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American Teachers Need a Raise - US News
American Teachers Need a Raise - US News: American Teachers Need a Raise Flowers with a note that says “thank you for helping me bloom.” A bag of popcorn for a “very POPular teacher.” A set of highlighters that say “You’ve been the highlight of my year.” Teachers love getting these presents. I know from experience that teaching can be a thankless job, so any gift, no matter how small, is always wa
Watch What the World Would Look Like Without Any Teachers - Yahoo News
Watch What the World Would Look Like Without Any Teachers - Yahoo News: Watch What the World Would Look Like Without Any TeachersImagine a dystopian future in which reading is criminalized. Or a parallel universe in which the end of the human race hinges on the correct answer to a simple math question. Or how about a world in which the U.S. government replaces all teachers with large devices calle
Here's how much elementary school teachers make in each state - Yahoo Finance
Here's how much elementary school teachers make in each state - Yahoo Finance: Here's how much elementary school teachers make in each state Tuesday, May 5 is National Teacher Appreciation Day, celebrated each year on the Tuesday of the first full week of May. To honor the day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics highlighted how much elementary school teachers (not including special education teachers)
Sentencing for, Bay City Academy founder Steven Ingersoll | MLive.com
Sentencing on federal tax fraud charges rescheduled for Steven Ingersoll, attorney seeks new trial | MLive.com: Sentencing on federal tax fraud charges rescheduled for Steven Ingersoll, attorney seeks new trial BAY CITY, MI — Steven J. Ingersoll has a few more months to wait before learning his punishment stemming from federal tax evasion convictions, and may face a new trial entirely if a judge d
Online charter school accused of padding rolls for school funding | The Columbus Dispatch
Online charter school accused of padding rolls for school funding | The Columbus Dispatch: Online charter school accused of padding rolls for school funding State lawmakers said Monday they have referred allegations to authorities that an online charter school failed to dis-enroll hundreds of chronically truant students in order to pad its rolls.Ohio Virtual Academy, which serves about 13,000 stud
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Superintendent Nyland's Letter to Parent over School Closure Day
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Superintendent Nyland's Letter to Parent over School Closure Day:Superintendent Nyland's Letter to Parent over School Closure Day In what I believe to be a nuanced letter to school communities about the May 19th walkout by teachers, Superintendent Nyland says this in closing:It is important for families to know that this SEA action is not directed at Seattle Public
The CPS demand of a 7% pay cut is a retaliatory move in the face of the union’s political success against Rahm. | Fred Klonsky
The CPS demand of a 7% pay cut is a retaliatory move in the face of the union’s political success against Rahm. | Fred Klonsky: The CPS demand of a 7% pay cut is a retaliatory move in the face of the union’s political success against Rahm. I have always made it a rule never to tell other teachers what to do when it comes to their contracts. But I am breaking that rule today.Not that they need my a
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. UNIFIED WILL INVESTIGATE FOOD-SERVICE CONTRACTS AT PUC CHARTERS
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: L.A. UNIFIED WILL INVESTIGATE FOOD-SERVICE CONTRACTS AT PUC CHARTERS: L.A. UNIFIED WILL INVESTIGATE FOOD-SERVICE CONTRACTS AT PUC CHARTERSSupt. Fox Cortines asks L.A. Unified to review charter schools' food contractsSchool board candidate Fox Ref Rodriguez helps oversee charter school with questioned food contracts May 4 2015 :: L.A. Unified Supt. Ram
25 Reasons Why You Should Appreciate Public School Teachers
25 Reasons Why You Should Appreciate Public School Teachers: 25 Reasons Why You Should Appreciate Public School TeachersMAY 5, 2015 BY NANCY BAILEY LEAVE A COMMENT1. Teachers in public school teach all children—they reject no one.2. Teachers choose teaching because of their subject and mostly because they like the students.3. Teachers don’t pick their careers for the money.4. Their teaching is fre
