By: James Call, December 10, 2018 Public school advocates don’t like what they see and hear coming out of Tallahassee. Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’s selection of Richard Corcoran as his choice to be the next Education Commissioner and the appointment of two pro-charter school lawmakers – with questionable credentials, according to their critics – have led public education allies…
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No deal reached Thursday in Geneva teachers contract; bargaining to resume Friday night (Day 4)
Rafael Guerrero December 7, 2018 Geneva School District 304 teachers and administrators will meet again Friday after a Thursday night bargaining session failed to produce a contract deal. Friday marks the fourth day of the Geneva Education Association’s strike. A spokesperson for the Geneva Education Association said progress was made during Thursday’s bargaining session. The two…
Atlanta school board votes to restrict use of school taxes for Westside projects
By: Vanessa McCray December 7, 2018 The Atlanta school board voted today to restrict further use of school property taxes to fund future development on the city’s Westside, despite concerns from two board members who fear the move could escalate tensions with the city. The school board’s 7-2 vote came a month after Atlanta City Council approved a…
Set Up to Fail? How High Schools Aren’t Preparing Kids for College
Small schools and high poverty schools are putting their students at the biggest disadvantage, according to a new report. BY J. BRIAN CHARLES NOVEMBER 15, 2018 (AP/LM Otero) Students in small schools or schools with high concentrations of poverty are less likely to be offered the kinds of higher-level classes that prepare them for college, according…
Most States Track Students From Pre-K to the Workforce. Will California Fall in Line?
DECEMBER 7, 2018 By Nadine Sebai California Is 1 Of Only 8 States Without A System To Track Students from Pre-K To The Workforce. Why? California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom praised his “cradle-to-career” education plan throughout his campaign. One of his goals is to establish a data system that tracks kids from early childhood through college…
Proponent of traditional public schools wins race for D.C. school board seat
Joe Heim December 5, 2018 In the last act of a busy local election year, District voters Tuesday in Ward 4 picked Frazier O’Leary to represent them on the D.C. State Board of Education. O’Leary, a former District teacher who had the support of the Washington Teachers’ Union, took 47 percent of the vote in…
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis taps Richard Corcoran to be Commissioner of Education
By: James Call, Dec. 6, 2018 https://uw-media.tallahassee.com/embed/video/107203466?sitelabel=reimagine&placement=snow-smallarticleattophtml5&keywords=ron-desantis%2Cconfusion%2Cshame%2Chatred%2Coverall-negative%2Cschool-choice%2Ceducation%2Cbill-montford&simpleTarget=&simpleExclusion=&pagetype=story&cst=news&ssts=news&series= The head of the Leon County teachers’ union describes a demoralized faculty due to a lack of state spending on public schools. James Call Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis wants former House Speaker Richard Corcoran to be Florida’s next Commissioner of Education. Thursday DeSantis announced he will recommend Corcoran to…
Should the state stop funding public education?
by Burt Mummolo Wednesday, December 5th 2018 Should the state stop funding public education? (Mummolo/KTUL) TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — “To paraphrase Will Rogers, ‘I’m not a member of an organized party. I’m an Oklahoma Republican,’” said David Arnett, reacting to the fallout from a Canadian County GOP letter saying public education should be privatized. “The Republican…
The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California
California’s new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, opposes the privatization of education. by Julian Vasquez Heilig December 5, 2018 For years, billionaires have donated millions to promote pro-privatization, school choice candidates in political races ranging from local school board, to state houses, to Washington, D.C. An avalanche of political donations from deep-pocketed national advocates for private-management of…
Lessons From The Past For Improving New Orleans Public Schools
U.S. Marshalls escort Ruby Bridges to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. – UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT By JESS CLARK December 6, 2018 As the city approaches the end of its tricentennial year, professors at the University of New Orleans and the University of Holy Cross are looking back on the city’s history of…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 