BY ADAM ASHTON February 26, 2018 12:01 AM Thirteen years ago, California’s teacher union went toe-to-toe with the state’s movie star governor and crushed him at the ballot box, funding almost half of the $121 million campaign that swamped his proposals to revamp tenure and restrict government spending. The rejection of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2005 initiatives…
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West Virginia Teacher Strike Enters Its Seventh Day {#iBelieve}
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and JESS BIDGOODMARCH 2, 2018 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A statewide teacher strike in West Virginia entered its seventh day on Friday, with teachers defying efforts by the state’s governor and union leaders to end the walkout with a deal to raise pay. Earlier this week, James C. Justice, the governor, announced a plan to raise…
West Virginia educators go on strike, closing all public schools in the state
EMILY C. SINGER Feb 26th 2018 6:44PM Teachers in West Virginia are striking for the third consecutive day, closing public schools in all of the state’s 55 counties over low pay and benefits. Their strike comes as President Donald Trump argues for arming teachers in the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…
The Demographics of Alabama’s “Failing Schools!” (2013)- {#iBelieve}
Challen Stephens | cstephens@al.com June 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM The state of Alabama unveiled its list of so-called failing schools today, labeling in bold red letters 74 attendance zones throughout inner cities and rural counties.All are high-poverty schools. And nearly all are predominantly black. For those 74 schools, the list promises immediate consequences, as those…
U.S. Public Schools Are Not Failing. They’re Among The Best In The World- {#iBelieve}
Steven Singer, Contributor Husband, father, teacher, education advocate 02/03/2017 03:30 pm ET Updated Feb 13, 2017 Everyone knows U.S. public schools are failing. Just like everyone knows you should never wake sleepwalkers, bulls hate red and Napoleon was short. Wrong on all counts. Waking sleepwalkers will cause them no harm – in fact, they’re more likely to…
31 Central Alabama Schools Deemed ‘Failing’ in New Report {#iBelieve}
Haley Townsend Updated: Jan 24, 2018 06:22 PM CST BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — – 31 schools across central Alabama are listed as ‘failing’ according to a new report out from the Alabama Department of Public Education. The guidelines for what defines a school as failing are either of the following: (a) Is designated as a…
AL Department of Education Releases 2018 list of Failing Schools {#iBelieve}
Wednesday, January 24th 2018, BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – The Alabama State Department of Education has released their annual list of failing schools across the state. Many schools from across central Alabama are on the 2018 list. A total of 14 schools from the Birmingham City School system are on the list. County systems including schools…
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