DAVID WASHBURN JUNE 17, 2018 Following the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., California legislators, like their counterparts around the nation, introduced a number of bills to address school safety. Two bills — one by introduced by a GOP lawmaker calling for armed police officers on every school campus and…
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Arizona gubernatorial candidate’s school safety plan includes arming staff
BY KTAR.COM JUNE 19, 2018 AT 4:46 AM PHOENIX — Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett recently released his school safety plan as part of his campaign for Arizona governor, which included arming staff members. As part of the plan, Bennett pledged to train “willing, competent and capable” staff members on carrying firearms in schools, create…
Keeping a Promise to HBCUs
Historically black colleges and universities are struggling and hope President Trump will follow through with support. By Lauren Camera Sept. 29, 2017 FOR SCHOOLS THAT MAKE up just 3 percent of all higher education offerings, historically black colleges and universities have an outsized impact on the success of African-Americans and the workforce as a whole. More than 20…
Low graduation rates continue to plague HBCU’s
February 21, 2018 By Martel S. Sharpe Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) have recently come under attack for low retention rates. Recent studies indicate that six-year graduation rates at HBCUs have lowered within the last couple of years, while Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) continue to rise. According to Collegefactual.com, statistics show that approximately four out…
HBCU: Alabama A&M benefits from $6 million Boeing investment
By: JJ Vincent Posted: Jun 06, 2018 05:36 PM Alabama A&M is one of the schools benefiting from a $6 million dollar investment from Boeing in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The investment with the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the black college community hopes to help build a robust pipeline of diverse, early career talent with Boeing. “This investment…
Philly School Unions Demand Action over Violence Against Teachers
During the 2017-2018 school year, there were 148 reported acts of violence against teachers and administrators at Philadelphia schools. June 19, 2018 The unions that represent staff members at Philadelphia-area schools are demanding change after nearly 150 school administrators and teachers were assaulted this school year alone. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers held a news…
Remember Gov. Ducey’s ‘free college for teachers’ plan? Here’s what actually happened
Rachel Leingang, June 18, 2018 Gov. Doug Ducey promised potential teachers the moon: debt-free college, as long as they stayed to teach in Arizona. The academy was a prominent part of Ducey’s 2017 agenda, announced in that year’s State of the State address. It was designed to help address a continuing teacher shortage that leaves thousands of…
African-American teachers push messages of affirmation, success at Philadelphia school
“I’ve been that child under the desk crying because my father wasn’t around,” said one African-American teacher. by Ron Allen and Leah Smith / Jun.16.2018 / 2:29 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — “You’re great!” That’s what every student hears from teacher Herman Douglas when they enter his seventh-grade class at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in a neighborhood…
Wisconsin Elementary School Gets With the Program — Saying No to Bullying, Celebrating Differences — and Earns Human Rights Campaign Seal of Excellence
June 18, 2018 MEREDITH NELSON It’s not enough to just stand by and watch — you need to stand up to bullies, says Ava Weber, a second-grader at Schenk Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin. But the youngster was quick to point out to the Wisconsin State Journal that it “works better” to say something and treat the…
This Week’s ESSA News: Nation’s First Turnaround Plan Gets Green Light, Feds Approve Plans for North Carolina and Nebraska, How Opt-Outs Will Work & More
June 10, 2018 ASHLEY INMAN This update on the Every Student Succeeds Act and the education plans now being refined by state legislatures is produced in partnership with ESSA Essentials, a new series from the Collaborative for Student Success. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved state ESSA plans for Nebraska and North Carolina this…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 