Effective blizzard threatens main U.S. with up 2 feet of snow and effective winds
March 22, 2019
A late-winter storm this week could dump up to two feet of snow and bring fierce winds to the U.S. Central Plains states. Winter Storm Ulmer could bring potentially snarling travel and bringing flooding to the Upper Midwest, U.S. forecasters said on Tuesday. The storm, now brewing as low-pressure center in the southwest, will quickly…
Why Oakland instructors are on strike
March 22, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. — Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Recent walkouts have taken place in West Virginia, Los Angeles and Denver. The city’s 3,000 teachers want a 12 percent retroactive raise covering 2017 to 2020 to compensate…
The Recycling Movement Stops Working
March 22, 2019
US Cities are abandoning recycling efforts because it’s too costly. And China no longer accepts even our sorted garbage. Aluminum Makers Ditch Can Business.Used cans are piling up at scrapyards because U.S. aluminum companies are turning fewer of them into new metal, another indication of the economic challenges facing recycling.Arconic Inc. and other aluminum rollers…
Top Charter School Employs Director From Country’s Top Charter School Network
March 22, 2019
CASHIERS, N.C., March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Summit Charter School, a tuition-free K-9 public charter school in the Cashiers-Highlands plateau of North Carolina, today announces the appointment of Kurt Pusch as its next director, effective July 1. Pusch will succeed Billy Leonard, who has served Summit as interim director since July 2018. New Director of Summit…
Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike
March 21, 2019
The current wave of teacher walkouts started a year ago this week, when educators across West Virginia were out of the classroom for nine days. The movement spread to five more states before the school year was over. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that almost a half a million U.S. workers…
“Out Here Since I L ove Teaching”: The Oakland Teachers Strike, In Photos
March 21, 2019
Thousands of teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike this morning—the latest in a series of increasingly militant work stoppages by educators across the country. In January, teachers in Los Angeles, California, won a historic strike, securing smaller class sizes, a nurse in every school, a reduction in standardized testing, a 6 percent pay raise…
John Hickenlooper attacks Donald Trump, calls for unity in first campaign speech
March 20, 2019
March 8 (UPI) — In his first speech since announcing his candidacy for president on Monday, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called for an end of divisive politics and a return to American values while chastising President Donald Trump for sowing this division and hate. Before some 5,000 people at Civic Center, in Denver, Hickenlooper…
3 Ways Congress Can Improve Access to Electric Transportation
March 20, 2019
Fossil fuel-powered transportation is a major source of harmful air pollution and the leading source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. With a bicameral and potentially bipartisan infrastructure effort on the horizon, Congress has the opportunity to invest in electric transportation solutions—such as electric vehicles or electric buses—to help drive down pollution in communities living with…
Bias! And Lessons From MSIs. Plus Charters, Teachers, And Hipsters All Look Alike…More!
March 20, 2019
Sara Mead on why curriculum and teacher quality are not either/ors. Max Marchitello and Justin Trinidad with a new analysis about lessons MSI’s can teach more generally about training teachers to work with diverse populations. Here’s Justin on the ed school faculty piece of that conversation. Meanwhile, Brookings asks if the teaching force is becoming more diverse? This…
Oakland instructors join nationwide strike wave
March 20, 2019
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Feb. 22, 2019, 1:22 AM GMT / Source: Associated Press By Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif. — Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of an ongoing national wave of discontent by educators over classroom…