(iStock) (Michael Quirk/iStock) By Valerie Strauss June 5, 2019 Florida has a serious teacher shortage. During this school year, there were more than 2,200 vacancies at one point or another. Why? In a recent post, Fed Ingram, Miami-Dade County teacher of the year in 2006 and now president of the Florida Education Association cited several reasons,…
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Illinois teachers get new minimum base salary
By Michael Urbanec 8:26 pm The Times files A new minimum salary for Illinois teachers passed through the House and Senate around the same time lawmakers worked on recreational marijuana legalization and a gambling expansion. The bill is aimed at addressing the state’s teacher shortage. The new legislation sets the salary floor at $40,000 for public…
Richmond Public Schools apologizes for misleading high school graduation data
By JUSTIN MATTINGLY Jun 7, 2019 Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras said the way the data were presented to the School Board “led to, understandably, a lot of anxiety and a lot of concern.” There will be more than eight students graduating from Armstrong High School on Sunday. Data presented to the Richmond School…
Public schools get failing grades in new survey by Fort Lauderdale residents
By BRITTANY WALLMAN JUN 08, 2019 Broward public schools in the city of Fort Lauderdale are not popular with city residents, a newly released survey found. (Lindsay Brown, Sun Sentinel) Public schools in Fort Lauderdale got low marks in the city’s latest annual survey, a criticism the city is getting used to hearing. Satisfaction with the…
In many teaching jobs, teachers’ salaries can’t cover rent
New teachers can’t afford median rent almost anywhere. Our city-by-city analysis validates a theme in teacher strikes. But that’s not the full story Erin Richards and Matt Wynn, June 5, 2019 Teachers hustle to afford housing Elementary school teacher Stacie Baur in Pennsylvania teaches English to Chinese students via Skype to make ends meet. JACK GRUBER,…
U.S. Spent More Than $694B On Elementary, Secondary Public Schools In FY 2017… Largest Annual Increase Since 2008
May 24, 2019 U.S. Spent More Than $694B On Elementary, Secondary Public Schools In FY 2017… Largest Annual Increase In Public School Spending Since 2008 By Rika Chen There are around 48.6 million children enrolled in public elementary and secondary education in the United States. But how much are we spending on their education? The…
Teacher Strike Day 3: New Haven School District
On the third day of the teacher’s strike, hundreds of teachers and families rallied and marched through Union City to the school district office, where the board held a meeting Wednesday night. By Kate Larsen Thursday, May 23, 2019 UNION CITY, Calif. (KGO) — It may be a teacher’s strike, but it’s deeply affecting the students…
Bernie Sanders’ education plan to take aim at segregation in public schools
BY CARA KORTE, LACRAI MITCHELL MAY 18, 2019 Sen. Bernie Sanders will unveil an education plan in South Carolina on Saturday that addresses de facto segregation in American public schools. The Vermont senator’s campaign says the plan is multi-faceted and partly aimed at reducing segregation in the public school system. It would end funding…
More than 1,000 Nashville schools teachers to be absent with protest over wages expected Thursday
Jason Gonzales, May 16, 2019 More than 1,000 Metro Nashville Public Schools teachers are projected to be absent on Thursday — the same day the school board is to present its budget to Metro Council and protests over pay are planned. Some of the absences are likely tied to ongoing protests from teachers over a proposed $28.2 million…
HBCU advocates fight Senate Bill 278
By Damon Arnold | May 15, 2019 ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Albany leaders and alumni of three South Georgia Historically Black Colleges and Universities are banding together to fight a proposed a state bill. Senate Bill 278 would take the schools out of the University System of Georgia and create a system of its own. Community leaders…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 