News You Need To Know Now
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NEWS ALERT: Senate set to act on expediting Little DREAMers' path to citizenship
“The Senate’s bipartisan legislation is really a historic step, but it should not exclude the littlest Dreamers." - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Read more
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Michigan city's schools reopen despite financial mismanagement, deep cuts by Gov. Snyder
Buena Vista students, teachers allowed back into shuttered schools after two-week shutdown due to financial mismanagement and state punishment Read more
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Sen. Warren: Students should get the same deal as banks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed that students should be able to borrow money for college at the same rate as big banks. Read more
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Students, parents, educators score big win against mismatched standardized test
Seattle-area education leaders respond to community voices regarding MAP tests Read more
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Help protect retirement for public servants: GPO/WEP fix introduced in Congress
New legislation would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which penalize people who have dedicated their lives to public service by taking away benefits they have EARNED. Read more
State news roundup for May 18, 2013
This week we talk about the Utah leadership academy looking at teacher evaluations, the dismal Massachusett’s Senate education budget, and feature video of Connecticut’s Teacher of the Year on activism and the recent lobby day in Illinois. Read More
Educators say we need investment in STEM, not cuts
Reckless, across-the-board sequester cuts will hurt science, math and technology programs in public schools. Read More
Honoring moms, families starts with stable public schools for all, says Texas teacher
Fourth-grade teacher and mom Caroline Sweet says we must abandon policies that support a “haves and have nots” system. She’s even made her case to President Obama. Read More
State news roundup for May 11, 2013
This week we talk about devastating special education changes in New Jersey, a new school funding coalition in Colorado, a wrapup of Florida's legislative session and the Wisconsin Teachers of the Year on school funding. Read More
Tell Congress it is time for immigration reform
The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun “marking up” the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 744), the comprehensive immigration reform bill from the bipartisan Gang of Eight. Read More
Virginia teacher lends perspective on standardized tests on Capitol Hill
Lauren Ashley Villa spelled it out for lawmakers: It’s time to find better forms of assessment and stop robbing students of a rich education. Read More
Feds issue letter on behalf of Wisconsin students with disabilities
The Department of Justice warned Wisconsin voucher schools about possible discrimination against students with disabilities. Read More
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Educators take a stand for their students at immigration rally
Educators have witnessed for far too long the fear and distress our broken immigration system has caused our students, their families and our communities. On April 10th, they rallied with thousands of others to demand that Congress approve commonsense imm See More ›
What We're Reading
- 05/13/2013 "Immigration Bill: What Happens to Youngest Undocumented Children?" – Education Week
- 05/14/2013 "Head Start Centers Feeling 'Sequester' Pain" - Education Week
- 05/14/2013 "Unified Backlash to Education Mandates Grows, Spreads" – Education Opportunity Network
- 05/15/2013 "Coalition pension remedy (SB 2404) is fair, effective, and constitutional’" – Daily Herald
- 05/15/2013 "Sequestration Forces Cuts to National Social Studies Tests" – Education Week
