School Funding: Learn the facts and how to use them
These four facts can help you make conversations about school funding more honest and fruitful.
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School Funding Facts, Pt. 2: Ed spending helps students, boosts economy
Part 2 in a series on essential school funding facts public education advocates must know.
Who will be the 2017 Activist of the Year?
NEA’s 2017 Activist of the Year will be announced at organization’s Representative Assembly in Boston next week.
Racism sucks – students of color give educators an earful
One teary-eyed teacher told me she had no idea this is what kids of color were going through.
OR lawmakers get close-up view of high-stakes tests educators say are too stressful for students
Educators invite lawmakers to participate in roundtable discussions to plot better assessments and futures for students.
Trump anti-immigrant orders meet defiance amid concern for students, families, American values
Many people do not view the immigration in Trump’s us-versus-them world view, especially when it comes to students and their families.
North Carolina, Montana and Utah gubernatorial victories bode well for students, public schools
These governors, whose policies affect the day-to-day lives of residents in multiple ways, view educators as partners.
Educators hope federal guidelines on the use of police in schools will help keep more kids out of the school-to-prison pipeline
“We’d be much further ahead in doing what’s best for our students, particularly students of color, if we could separate the notion that school safety and school policing are one and the same.”
Educators, communities look to make difference for schools through ballot measures
A small army of activists is contacting pro-public education voters, reminding them what’s at stake and to vote all the way down the ballot.
OR educators, communities turn to ballot box to have corporations pay their fair share
Oregon public school advocates are uniting around a ballot measure that asks corporations to pay their fair share in taxes.