I often hear teachers and administrators talk about software and processes as "jumping through hoops." Successful edtech developers who pay attention to solving hoops generate goodwill among end users. But what are the characteristics of a hoop?
When a corporation mismanages finances, employees and stockholders often suffer. When a school district’s funds are mismanaged or stolen, the potential negative consequences include: Unsafe schools. Some of the schools that have suffered deadly mass shootings have been later criticized for not using security funding that had already been provided, says Jonathan Butcher, senior fellow […]
It's only February and we've already seen teachers in Los Angeles, Denver and West Virginia go on strike. Now, it's Oakland's turn. Teachers there have similar issues with pay, large class size, too few nurses and counselors and other support staff, and the spread of charter schools. Keith Brown, Oakland Education Association's president, talks about what is at stake.
The educator protest movement started with cries for better pay, benefits and funding. But it has evolved into a protest against the argument that traditional public schools and the people who work in them are failing, and that they must be challenged by charter schools, private school vouchers and test-driven accountability.
Striking teachers in West Virginia celebrated as lawmakers rejected a bill that would have opened the first charter schools in the state as unions become more vocal about the public schools run by private groups.
Protest signs hoisted by more than 2,600 Denver teachers would have you think this week's school strike was “for the kids” or simply about higher wages. But the standoffs in Denver and elsewhere in recent months are also about something else: unions rejecting accountability for student performance.
Denver's first teachers strike in 25 years is coming to an end. The new deal sees Denver Public Schools putting forward an additional $23.1 million toward teacher compensation, giving average raises of 11.7 percent next year, and establishing a new salary schedule that starts at $45,800 a year and tops out at $100,000 annually.
Parents and students supported the teachers in the Los Angeles strike because they wanted to win on matters such as class size. But they also supported the strike because it articulated some basic truths: Students aren't getting what they need.
In the wake of the Los Angeles teachers' strike, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has joined a push for a review of how charter schools could be causing financial problems for traditional school systems. He has asked the state superintendent to convene an expert panel, with a report due by July 1.
There was highest number of “major” work stoppages in 11 years in 2018, according to new U.S. Labor Department data. The department reported 20 stoppages, involving at least 1,000 workers last year, with the 553,000 workers involved being the highest in 32 years. The largest event: the Arizona school strike.