Corinthian Colleges Secretly Funded D.C. Think Tanks, Dark Money Election Efforts - The Intercept
Corinthian Colleges Secretly Funded D.C. Think Tanks, Dark Money Election Efforts - The Intercept: CORINTHIAN COLLEGES SECRETLY FUNDED D.C. THINK TANKS, DARK MONEY ELECTION EFFORTS (This post is from our new blog: Unofficial Sources.)The spectacular crash of Corinthian Colleges after years of systematically deceiving thousands of students into enrolling into low-quality, high-cost education progra
AFT’s Weingarten Celebrates Teachers, Nurses and Public Employees
Teachers Archives | NH Labor News: AFT’s Weingarten Celebrates Teachers, Nurses and Public EmployeesWASHINGTON—Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the occasion of Teacher Appreciation Week, National Nurses Week and Public Service Recognition Week. The AFT represents teachers, nurses and public employees from across the country.“Many of us have had teachers
Thompson: Reformers to Teachers - Please Stop Thinking About Tomorrow - This Week In Education:
This Week In Education: Thompson: Reformers to Teachers - Please Stop Thinking About Tomorrow: Thompson: Reformers to Teachers - Please Stop Thinking About Tomorrow Teachers have to think ahead. What questions do I ask, in what order? How do I pace instruction for seniors with 5th grade skills so they can master college readiness concepts? What classroom disruption should I ignore? What will happe
Celebrating National Charter Schools Week: Fraud Corruption Lack of Accountability Part 2 #CharterSchoolsWeek
Celebrating National Charter Schools Week: Fraud Corruption Lack of Accountability Part 2 #CharterSchoolsWeekCelebrating National Charter Schools Week: THE ISSUES: Part 1 #CharterSchoolsWeekReport: Charter School Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud & AbuseCharter Schools Gone Wild: Study Finds Widespread Fraud, Mismanagement and WasteA Jacobin investigation finds widespread corruption at one of th
LAUSD chief wants more money, fewer restrictions in letter to governor
LAUSD chief wants more money, fewer restrictions in letter to governor: LAUSD chief wants more money, fewer restrictions in letter to governor The chief of California’s largest school district urged Gov. Jerry Brown to spend more money on schools, as the state prepares to finalize budget figures.Los Angeles Unified could reap up to $253 million extra if the state’s revenue projections live up to e
Most Americans Think Public School Teachers Are Underappreciated And Underpaid
Most Americans Think Public School Teachers Are Underappreciated And Underpaid: Most Americans Think Public School Teachers Are Underappreciated And UnderpaidMost Americans agree that public school teachers should get paid more money and treated with more respect, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll.In light of National Teacher Appreciation Week this week, The Huffington Post, in collaboration
A.F.T. head: Cuomo agenda ignores inequity | Capital New York
A.F.T. head: Cuomo agenda ignores inequity | Capital New York: A.F.T. head: Cuomo agenda ignores inequityBUFFALO—By blaming teachers for some students’ poor academic performance, Governor Andrew Cuomo has ignored the troubling racial segregation and socioeconomic inequity in New York’s public schools, a national teachers’ union president argued on Saturday.Randi Weingarten, president of the Americ
State board again to pursue waiver from No Child Left Behind | EdSource
State board again to pursue waiver from No Child Left Behind | EdSource: State board again to pursue waiver from No Child Left BehindThe State Board of Education isn’t giving up on the hope that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan might grant California at least a partial waiver from the No Child Left Behind law that he has given to 43 other states.At its meeting on Thursday, the state board w
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Charter School Love
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Charter School Love: Charter School LoveHave you heard? It's National Charter School Week. It's a time to "spread charter school love" and enter the Charter School Week Essay Contest. I think you get one of these ties if you win. Here's my entry. It's the time of year I start getting emails from Riya V. Anandwala from the National Alliance for Public Charte
