California’s instructors’ strikes hide a dispute of generations
March 13, 2019
“I LIKE CATS, unicorns and peace, but I love my teacher!” declares one sign, with two rainbows, held by a young pupil at Crocker Highlands Elementary School in Oakland on a weekday morning. She should have been at school, but instead she joined her mother and thousands of Oakland’s teachers outside City Hall. Oakland’s teachers…
New Research and Blueprint4SummerCO Fuel ReSchool’s Efforts to Address Disparities in Summer Learning for Denver Metro-Area Youth
March 13, 2019
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReSchool, a Denver-based non-profit organization focused on designing a more expansive, equitable and accessible education system with, and for, learners across Colorado, is announcing efforts to address learning disparities in Denver based on new research that found students with low access to summer camps and classes are more likely to be Black and Latino,…
Talks to end three-day Denver teachers strike resume after progress reported
March 13, 2019
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Negotiators for striking Denver teachers and the city school district returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday after a productive session the previous day, as the walkout affecting 92,000 students entered a third day. The two sides sounded an optimistic note on Tuesday after resuming talks that had broken…
There’s not much efficiency in Denver schools’ ‘pay for performance’ system – There’s not much efficiency in Denver schools’ ‘pay for efficiency’ system
March 13, 2019
On Monday, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) went on strike, the latest in a series of teacher strikes that have erupted across the country over the past year. While Denver teachers have voiced concerns about class sizes, support staff, and starting salaries, the consensus is that the issue at the heart of the strike…
As instructors in Denver demand much better pay, Republicans in Washington state do not have of money isn’t what ails public education
March 13, 2019
WASHINGTON — In Denver, a teachers strike entered its second day. In Gary, Ind., a school has not had heating for several weeks. In San Diego, a high school senior found rat feces in his school lunch. And in Washington, a conservative economist said that school funding was not what contributed to what is…
Teachers strike in California impacts 36,000 students
March 13, 2019
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 for what they…
Denver What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 8 Crash
March 12, 2019
The Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people on Sunday has rattled travelers around the world. Just six months ago, the same model of airplane — a Boeing 737 Max 8, operated by Lion Air — crashed off Indonesia and killed all 189 onboard. While the cause of Sunday’s tragedy remains undetermined, and the…
Talks to end four-day Denver teachers’ strike stretch overnight
March 12, 2019
DENVER (Reuters) – Denver teachers and school district officials reached an agreement early on Thursday after an all-night bargaining session to end a strike that disrupted classes for 92,000 students this week, the union said. FILE PHOTO: Teachers, students and members of the community march toward the Denver Central Library, where contract negotiations between school…
Striking instructors in Denver shut down performance rewards – here’s how that will effect Denver schools
March 12, 2019
Editor’s note: Denver teachers reached a tentative deal on Feb. 14 that ended a three-day strike. Besides raises of 7 to 11 percent, one of the concessions they won was the end of performance-based pay, which they said was unreliable and led to unacceptably low base pay. Nathan Favero, an education policy expert at American…
WV L awmakers Slam Brakes on Personal Charter Schools After Public Teacher Strike
March 12, 2019
US02:10 20.02.2019(updated 02:13 20.02.2019) Get short URL Just as West Virginia public school teachers were gearing up for another statewide strike, state lawmakers voted to table the bill the teachers were protesting. While the wave of US teacher strikes began in the state last year, Tuesday’s protest is now only the latest part of a…