Esther Wang December 20, 2018 This year saw a wave of teacher strikes, from West Virginia to Oklahomaand Arizona. Now, educators in Los Angeles, who work in the second-largest school district in the country, have announced that unless the district meets their demands for, among other things, a salary increase and additional hires, they will go on strike on January 10. As Jacobin noted, “The…
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Thousands of Los Angeles teachers march as potential strike looms
By SONALI KOHLI DEC 15, 2018 Thousands of teachers, students and union allies marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, from City Hall to the Broad Museum, a month ahead of a possible strike that L.A. educators have threatened if Los Angeles Unified doesn’t meet demands that include retroactive raises, smaller class sizes and more nurses…
Alabama Public schools systems prepare to monitor juvenile sex offenders
Krista Johnson, Dec. 13, 2018 State education officials will create a model policy to ensure all Alabama public school systems are ready to monitor student sex offenders in two years. A committee will draft the policy – required by the passage of Annalyn’s Law earlier this year — that each local education authority can use for their…
Oakland high school teachers strike over low wages
BY MORGAN GSTALTER – 12/11/18 03:02 A group of teachers in Oakland, Calif., participated in a one-day strike on Monday to protest low wages. Roughly 75 of the 90 teachers at Oakland High School rallied near city hall to demand higher wages, smaller class sizes and more student support services, KQED reported. The teachers’ strike was not organized…
Oakland High teachers walk out to protest pay; district considers discipline
Jill Tucker Dec. 10, 2018 More than 100 Oakland teachers and students ditched school Monday to protest teacher pay and larger class sizes, an illegal action that could be a precursor to a district-wide strike. Oakland High School teachers called in sick or took a personal day in an unauthorized walkout despite threats from district officials that…
Star-rating system unveiled for DC’s public schools
By Kate Ryan December 7, 2018 WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 percent of D.C.’s public schools, including charters, got a rating of three stars under the new school performance rating unveiled Friday. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled the new system at Harriet Tubman Elementary School. The five star-system — schools can get from one to five stars…
Public school allies sound the alarm over Corcoran recommendation and committee chairs
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…
School bond projects approved for San Diego public schools
Sasha Foo December 5, 2018 SAN DIEGO (KUSI)- The San Diego Unified School District is forging ahead with plans to update and modernize its schools. On Tuesday, the SDUSD school board formally approved project plans for Measure YY which was passed by voters last month. To show reporters how the bond money will be spent,…
In Stunning Power Grab, Wisconsin Republicans Pass Bill Weakening New Governor
The bills take power away from newly elected Democrats. By Kevin Robillard December 5, 2018 Wisconsin’s lame-duck, Republican-controlled state Legislature passed on Wednesday a host of measures designed to kneecap Gov.-elect Tony Evers, other Democrats elected to statewide offices and hurt the Democratic Party in general, sending the legislation to the GOP governor Evers defeated…
More public schools are marketing themselves, potentially opening them up to new legal risks
Arika Herron, Dec. 2, 2018 Radio spots. Billboards. Ads on the sides of public buses. These are just a few of the places that the marketing efforts of schools — public and private — are starting to crop up as competition for students and the money that follows them heats up. Some in education see the new…
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