Educators look to end the big corporate tax giveaway
When a school district is $30 million in the hole, the effects are evident.
Education Insider for March 17, 2019
Tell your representative to support the Dream and Promise Act The Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6), introduced on March 12, provides multiple pathways to citizenship in keeping with America’s values and history as a nation of immigrants. As many as 2.5 million people could obtain legal status and ultimately citizenship via higher…
#RedForEd! Educators in three more states rally for school funding
Lead image courtesy of Texas State Teachers Association Over the past week, educators in Indiana, Maryland, and Texas put on their #RedForEd gear, gathered their creative signs and banners, and headed to their state capitols to march and rally for better school funding and improved educator pay. Joined by parents, students, state and local leaders,…
United and Determined, Educators Strike a Blow Against For-Profit Charter Schools
By Tim Walker In his January 15 State of the State Address, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey seemed to acknowledge that his zealous pursuit of what he calls “choice and competition” in education was careening a little off course. “We know improvements can be made,” Ducey said. “More transparency, more accountability, and granting financial review and…
Pennsylvania educators applaud Gov. Wolf’s call to raise salaries, invest in schools
Gov. Wolf shows his enduring commitment to public education with a proposal to boost teacher pay and school funding.