By Perry Bacon Jr. November 8, 2019 Teachers are changing American politics. We can’t quantify exactly how much of a role teachers and their opposition to Matt Bevin played in Andy Beshear’s victory this week. The teachers didn’t directly get Beshear elected on their own. There are about 42,000 public school teachers in Kentucky, so even if every one…
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Michigan districts with biggest losses to school choice in 2018-19
By Julie Mack Second grade teachers greet their new students during the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 at Doyle-Ryder Elementary School in Flint, as Flint Community Schools transition into a balanced calendar for the first time. (Jake May | MLive.com) The list of Michigan school districts hit hardest by school choice includes…
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…
Are Minnetonka Public Schools secretly monitoring students’ social media posts?
By Greta Kaul | 11/07/2019 MinnPost photo by Tony Nelson Minnetonka Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Peterson signed a three-year contract, at $23,500 annually, with a company that pledged to alert the district to “threats shared publicly.” In the summer of 2017, Minnetonka Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Peterson attended a conference in Baltimore put on by the Education Research and Development…
Detroit Public School Students Allege They Were Deprived Access To Literacy In Lawsuit
November 8, 2019 Students walk outside Pershing High School, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/AP) Detroit Public School Students Allege They Were Deprived Access To Literacy In Lawsuit A group of former students from five of Detroit’s worst-performing public schools is suing the Michigan Department of Education and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for…
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…
Brevard teachers approve pay contract in landslide; School Board votes to adopt
Eric Rogers, Oct. 30, 2019 At least 300 people showed up at the Brevard school district offices June 24, 2019, to show their support for an increase in pay for teachers. (Photo: Tim Shortt) Brevard County educators voted overwhelmingly last week to approve the proposed 2019-20 teacher contract, sealing their largest pay increase in years, the Brevard Federation of…
Why Rhode Island’s Governor Is Taking Over Providence’s Public Schools
The city’s schools have been failing for decades. The state believes it can fix them by stepping in. ADAM HARRIS OCT 29, 2019 “We have to go big here. These kids have been left behind too far for too long,” Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo said in an interview.PAUL MORIGI / STRINGER / GETTY Public…
Teacher bonuses won’t be hurt by poor ILEARN scores
Arika Herron Oct. 29, 2019 Indiana will soon scrap the much-maligned ISTEP achievement test. Its replacement, ILEARN, will roll out in the spring of 2019. Here’s what is different about the new test. Dwight Adams/IndyStar A bonus coming to Indiana teachers won’t be impacted by students’ poor performance on last year’s new ILEARN test. Schools can use…
Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10
By KATHLEEN FOODY 10-29-19 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city’s powerful teachers union of using its “political agenda” to hold up a contract agreement to end a strike that will keep students from classrooms for at least 10 days. Chicago Public Schools canceled classes for Wednesday after the Chicago…
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