Board Vice Chair Carolyn Carpenter and Chair Cindy Fertenbaugh discuss making Wednesday, May 16 an optional teacher workday. The Cabarrus County Board of Education made the decision during its work session on Monday, May 7. Erin Kidd May 10, 2018 CONCORD— Cabarrus County Schools added its name to the list of districts that will be…
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‘As long as it takes’: Teacher strike in Pueblo, Colorado stretches into third day
Julie Cain, a Pueblo teacher, protests against low salaries, old textbooks and outdated equipment in Puebla, Colorado, on May 8, 2018.Mariana Atencio / NBC News “We have old textbooks that are falling apart,” one teacher said. “We don’t have computers in our classroom.” by Mariana Atencio / May.09.2018 / 3:30 PM ET PUEBLO, Colo. — High school teacher…
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…
Bill to punish striking teachers goes to Colorado Senate committee
By KKTV/Kyla Galer | Posted: Mon 7:26 AM, Apr 30, 2018 DENVER (KKTV) – A bill aiming to prevent public school teachers from striking heads to a Senate committee Monday. The bill was introduced by two El Paso County lawmakers earlier in the month, as teacher call-outs were picking up steam. Teachers across the state have been using sick…
#RedForEd walkout school closures will impact 840,000 Arizona students
Teachers walk arm-in-arm with students and parents into Tuscano Elementary School as they stage a “walk-in” for higher pay and school funding on April 11, 2018, in Phoenix. Teachers gathered outside Arizona schools to show solidarity in their demand for higher salaries staging “walk-ins” at approximately 1,000 schools that are part of a statewide campaign…
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado Walk Out for Funding and Pay Raises
Kassandra Domiguez leading a class this month at Sunset Ridge Elementary School in Glendale, Ariz. Many students were dressed in red in solidarity with Arizona teachers, who planned to walk out on Thursday.CreditCaitlin O’Hara for The New York Times By SIMON ROMERO and JULIE TURKEWITZAPRIL 26, 2018 PHOENIX — Thousands of teachers in Arizona and Colorado walked out…
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Most Americans Support Teachers’ Right To Strike
April 26, 20185:01 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition https://www.npr.org/people/302894536/anya-kamenetz As the wave of teacher walkouts moves to Arizona and Colorado this week, an NPR/Ipsos poll shows strong support among Americans for improving teachers’ pay and for their right to strike. Just 1 in 4 Americans believe teachers in this country are paid fairly. Nearly two-thirds approve of national teachers’ unions, and…
Valuable Progress, More Work Ahead for Public School Funding in Georgia
By Claire Suggs – April 18, 2018 Georgia lawmakers reached a critical milestone during the 2018 legislative session: They ended 16 years of shortchanging the state’s formula for funding K-12 schools. The General Assembly added $167 million to the 2019 state budget to send school districts across Georgia the full amount promised under the formula…
Report: Fund charter schools equally, boost funding for all Michigan schools
Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressPublished 12:09 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2018 | Updated 6:27 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2018 Michigan’s charter schools should receive the same amount of funding as traditional public schools and the state must invest more overall in its schools, according to a report released Wednesday that examines school funding in the state. It’s…
Letter: For the sake of all students, invest in public schools
Concord Monitor Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Senate Bill 193, currently being considered by the New Hampshire House, would provide public funds for education savings accounts granted to select students to help pay for private school. The program would be funded by money taken from the public schools that those students leave. The apparent appeal of…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 