By Angel Coker – Banking and Legal Reporter, Birmingham Business Journal Nov 5, 2020, 3:54pm EST A new charter school geared toward LGBTQ youth is coming to Birmingham in the fall of 2021. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission has granted a public-school charter to the Magic City Acceptance Academy. The commission previously denied an appeal for the…
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Texas tells ISDs to follow DeVos guidance boosting relief funding for private schools
Jacob Carpenter May 28, 2020 Texas Education Agency officials are advising school districts to follow controversial federal guidance on a key section of the coronavirus relief law, which some education advocates believe will result in private schools getting millions of dollars more at the expense of public schools. The guidance, issued in late April by…
Philadelphia mom, daughter receive school choice scholarship at Trump’s State of the Union
Gov. Wolf has opposed expanding Pennsylvania’s program in favor of adequately funding Pennsylvania’s public school systems BY MICHAEL TANENBAUM2-5-20 SOURCE/THE WHITE HOUSE Stephanie and Janiyah Davis, a mother and daughter from Philadelphia, will attend the State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration invited them over the issue of school choice funding programs…
In State of the Union, Trump makes clear his aversion to public schools
By Valerie Strauss Feb. 4, 2020 If for some reason you haven’t been clear about what President Trump thinks about traditional public schools, consider what he said about them in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. There was this: “For too long, countless American children have been trapped in failing government schools.” What’s a…
Pittsburgh Public Schools unveils next phase of equity plan
Nov 7, 2019 Pittsburgh Public Schools unveils next phase of equity plan PITTSBURGH – It’s a push for change and fairness in the classroom that Pittsburgh Public Schools district leaders hope will continue elsewhere. The Pittsburgh Board of Public Education unveiled Thursday the next phase of its equity plan. The plan will help reduce…
Portland Public Schools voters say yes to tax that funds 1 in 3 teachers
Updated Nov 06, 2019;Posted Nov 05, 2019 Mark Graves After waiting two years for a massive remodel to be finished, Grant High School students were able to return to their High School 2019-2020 school year Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. Mark Graves/The Oregonian By Eder Campuzano 11/6/19 Voters in Portland Public Schools on Tuesday renewed the yearly…
School Shopping Demands More Than Looking At Grades, Families Say
By ANN DOSS HELMS • NOV 1, 2019 Billingsville Elementary, which has an IB magnet program, is a racially and economically diverse school with a C grade. ANN DOSS HELMS / WFAE As the 2020 school shopping season begins, narrowing the list can seem easy. A quick internet search will yield ratings from services such as Niche and GreatSchools, and North Carolina…
Segregation in Pennsylvania schools: How a ZIP code determines the quality of a child’s education
By JACQUELINE PALOCHKO, SARAH M. WOJCIK and MICHELLE MERLIN THE MORNING CALL | OCT 31, 2019 Lehigh Valley school funding Fawlco Ramos, 13, a seventh-grade student at Salisbury Middle School, takes a seat in the hallway and uses a laptop to do classwork. The Lehigh Valley’s schools vary from wealthy to poor, with some having the newest tech, while…
Teachers quit in Florida, citing ‘toxic’ conditions and a ‘testing nightmare’
(iStock) (Michael Quirk/iStock) By Valerie Strauss June 5, 2019 Florida has a serious teacher shortage. During this school year, there were more than 2,200 vacancies at one point or another. Why? In a recent post, Fed Ingram, Miami-Dade County teacher of the year in 2006 and now president of the Florida Education Association cited several reasons,…
Illinois teachers get new minimum base salary
By Michael Urbanec 8:26 pm The Times files A new minimum salary for Illinois teachers passed through the House and Senate around the same time lawmakers worked on recreational marijuana legalization and a gambling expansion. The bill is aimed at addressing the state’s teacher shortage. The new legislation sets the salary floor at $40,000 for public…
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