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…
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Arizona’s ‘free college for teachers’ program is underfunded. That’s a good thing
Opinion: There are more teaching students than money available to help them. How is that not good news? Joanna Allhands, June 18, 2018 It doesn’t shock me that Arizona’s “free college for teachers” program doesn’t yet pay for all four years of school, as promised. Or that it doesn’t apply to all teachers, just those in certain…
Teacher pay and school outcomes don’t have to compete for state dollars
June 17, 2018 School budgets and teacher contracts should focus on making sure every child in Washington gets a good education that prepares them for college and career. By Seattle Times editorial board The Seattle Times The school year might be ending, but many districts and teachers unions across Washington are negotiating their first contracts…
A Shadow System Feeds Segregation in New York City Schools
By Winnie Hu and Elizabeth A. Harris June 17, 2018 No other city in the country screens students for as many schools as New York — a startling fact all but lost in the furor that has erupted over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent proposal to change the admissions process for the city’s handful of elite high…
Students have their own ideas about standardized tests
Highschoolers weigh in on controversy about tests and teacher evaluations By Rick Karlin Updated 5:28 pm, Thursday, May 31, 2018 Albany Lawmakers, activists and teachers have been fighting for years over the role that student test scores should play when it comes to evaluating teacher performance. The fight continues this month as legislators wrangle over a bill…
Santa Fe Public Schools board votes to postpone decision on closing schools
Fernanda Lopez Posted: May 30, 2018 05:23 AM MDT Updated: May 30, 2018 02:31 PM MDT SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Public School board members are once again putting off a decision on what to do with three aging elementary schools in Santa Fe. There was a lot of disagreement at a school board meeting…
The one way North Carolina’s teacher rally Wednesday could spark change
Kentucky teachers rally last month. Rallies in Kentucky, Colorado, Arizona and elsewhere have encouraged North Carolina teachers, who will rally in Raleigh on Wednesday. Bryan Woolston AP photo BY THE OBSERVER EDITORIAL BOARD May 15, 2018 10:11 AM Will the 15,000 N.C. teachers gathering in Raleigh Wednesday for the largest teachers rally in state history succeed?…
Local school leaders sound public education alarm
Carole Carlson –Post-Tribune May 14, 2018 From a statewide teacher shortage to state funding cuts, two Lake County educators painted a grim picture of public education at Monday’s Gary Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Calumet High School. They urged business people at the luncheon to lobby against additional education funding cuts. “Educators, we’re seen as…
State takeover of JCPS: What the audit says and the district has done
(Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to Courier Journal) Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 11:27 a.m. ET May 7, 2018 In recommending a state takeover of Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky’s education chief pointed to 10 main problem areas. Those problems, interim education commissioner Wayne Lewis says, show a pattern of widespread dysfunction continues to exist and can only be fixed through…
Schools need more funds. What are we willing to sacrifice?
04/29/2018 10:01:21 PM MDT Despite what you may have heard, when RE-1 Valley and other area teachers joined the statewide walkout efforts Friday, rallying at the Logan County Courthouse, they weren’t there just because of their paychecks. We’d wager a guess that, while certainly teacher pay and PERA uncertainty were part of the motivation behind the…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 