Happy Thank A Teacher Day! - Lily's Blackboard
Happy Thank A Teacher Day! - Lily's Blackboard: Happy Thank A Teacher Day! If you’re a teacher, it’s Christmas today. This is National Teacher Day, celebrated every year on the first Tuesday in the merry month of May since the fine year of our Lord 1953, when Lady Eleanor Roosevelt convinced a wise and happy Congress to proclaim it throughout the land.Ok.Maybe it was started during some Camelot fa
A Gay 6-Year-Old's Thank You To His First Grade Teacher, 20 Years Later | Marcos Saldivar
A Gay 6-Year-Old's Thank You To His First Grade Teacher, 20 Years Later | Marcos Saldivar: A Gay 6-Year-Old's Thank You To His First Grade Teacher, 20 Years Later I rejoiced at the news that my first-grade teacher was named Teacher of the Year in Huntington Beach, CA, because no one deserves it more than Mrs. Wood Maloney. So, when she asked if I would write a letter of recommendation as she compe
Here's What Americans Get Wrong About Cinco de Mayo
Here's What Americans Get Wrong About Cinco de Mayo: Here's What Americans Get Wrong About Cinco de Mayo For most Americans, Cinco de Mayo means an excuse to drink tequila, eat Mexican food, and party hard.Turns out in Mexico, though, the holiday isn’t nearly as big a cause for celebration.In the US, Cinco de Mayo festivities can be found in a multitude of cities with large Mexican-American popula
Pennsylvania charter school reform hinges on 'accountability' - Watchdog.org
Pennsylvania charter school reform hinges on 'accountability' - Watchdog.org: Pennsylvania charter school reform hinges on ‘accountability’ School choice advocates and charter school critics both want stronger laws for greater oversight and accountability in the charter sector. So why is it so difficult to effect any real change in Harrisburg?It comes down to exactly what accountability means. The
School Reform, New Orleans Style - K-12 Schools: Beyond the Rhetoric - Education Week
School Reform, New Orleans Style - K-12 Schools: Beyond the Rhetoric - Education Week: School Reform, New Orleans Style In this post, Jack Schneider and Mercedes Schneider (no relation) discuss school reform efforts in New Orleans, with particular focus on the work of the Recovery School District.Jack Schneider: New Orleans has been a hotbed of educational reform efforts for the past decade. Parti
Despite Challenges, Most K-12 Teachers Would Recommend the Profession -- THE Journal
Despite Challenges, Most K-12 Teachers Would Recommend the Profession -- THE Journal: Despite Challenges, Most K-12 Teachers Would Recommend the ProfessionStandardized testing and policies originating from those outside the profession were cited by teachers as their greatest professional frustrations. Why do K-12 teachers stay in the profession despite its many challenges and notoriously limited f
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The Seattle Education Association has voted to go on strike | Seattle Education
The Seattle Education Association has voted to go on strike | Seattle Education: The Seattle Education Association has voted to go on strikeWith an 85% yes vote today, Seattle educators have voted to join the wave of one day strikes in Washington State over the legislature’s failure to fund education. The strike will be on Tuesday, May 19.Snohomish, Lake Stevens and Franklin Pierce teachers in Was
Study: Charter schools have worsened school segregation | Chicago #CharterSchoolsWeek
Study: Charter schools have worsened school segregation | Chicago: Study: Charter schools have worsened school segregationCharter schools have worsened school segregation in Chicago and overall have not made the city’s school system stronger — but might have weakened it, according to a new report by urban planners.Looking at school data for 2012-13, the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity at th
Special Nite Cap: Catch Up on Today's Post 5/4/15
Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMSeattle Schools Community Forum: Opting Out Talk is Not Dying DownSeattle Schools Community Forum: Opting Out Talk is Not Dying Down:Opting Out Talk is Not Dying DownDiane Ravitch had this recording of a weekly ed reform show from Michael Petrilli at the Fordham Institute. In the first 7 minutes of the show, he worries about the opting out going on in NY state.
