By Seanna Adcox Dec 12, 2018 COLUMBIA — South Carolina teachers are so frustrated by low pay and disrespect, an organized strike could be imminent, even without a union, teachers are warning legislators. Several dozen teachers from nine counties took personal time off Wednesday so they could advocate for public education at the Statehouse ahead…
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Number of international teachers in TUSD on the rise as teacher shortage continues
By Emily Biehl | December 13, 2018 TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – As the teacher shortage in Arizona continues, school districts are forced to look to other avenues to find educators for their students. That’s a large part of why Tucson Unified says they search for and recruit teachers from not just across the country, but…
‘Let teachers teach’: SC lawmakers push a ‘Bill of Rights’ to reduce classroom burden
Bristow Marchant, Dec. 13, 2018 COLUMBIA — As some S.C. lawmakers prepared to roll out a proposed “Teachers’ Bill of Rights” on Wednesday, teachers from across the state warned the situation in their classrooms is dire. Lexington Middle School teacher Tim Monreal noted many of his Lexington School District 1 colleagues were attending the proposal’s…
Parents, educators disappointed in special needs staffing recommendations
By: Keely Arthur Dec 10, 2018 10:55 PM CST MADISON, Wis. – A new report is out recommending changes to Madison Metropolitan School District special education staffing. While the report recommends additional staffing overall there are cuts in some areas. Parents and educators spoke against the report at the Madison Metropolitan School Board meeting saying…
Alabama suffers from shortage of trade teachers
By Lydia Nusbaum | December 12, 2018 MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – Alabama is suffering from a shortage of career technical education teachers, those who provide instruction on trades including plumbing, electrical, and mechanical fields. Many of these skilled workers want to teach their trades in high school classrooms, but they’re facing difficulties becoming certified teachers. “We’ve got…
Des Moines Public Schools Schedule Committee Says “Tight Budget” is Driving Factor in Proposed Schedule Change
BY WHITNEY BLAKEMORE, December 11, 2018 DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines School District may be shaking up students’ schedules, moving from the current four classes per day, to seven shorter periods, with a modified two-day block schedule. It would mean students are in each class more often, but for a shorter time. Monday and…
Miami-Dade Schools, Teachers Union Reach Tentative Agreement on Pay Raises
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….
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…
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