Posted On Jun 21 2016 By : Trisha Powell Crain When state lawmakers passed a law in 2015 to allow public charter schools to operate in Alabama, they laid out two paths for potential charter school operators: (1) through the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and (2) through local boards of education who choose to become authorizers. Each group is…
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Alabama Senate passes charter school bill
Updated on March 10, 2015 at 10:31 PM By Mike Cason mcason@al.com The Alabama Senate passed a bill to allow charter schools in Alabama tonight, the first bill it has passed this year. The proposal by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, passed by a vote of 22-12 after a debate that lasted about four hours….
Proposed charter school plan targets 5 Montgomery Public Schools
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…
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…
California Governor’s Community College Funding Proposal Creates Controversy
by Sammy G. Allen California Gov. Jerry Brown’s bold new budget proposal that awards community college districts funding not just for each enrolled student, but also based on the number of low-income students being served, has drawn praise and criticism. Under the funding formula in the new proposal, a district would receive an incentive grant…
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…
Oklahoma teachers strike for 2nd day, canceling class for at least 230,000 students {#iBelieve}
Kaila White and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY NetworkPublished 9:32 a.m. ET April 3, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma teachers continued to rally Tuesday, shuttering many schools for a second day to demand higher pay and education funding, in an effort that also recently engulfed West Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona. Oklahoma teachers won raises last week averaging 16%, or…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 