Julie Cain, a Pueblo teacher, protests against low salaries, old textbooks and outdated equipment in Puebla, Colorado, on May 8, 2018.Mariana Atencio / NBC News “We have old textbooks that are falling apart,” one teacher said. “We don’t have computers in our classroom.” by Mariana Atencio / May.09.2018 / 3:30 PM ET PUEBLO, Colo. — High school teacher…
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Schools need more funds. What are we willing to sacrifice?
04/29/2018 10:01:21 PM MDT Despite what you may have heard, when RE-1 Valley and other area teachers joined the statewide walkout efforts Friday, rallying at the Logan County Courthouse, they weren’t there just because of their paychecks. We’d wager a guess that, while certainly teacher pay and PERA uncertainty were part of the motivation behind the…
Thousands of Colorado teachers converge on state capitol
Posted: Apr 27, 2018 9:49 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 27, 2018 1:42 PM CDT Written By Tyler Dumas COLORADO – Classes are canceled at dozens of schools across Colorado today as thousands of teachers are expected to converge on the capitol. In Southern Colorado, District 11, Academy District 20, Lewis-Palmer School District 38, Falcon District 49, at…
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…
We can expect more from teachers when we pay them like pros: Bloomberg and Weingarten
Michael Bloomberg and Randi Weingarten, Opinion contributors Published 3:15 a.m. ET April 27, 2018 Teachers participating in walkouts deserve better pay and greater authority. They shouldn’t have to take part time jobs to make ends meet. Funding for New York City public schools was inadequate. Teachers had gone years without a raise and were badly…
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…
Teachers walk out of Arizona, Colorado schools for second day
BY AVERY ANAPOL – 04/27/18 07:25 AM EDT Hundreds of public schools in Arizona and Colorado closed again Friday as teachers continued their walkout for the second day. Thousands of educators in the two states are demonstrating in order to demand increases in pay and school funding, the latest to do so in a growing wave of teachers’ strikes nationwide. An…
Why American Students Haven’t Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years
Schools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge—even though education researchers know better. NATALIE WEXLER APR 13, 2018 Every two years, education-policy wonks gear up for what has become a time-honored ritual: the release of the Nation’s Report Card. Officially known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, the data…
You can’t fix struggling schools until you truly help our hurting kids
Latascha Craig, Opinion Contributor Updated 2:51 p.m. ET April 26, 2018 “Fixing underperforming schools” is a much bigger phenomena than we as a state realize. And the responsibility to “fix” this situation is not incumbent upon one entity. Consider psychological trauma. It has an enormous impact on families, and more specifically, on the achievement of students…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 