For decades school police officers patrolled campuses, but next year city cops will share the job. Pictured: School district police and sheriff’s deputies investigate a school bus with two broken windows in 2012. (Richard Graulich/The Palm Beach Post) Palm Beach County schools struggle with the costs and complexities of Florida’s mandate to guard every campus….
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Superintendent Stunned Conference By Blaming Racism For Detroit Public Schools Crisis
Students in the predominantly Black school system are “treated like second-class citizens.” Written By Nigel Roberts June 4, 2018 etroit schools superintendent, who’s white, shocked a group of state leaders with the unvarnished truth that racism is at the core of the city’s failed public school system. SEE ALSO: WATCH: Michigan Educators Expose Hazardous School Conditions In…
North Carolina schools prepare to close as teachers flock to state Capitol
By Moriah Balingit May 15 at 7:58 PM North Carolina teachers plan to descend Wednesday on the statehouse in Raleigh to rally for more public school funding, a protest expected to keep hundreds of thousands of students out of the classroom. The state becomes the latest to see teachers leave schools en masse to confront state…
North Carolina teachers to rally in Raleigh for raises, funding
This is the basic math in the life of North Carolina kindergarten teacher Kristin Beller: one master’s degree, plus 14 years of experience, plus 10-hour workdays, plus a sometimes six-day workweek equals $51,000 in annual salary. That does not include the money she makes on the side as a tutor. But nor does it take…
Teachers shelling out nearly $500 a year on school supplies, report finds
By Moriah Balingit May 15 at 12:25 PM Pencils, pens, crayons, construction paper, T-shirts, snacks and, sometimes, a pair of shoes: The costs add up for public school teachers who reach into their own pockets for classroom supplies, ensuring their students have the necessities of learning. Nearly all teachers are footing the bill for classroom…
The one way North Carolina’s teacher rally Wednesday could spark change
Kentucky teachers rally last month. Rallies in Kentucky, Colorado, Arizona and elsewhere have encouraged North Carolina teachers, who will rally in Raleigh on Wednesday. Bryan Woolston AP photo BY THE OBSERVER EDITORIAL BOARD May 15, 2018 10:11 AM Will the 15,000 N.C. teachers gathering in Raleigh Wednesday for the largest teachers rally in state history succeed?…
Teachers Are Marching Ahead Of Their Unions, In Oklahoma And Arizona
April 2, 201811:24 AM ET By: CLARE LOMBARDO & Anya Kamentez “I’m 54 years old and my paycheck is $1,980 [a month]. I can’t afford f****** health insurance.” That’s one of the first things Larry Cagle says on the phone. He is spitting nails. The Tulsa English teacher is one of the leaders of a…
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Most Americans Support Teachers’ Right To Strike
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 three-quarters agree teachers have the right to strike. That…
Unionized Or Not, Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet, NPR/Ipsos Poll Finds
May 2, 2018 By: ANYA KAMENETZ & LARE LOMBARDO More than 9 in 10 teachers say they joined the profession for idealistic reasons — “I wanted to do good” — but most are struggling to some extent economically. Those findings come from a nationally representative survey by NPR and Ipsos of more than 500 teachers across the country….
Local school leaders sound public education alarm
Carole Carlson –Post-Tribune May 14, 2018 From a statewide teacher shortage to state funding cuts, two Lake County educators painted a grim picture of public education at Monday’s Gary Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Calumet High School. They urged business people at the luncheon to lobby against additional education funding cuts. “Educators, we’re seen as…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 