Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier Journal| Updated 11:18 p.m. ET May 8, 2018 The local teachers union is a “racist institution” standing in the way of higher academic achievement for Jefferson County Public Schools’ African-American students, a Louisville pastor said. Jerry Stephenson, senior pastor of the Midwest Church of Christ, made the comments outside a JCPS board meeting…
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Hernando district wrong to fire all Moton teachers, settlement says
OCTAVIO JONES | Times Hernando County District Schools Superintendent Lori Romano listens to board member Susan Duval give her remarks on the firing of 47 teachers at Moton Elementary School during the board meeting. A crowd packs the Hernando County School District board meeting days after the April 24 announcement that 47 teachers at Moton…
Alabama schools struggle with teacher diversity
By Trisha Powell Crain Updated Sep 5, 2017; Posted Jul 13, 2017 This is the latest story in our series Tackling the Gap: A Teacher’s Conversation. The gap between black and white students in Alabama is both large and persistent when it comes to the percentage scoring proficient on standardized tests. AL.com and Spaceship Media are facilitating an online conversation with Alabama teachers, exploring…
North Carolina teachers will be the next to walk out. Here’s what they want:
By Holly Yan, Updated 3:52 PM ET, Tue May 8, 2018 The nationwide fight for more school funding has now swept North Carolina, where teachers are planning to skip school and confront lawmakers next week. On May 16 — when the Legislature comes back in session — hundreds of schools will be closed to students while…
Arizona raises teachers’ pay after strike shuts schools
By ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 03, 2018 | 7:15 AM | PHOENIX Arizona lawmakers pulled an all-nighter to enact a budget Thursday that provides big raises for many of the state’s striking teachers, and Gov. Doug Ducey signed the teacher funding part while the House continued debating the rest of the state’s the $10.4-billion budget plan. The Senate passed the…
NYC to fund anti-bias training for educators
Riia O’Donnell May 1, 2018 Dive Brief: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled the city’s 2019 budget, which includes $23 million to fund anti-bias training for its educators. The funding will bring training to all educators by 2022, according to multiple media reports. The budget allocates $4.8 million for culturally responsive practices and implicit bias…
Special Report: Arming Educators
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Giving teachers guns is a controversial idea, but it’s something President Trump and Governor Reynolds say deserves consideration. And while education groups largely oppose arming teachers, others believe gun-free zones are easy targets. Iowa Code section 724.4B prohibits firearms on school grounds, with some exceptions. One of those exemptions has received…
Schools need more funds. What are we willing to sacrifice?
04/29/2018 10:01:21 PM MDT Despite what you may have heard, when RE-1 Valley and other area teachers joined the statewide walkout efforts Friday, rallying at the Logan County Courthouse, they weren’t there just because of their paychecks. We’d wager a guess that, while certainly teacher pay and PERA uncertainty were part of the motivation behind the…
Oklahoma Rural, Urban Educators Disagree on School Needs
Many Oklahoma rural, urban educators disagree on school needs during a walkout despite unified calls for increased pay, additional classroom spending and reduced class sizes. April 30, 2018, at 1:02 a.m. By JANELLE STECKLEIN, CNHI OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Even as they presented unified calls for increased funding, rural and urban educators had starkly different…
Capitol Report: Thousands of teachers rallied at the Capitol, but no one knows what comes next
BY ERICA MELTZER – April 30, 2018 Good afternoon and welcome to another edition of Capitol Report. We’re getting into the home stretch, that point where everyone starts to panic a little at how many bills are still outstanding. Two big ones are the overhaul of the public employees retirement system and a Republican-backed transportation…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 