This is the largest pay increase in the history of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, according to a teachers union December 11, 2018 Miami-Dade County Public Schools and a teachers union have reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on the upcoming school year’s pay raises and the distribution of funds generated by a voter-approved property tax raise….
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Should teachers be armed on campus? ECISD board wants input from community before making decision
SAN ANTONIO – Concerns over whether teachers should be carrying guns in schools have been an ongoing debate within the East Central Independent School District. At a school board meeting last month, board members delayed voting on a guardian-like program that would arm teachers. The decision was made after the board heard pleas from parents at that meeting…
Anchorage teachers, district nearing agreement
December 11th 2018 By: Dave Goldman Play Video Anchorage teachers and the Anchorage School District are one step away from labor peace for the next two and half years. At this point an announcement appears to be a formality. The two sides have agreed on a contract through June 2021. On Monday teachers ratified what was…
Providence teachers’ contract heads to full City Council for vote
City teacher contract on track to pass By: Dan McGowan Dec 12, 2018 08:59 AM EST – PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Providence teachers are one step closer to having a three-year union contract after a City Council subcommittee gave its blessing to the agreement Tuesday evening. The School Department Oversight Committee voted unanimously to send the…
Whom do teachers trust?
By: Maureen Downey December 12, 2018 In a new survey on issues affecting k-12 education, public school teachers voiced more concerns about testing than parents and expressed more confidence in their principals and students than in union leaders or government agencies. The 2018 Schooling in America Survey sponsored by EdChoice found. Public school teachers as a group appear to…
Oakland High teachers walk out to protest pay; district considers discipline
Jill Tucker Dec. 10, 2018 More than 100 Oakland teachers and students ditched school Monday to protest teacher pay and larger class sizes, an illegal action that could be a precursor to a district-wide strike. Oakland High School teachers called in sick or took a personal day in an unauthorized walkout despite threats from district officials that…
School district sics debt collectors on parents for unpaid lunch fees
By: Sonja Haller, December 10, 2018 Parents who do not pay their lunch balances at a school district in Rhode Island will receive a letter from a collection agency. (Photo: Getty Images) A Rhode Island school district hired a collection agency to get parents to ante up for unpaid lunch balances. To solve a problem that districts…
2018 was by far the worst year on record for gun violence in schools
A database, going back to 1970, shows there were more incidents and more deaths in 2018 than any other year on record. By German Lopez December 10, 2018 If it seemed like 2018 was a particularly bad year for gun violence in schools, that’s because it was. According to data from the US Naval Postgraduate School, there…
What are ‘community schools?’ You can find out Tuesday
BY GIUSEPPE SABELLA December 10, 2018 Three groups will soon convene for a discussion on community schools, a model that connects school districts to local families, nonprofits and health care providers. Protect Our Public Schools Manasota is partnering with the League of United Latin American Citizens, along with the Peace Education and Action…
Star-rating system unveiled for DC’s public schools
By Kate Ryan December 7, 2018 WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 percent of D.C.’s public schools, including charters, got a rating of three stars under the new school performance rating unveiled Friday. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled the new system at Harriet Tubman Elementary School. The five star-system — schools can get from one to five stars…
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