Netflix co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings last week donated $7 million to bolster the financially struggling gubernatorial bid of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg) By GEORGE SKELTON APR 19, 2018 | 12:05 AM | SACRAMENTO For most of us, the notion of someone spending $7 million to help another person run for governor…
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Teachers protest funding gap, some PERA changes at Capitol
About 400 educators, many from Englewood, voiced opinion on public-pension system and school funding Ellis Arnold earnold@coloradocommunitymedia.com Performances of teachers singing a 1980s rock hit in protest have swept the nation — from Oklahoma to West Virginia to Kentucky — and now, the show came to Colorado. “We’re not gonna take it — no, we…
Proposal to arm school personnel gets backlash at Brevard County meeting
Monique Valdes , Ken Tyndall Updated: Apr 18, 2018 – 12:34 AM BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County School Board got an earful Tuesday night from people opposed to arming school personnel on campuses. Dozens of people spoke out at a meeting against the so-called Sheriff Trained Onsite Marshal Program, or STOMP. The idea came about…
‘Students aren’t quitting’: Thousands plan walkouts to protest gun violence, mark 19 years since Columbine
Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Published 8:00 a.m. ET April 18, 2018 Students at thousands of schools across the nation are planning to stage walkouts Friday to mark the 19th year since the Columbine High School massacre, an attack that marked a new era of gun violence. More than 2,300 events are planned for the National School Walkout,…
Teachers protest Clark County district’s decision to fight pay raises
By Amelia Pak-Harvey / Las Vegas Review-Journal April 17, 2018 – 9:42 am Shadow Ridge High School educators protested against pay freezes before school on Tuesday morning, matching the spirit of teacher protests in other states while working around Nevada’s anti-strike law. Roughly a dozen educators and a few students gathered at a…
Colorado teachers stage rally at statehouse to lobby for higher pay
By NOELLE PHILLIPS and JESSE PAUL | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: April 16, 2018 at 10:25 am | UPDATED: April 16, 2018 at 6:04 pm All classes in Englewood were canceled Monday after more than 150 teachers in that district announced plans to walk out of classes Chanting “You left me no choice, I have to use my teacher voice!” hundreds of Colorado…
#blackout Bevin: Governor’s words prompting another teacher protest
BY VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS April 15, 2018 07:23 PM Updated April 15, 2018 07:26 PM Some educators on social media said they would wear black on Monday as a show of solidarity against what they viewed as Gov. Matt Bevin’s negative comments about teachers. On Friday, in a television interview, Bevin made the latest in…
Teachers in Colorado Protest for Better Pay as Oklahoma Teachers Head Home Victorious
By MOLLY OLMSTEAD APRIL 17, 201811:40 AM Thousands rallied at the Oklahoma state Capitol building during the third day of a statewide education walkout on April 4, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Scott Heins/Getty Images The teacher protest movement that led to victories in several red states in past weeks has reached the Democrat-led state of…
Milwaukee parents, educators, students protest against public school takeover
Bridget Shanahan MILWAUKEE — Before classes began at schools all throughout the Milwaukee Public Schools district, hundreds gathered to walk in and make their voices heard. Teachers, parents, community and union members joined forces against a public school takeover: eventually under performing schools within MPS will be run by private entities. “I think the question…
Parents protest Oklahoma City Public Schools consolidation proposal
Emily Collins Wednesday, March 29th 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Parents continue speaking out against a controversial proposal to save money at Oklahoma City Public Schools. Several schools in the district would close, as part of a consolidation plan. The proposed closure of two schools in particular have residents living in the surrounding areas up in…
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