Tag: Failing
Oklahoma teachers say they’re going on strike next week {#iBelieve}
Tax cuts and budget cuts forced 20 percent of public schools in the state to switch to four-day weeks. By Alexia Fernández Campbell Mar 29, 2018, 9:26am EDT Time is running out for Oklahoma lawmakers. They have until April 2 to reach a spending deal or teachers will strike en masse. Oklahoma’s teachers are rebelling against years…
N.H. Public School Officials Decry ‘Education Savings Accounts’ Bill
By JASON MOON • 6 HOURS AGO Superintendents, school board members, teachers, and parents held a press conference Thursday morning to voice their concerns about a bill that would create “education freedom savings accounts.” The bill, known as Senate Bill 193, would allow parents to use public money to educate their kids outside of public schools, including…
No Child Left Behind: An Overview
By Alyson Klein (@politicsk12) The No Child Left Behind law—the 2002 update of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—effectively scaled up the federal role in holding schools accountable for student outcomes. In December 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act to replace NCLB. ESSA moved in the opposite direction—it seeks to pare back the federal role…
31 Central Alabama Schools Deemed ‘Failing’ in New Report {#iBelieve}
Haley Townsend Updated: Jan 24, 2018 06:22 PM CST BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — – 31 schools across central Alabama are listed as ‘failing’ according to a new report out from the Alabama Department of Public Education. The guidelines for what defines a school as failing are either of the following: (a) Is designated as a…
AL Department of Education Releases 2018 list of Failing Schools {#iBelieve}
Wednesday, January 24th 2018, BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – The Alabama State Department of Education has released their annual list of failing schools across the state. Many schools from across central Alabama are on the 2018 list. A total of 14 schools from the Birmingham City School system are on the list. County systems including schools…
Michael Wesley Jr. for NEA Executive Committee 2018 – {#iBelieve}
Greetings family, Whether you know it or not, Public Education in America is under attack and its getting worse. Opponents of public education are seeking to delegitimize the importance of providing access to high-quality learning experiences for “all” children regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or socioeconomic status. Hurting most from the derogatory language utilized to label…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 