The Texas Education Agency is now soliciting applications for more than $20 million in grants to help school districts overhaul special education after a federal investigation found it had effectively denied students with disabilities needed services. BY ALIYYA SWABY JULY 9, 2018 The Texas Education Agency is starting the search for organizations to help school districts overhaul…
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Layoff Notices Sent to 1,100 New Haven Public School Employees
Jun 25, 2018 More than 1,000 part-time New Haven public school employees might lose their jobs due to budget cuts, according to city officials. City spokesman Laurence Grotheer said 1,100 people are receiving the layoff notices, but it’s possible some of them might be rehired after officials look into adjusting job descriptions after summer vacation….
Charter Takeovers Erode San Antonio’s Public School System
SCOTT BALL June 26, 2018 San Antonio Independent School District’s narrative about charter school integration into the district radically simplifies reality in the service of private power. Superintendent Pedro Martinez says public schools and charter schools should work together. In doing so he seeks to transform a complex, deeply political discussion into a one-dimensional misrepresentation in…
Senate Jump-Starts Process for New Career-Education Law
Bipartisan agreement to reauthorize Perkins Career and Technical Education law would give more authority to states to determine progress of federal skills training program. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 26, 2018 Senate lawmakers look to be on the verge of a bipartisan agreement to update the law governing $1 billion in annual federal spending on career and technical…
There is a movement to privatize public education in America. Here’s how far it has gotten.
By Valerie Strauss June 23, 2018 (iStock) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says her mission is to expand alternatives to traditional public schools — and a new report assesses how far she and her allies across the country have succeeded in the movement to privatize public education. The report — issued by the Schott Foundation for Public Education…
Judge’s order prevents Dallas teachers from striking again
BY MICHAEL P. BUFFER JUNE 21, 2018 WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge issued a permanent order Wednesday to prevent Dallas School District teachers to from going back on strike this school year. Teacher strikes are limited because of a state requirement that students have 180 days of instruction in the school year by June…
N.J. politician says only teachers who carry guns should get hired
By Rob Jennings June 21, 2018 NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A municipal elected official in Hunterdon County is drawing criticism from the state’s largest teachers union after asserting that only educators authorized to carry weapons should be allowed in N.J. schools. Raritan Township Committee member Louis Carl Reiner argued that state lawmakers should approve legislation…
DCS elementary teachers to focus on reading
By Deangelo McDaniel Jun 21, 2018 Decatur City Schools is returning to a proven program — the Alabama Reading Initiative — that has raised academic performance, and every elementary teacher in the district is attending training on it this week. The district’s more than 200 teachers are spending a week of professional development acquiring or retooling…
Teachers Need More Training Than Rules Allowed, Judge Says
By Elizabeth A. Harris June 20, 2018 A New York state judge on Tuesday overturned new rules that would have allowed some charter schools to decide on their own who was qualified to teach. The rules, enacted last year by the State University of New York, one of the two entities that grants charters in the state, were…
Pension reform ruling a victory for Louisville teachers, advocates say
Thomas Novelly, June 20, 2018 Education advocates rejoiced Wednesday after Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd struck down Kentucky’s new pension law, saying the rushed manner in which the bill was passed was unconstitutional. Brent McKim, president of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, said the ruling was a win for Louisville’s teachers and should be a lesson in transparency to lawmakers….
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