BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER | MAY 9, 2019 Local school districts will not have to find a way to pay for teachers accidentally left out of a $1,500 pay raise, state officials said Thursday. The Legislature appropriated $58 million for the pay raises earlier this year, and the Mississippi Department of Education will use those funds to pay…
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NJ MAKES MOVE TO RECRUIT MORE MEN OF COLOR AS TEACHERS
COLLEEN O’DEA | MAY 13, 2019 New Jersey is more diverse than the nation, yet the state’s teacher ranks are a long way from reflecting that diversity Credit: breity/flickr On any single day, some 160,000 New Jersey public school students do not see even one teacher of color. The state is taking a small step toward trying…
Teachers took grants to work in poorer schools. Thousands got hit with debt. Now, a fix is on the table.
Arika Herron, May 13, 2019 U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stopped at Hope Academy in Indianapolis for a tour and round table discussion as part of her Rethink School tour, Sept. 15, 2017. Hear about the addiction recovery school from faculty and parents. Jenna Watson/IndyStar A federal grant program that was supposed to encourage…
U.S. teachers increasingly struggle to find affordable housing:
By: Reggie Wade May 9, 2019 It’s often said that there’s a special place in heaven for teachers — but most U.S. teachers would settle for an affordable home. The struggle to find affordable housing is an issue that many Americans face, but a new study from housing economist Chris Salviati of Apartment List shows that U.S….
Oregon Teachers Stage Mass Walkout as Teacher Revolt Continues to Spread
Sophie Weiner May 9, 2019 Photo: Gillian Flaccus/AP Teachers strikes and walkouts continued to sweep the country this week, as Oregon teachers took personal days off school on Wednesday to protest at six sites across the state, according to CNN. Though the walkout was not technically a strike, 600 schools in 25 school districts were forced…
‘I’m ready to walk’: Teachers looking to lawmakers for last-minute movement on pay, funding
Arika Herron, April 16, 2019 Teacher rally better funding for K-12 education. Matt Kryger, IndyStar With one week left in the legislative session, Indiana teachers are looking at lawmakers to do more. They want more money for schools. They want better pay. And they want it now. “I’m ready to walk,” said Staci Scott-Stewart, an elementary…
A Half-Billion Steps in the Right Direction for Public Schools
By Stephen Owens – April 9, 2019 In the 2019 legislative session Georgia lawmakers committed more than half a billion dollars to increase pay for teachers from Pre-K through 12th grade. Legislators intend for the allotment to increase salaries for certified teachers by $3,000 beginning July 1, 2019. This significant investment acts as a down…
Spokane schools issues 325 layoff notices amid budget shortfall
Thu., April 11, 2019, 10:45 p.m. Spokane Public Schools superintendent Shelley Redinger delivers the grim news of major budget cutbacks for the school district, Thursday, April 11, 2019, the downtown offices. She is flanked by Chief Academic Officer Adam Swinyard, left, and spokesperson Brian Coddington. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review) One of every 12 employees…
Senate pushes Teacher Appreciation Grant, teachers say they rather see a salary raise
Lindsay Moore, April 11, 2019 bStudents listen as speakers talk about the lack of teacher salary raises in the state of Indiana, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School in West Lafayette. Greater Lafayette teachers and community members gathered outside schools before walking in to demand teacher salary raises. (Nikos Frazier |…
How much should Utah teachers be paid? A new group is trying to figure that out.
By Courtney Tanner · April 11, 2019 In Utah, more teachers leave their job each year than the number of new instructors who enter the classroom. That created a shortage of more than 1,600 educators in 2016, according to a new survey from Envision Utah, a regional planning agency. Meanwhile, the number of students filling…
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