NORA OLABI | MARCH 16, 2018 | 3:32PM Earlier this year, Denver Public Schools announced it was cutting about $5 million from its budget, or about fifty central administration jobs, to provide schools with more funding in the 2018-2019 school year. About 86 percent of those cuts will directly or partially affect district-level special-education services by eliminating central office jobs, vacancies and…
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Oklahoma teachers are swarming to run for office
By Isabella Gomez and Lindsay Benson, Updated 4:49 PM ET, Thu April 12, 2018 Oklahoma teachers have been rallying at the state Capitol for eight days, but on Wednesday, many showed up for a new reason — to register to run for office. The window to file candidacy opened at 8 a.m. as dozens of people…
Oklahoma teacher walkout ends!
By Dakin Andone, Marlena Baldacci, Tristan Smith and Amanda Jackson, Updated 9:55 AM ET, Fri April 13, 2018 The Oklahoma teacher walkout has ended after nine days, the state’s largest teachers union said, but teachers across the state pledged to continue fighting for more school funding and higher pay. “We have created a movement, and there’s no…
Arizona governor offers teachers 20% pay raise, but educators have questions
By Madison Park and Dave Alsup, CNN Updated 7:27 AM ET, Fri April 13, 2018 Faced with growing pressure from educators, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday his plan to give teachers 20% pay raises by the beginning of the 2020 school year. Under his proposal, teachers’ pay would increase 9% in the 2018 school year, then…
Alabama education department cuts positions, pay in reorganization
By Trisha Powell Crain Thirty-nine positions were cut from the Alabama Department of Education in the reorganization of that agency, and some employees took “substantial” cuts in salaries, according to information Interim State Superintendent Ed Richardson shared with the Alabama Board of Education at Thursday’s work session. The agency came under fire last year after concerns over…
School board approves a new formula for funding high-need schools (LA Schools)
By SONALI KOHLI APR 10, 2018 | 9:15 PM L.A. schools will soon get more money if they are located in neighborhoods with such problems as high levels of gun violence and asthma. The Los Angeles Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a new formula to determine how to dole out some funding…
Data is Good—But Not Enough—to Improve Education, Says Baltimore City Public Schools CEO
By Tina Nazerian Apr 5, 2018 Sonja Brookins Santelises, the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, sent a message to the teachers, principals, system leaders and non-profit professionals in the audience at her keynote on Wednesday: improvement science must be used in the context of a community’s individuals. It’s not about “fairy dust” or “easy answers.”…
Mississippi First urges more transparency in student testing
BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER APRIL 2, 2018 A new report suggests when it comes to state tests, Mississippi needs to be more transparent about what it measures and how often students take them. Mississippi First, a nonprofit advocacy group, worked with four undisclosed school districts to examine the amount of time students spend on state and district mandated testing,…
As Tests Begin, Chancellor Comes Out Against ‘Opt Out’
The new chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, has called sitting out the state math and reading tests an “extreme reaction.” CreditRichard Drew/Associated Press By ELIZABETH A. HARRISAPRIL 10, 2018 New York City’s school chancellor Richard A. Carranza will be the first to tell you that he has a lot to learn. Since taking over at the education department…
New state tests hope to prevent massive opt-outs
Posted: Apr 11, 2018 5:20 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 11, 2018 5:20 PM CDT BELLMORE –Thousands of students in grades 3-8 across Long Island Wednesday took the new English language arts state tests under a new series of rules. This year, the number of testing days had been cut from three to two. There were also fewer questions…
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