Hundreds of Oakland students from high schools across the city skipped class Friday morning to march from Oakland Technical High School to the school district’s downtown headquarters in a spirited show of support for their teachers, who are threatening to strike amid tense contract negotiations. Oakland Teachers Say They’re Ready to Strike “I’m here to…
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Denver Teachers Go On Strike For The First Time In 25 Years
The teachers union announced its decision to strike after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay. Colleen Slevin DENVER (AP) — Denver teachers went on strike Monday after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay. The school district said schools will remain open during the strike and will be staffed by…
LAWMAKERS SEEKING MORE DIVERSITY AMONG NJ’S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
COLLEEN O’DEA | FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Tackling thorny issue in a state where minorities are 56 percent of student enrollments, while just 16 percent of teachers are non-white Credit: USDOE In a state where public-school teachers are predominantly white and do not come close to reflecting the diversity of their students, lawmakers began a conversation Thursday to…
Red for Ed Continues: Where Teachers’ Strikes Are Set to Spread Next
By Sarah Jones Denver Classroom Teachers Association teachers and supporters rally at the Colorado State Capitol demanding better wages and urging the state not to get involved in a possible strike on January 30, 2019. Photo: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images The Red for Ed movement likely immortalized 2018 as a banner year for labor organizing…
DeSantis proposes new bonus, recruitment plans for Florida teachers
By: Leslie Postal Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed new efforts Thursday to reward top teachers with bonuses and to recruit college students into the teaching profession. His new bonus proposal would alter the controversial Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program, doing away with the section that rewards teachers partly based on their scores on the ACT or SAT…
Denver teachers planning first strike in 25 years
BY KATE GIBSON FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Barring a last-minute agreement, Denver’s public school teachers on Monday plan to walk off the job for the first in a quarter of a century. The contract dispute follows a six-day strike by teachers last month in Los Angeles and a series of labor actions in 2018 by educators in half…
Denver teachers union plans to strike as DPS scrambles to hire hundreds of substitutes
A last-minute deal is possible By: Robert Garrison February 7, 2019 DENVER — As representatives from Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association prepare for their final day of negotiations Friday, the union representing Denver teachers appears to be moving ahead with a plan to strike Monday. The DCTA released a schedule Thursday showing…
Across the US, teachers protested and won. Now some accuse lawmakers of retaliating
By Holly Yan, February 7, 2019 If 2018 was the year teachers went on strike, 2019 may be the year they pay the price. That’s what union leaders are worried about as lawmakers consider new bills in states where teachers protested. From West Virginia to Arizona, thousands of teachers swarmed state capitols, demanding more school funding…
Oakland teachers rally ahead of council meeting in hopes of better contract
By: Dan Kerman Feb 05, 2019 OAKLAND (KRON) — Oakland teachers are hoping some political pressure will help get them a better contract offer. One day after 95 percent of Oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike, teachers and their supporters rallied outside Oakland City Hall Tuesday afternoon before speaking out at tonight’s council meeting. Council…
Teachers Union Report Warns Of ‘Crisis’ From Disruptive Student Behavior
by Rob Manning Feb. 5, 2019 8:45 a.m. | Portland, Ore. “Disrupted learning” is just what it sounds like. It’s when students are having such a hard time that they scream or threaten their classmates and teachers. They lash out physically — hitting or kicking. They climb on top of desks or knock over furniture or throw pencils…
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