MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – Last Friday was the deadline for public charter school applications. Last week, Interim State Superintendent Dr. Ed Richardson confirmed he had received a letter of intent from a local organization that was planning to submit an application for a plan that would include multiple existing MPS schools. Ann Sikes, the executive director…
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LEAD Academy becomes first charter school approved for Montgomery, Alabama
Andrew J. Yawn, Montgomery AdvertiserPublished 2:19 p.m. CT Feb. 13, 2018 LEAD Academy is the first charter school to secure approval to operate in Montgomery. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission approved the school 5-1 on Monday after a presentation and a question-and-answer session. Commission member Henry Nelson was the opposing vote and Commission Chairman Mac…
Oklahoma teachers strike enters second week with rally at Capitol {#iBelieve}
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers carried their strike into a second week on Monday, with educators gathering at the state capitol after a $44 million tax and revenue package passed last week fell short of their demands to boost school spending. Teachers are pushing for $200 million in increased annual education funding…
DeVos rips Oklahoma teachers over strike: ‘Serve the students’
BY MORGAN GSTALTER – 04/09/18 10:43 AM EDT Education Secretary Betsy DeVos criticized Oklahoma teachers who are on strike over school funding cuts, telling them to “serve the students,” according to the Dallas Morning News. “I think about the kids,” DeVos said last week while touring a Dallas middle school. “I think we need to stay focused on what’s right for kids. And…
California closes in on compromise for complying with federal education law
By: John Fensterwald After a high-level, face-to-face meeting in Washington and continued negotiations, state officials are expressing confidence that the federal Department of Education will approve California’s plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act and avert a standoff with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos over differing interpretations of the federal law. As a result…
Funding Education: Online Sales Tax Bill Clears Oklahoma State House
BY BONNIE CAMPO, NEWS 9 OKLAHOMA CITY – House Bill1019XX, touting $20.5 million towards education, passed the Oklahoma house Wednesday evening. The online tax revenue bill allows the state to collect sales tax from third-party vendors that don’t have brick and mortar stores, like Amazon. That measure, along with “ball and dice” legislation, could…
N.H. Public School Officials Decry ‘Education Savings Accounts’ Bill
By JASON MOON • 6 HOURS AGO Superintendents, school board members, teachers, and parents held a press conference Thursday morning to voice their concerns about a bill that would create “education freedom savings accounts.” The bill, known as Senate Bill 193, would allow parents to use public money to educate their kids outside of public schools, including…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 