September 17, 2018 05:00 AM Updated September 18, 2018 10:21 AM Charter schools play an important role in Florida’s education system but should not be prioritized over traditional public K-12 schools, according to a panel of the state’s leading voices. In a new survey of the Florida Influencers, a group of prominent political and policy figures…
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State Board of Education Adopts Act 46 Forced Merger Guidelines
Foreground, from left: Vermont Agency of Education staff members Donna Russo-Savage, Brad James and Emily Simmons face the State Board of Education at a meeting in Bethel on Tuesday. HOWARD WEISS-TISMAN OCT 3, 2018 After an all-day meeting Tuesday in Bethel, the State Board of Education has adopted a set of guidelines to help steer…
It’s been a tough few years for Florida teachers. Will a new union leader shake things up?
BY COLLEEN WRIGHT AND EMILY L. MAHONEY October 12, 2018 08:07 AM Top education leaders have spent years pleading, lobbying and rallying at the state capitol, but Tallahassee lawmakers keep making life harder and harder for Florida’s public school teachers. The Florida Education Association advocates for the state’s nearly 200,000 educators, but it…
Orleans Parish School Board expands geographic priority for admission to public elementary, middle schools
Della Hasselle October 12, 2018 The Orleans Parish School Board voted Thursday night to tweak the geographic priority component of OneApp, the lottery system used to assign seats in most of the city’s public schools, following years of complaints from parents that children have been unable to attend schools close to their homes. Now, more…
Voter Guide 2018: Amendment 73: Quality Public Education Fund Amendment
Author: Philip Maravilla October 9, 2018 Amendment 73 would change the state constitution and state law on how tax revenue is raised to fund public education, from preschool to grade 12. Amendment 73 would establish the Quality Public Education Fund. Money from the fund would supplement public education funding appropriated through the general fund. The measure is projected…
Education Is on the Ballot this November
By Jessica Yin October 12, 2018, Getty/Portland Press Herald/Derek DavisA child peers up into a voting booth as his mother fills out ballots in Scarborough, Maine. With one month left before the midterm elections, voters have a lot of big decisions to make as they prepare to choose between candidates running for local, state, and national…
Stacey Abrams: I want to be Georgia’s ‘Public Education Governor’
KEVIN D. LILES/KEVIN D. LILES/KEVINDLILES.COM Stacey Abrams’ mother dropped out of school at age 8, but a neighbor prodded her to go back where, with the encouragement of caring teachers, she became the valedictorian of her high school. Abrams says that is the redemptive power of public education. Abrams is shown here with her parents…
Understanding Amendment 73: Funding Public Education
Sarah Ferguson Oct 11, 2018 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Election day is less than a month away now and we want to start breaking down some of the amendments you’ll be voting on this November. Amendment 73 aims to increase funding for K-12 Public Education by establishing tax brackets, or raising taxes for certain…
Get to Know Your Public Schools: 7 Revealing Numbers About America’s Education System, From Diversity to Safety, Absenteeism & More
All summer long at The 74, we’ve been using our “Big Picture” series to offer parents a richer understanding of the nation’s public school system — maps and charts that look at specific aspects of district policy and classroom behavior. Even if it wasn’t a complete sampling of every single issue facing families, teachers, principals, and policymakers,…
Pittsburgh Public Schools police chief wants his officers armed
PITTSBURGH — Marcie Cipriani October 3, 2018 The police chief for Pittsburgh Public Schools on Monday asked the district’s policy committee to change the policy that prevents school officers from carrying firearms. “I want to stop whatever’s coming from the outside inside,” Chief George Brown said. “We’re trying to keep the streets out of our…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 