alabama roadmap to open K-12 schools nearly ready, state chief says
June 11, 2020 By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama’s roadmap for reopening K-12 public schools in August will be a multi-tiered plan and will include a virtual option for parents uncomfortable sending their children back inside school buildings, according state superintendent Eric Mackey. Tiers in the plan will be based on the spread of coronavirus in the…
Elementary principals urge Congress to boost school aid amid COVID-19
BY L. EARL FRANKS — 06/11/20 by © Getty Images The coronavirus outbreak continues to send shockwaves through health and economic systems around the globe. No aspect of society has been spared, including our nation’s public education system. This spring, at least 124,000 K-12 schools closed, causing significant disruptions in learning for more than 55 million students. Principals…
Will schools be safe this fall? Experts weigh in
By Annie Grayer Thu June 11, 2020 Now PlayingSchools in Hong Kong…Schools in Hong Kong reopen after 4 months 03:27 (CNN)Teachers, parents and, yes, even children are anxiously waiting for schools to reopen in the fall, but the biggest questions on everyone’s mind are when and how that can happen safely.With so much still unknown about how coronavirus…
A tale of two ZIP codes: COVID-19 exposes deep disparities in U.S. schools
“All COVID has done is put a magnifying glass on inequity in this country,” said Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Xavier Prater, 17, a Grosse Pointe South High School student, with his laptop outside his father’s home in Detroit.Brittany Greeson / for NBC NewsJune 8, 2020, 4:11 PM CDTBy Kenzi Abou-Sabe,…
Prince George’s Co. school board hears proposal to remove police from campuses
Michelle Murillo June 9, 2020, Schools in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have taken their first step in removing school resource officers from campuses after a call for police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. At a meeting Monday night, the county’s public school board heard a proposal to end their relationship…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 