Rhode Island: Teachers Demand End to State Takeover of Providence Schools
Rhode Island is a mess. Two years ago, the state took control of the Providence public schools. The Governor, Gina Raymond, is a former hedge...
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Florida Voucher School Hires Unqualified Teachers, Ex-Con, State Doesn’t Care
The Orlando Sentinel has been covering scandal after scandal in the voucher schools of Florida, but the Legislature doesn’t care about their scandals and is...
Peter Greene on the Destruction of Public Education in Arizona
When I started the new blog format, I said I would repost blogs from others only in rare instances. This is one of those rare...
AFT & NEA Issue Joint Statement on Actions Needed After the Pandemic to Benefit All Students
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s two largest educators’ unions, released a bold, shared agenda to ensure that all...
UTLA Votes Overwhelmingly to Demand Safe Schools Before Returning to Work
For immediate release March 5, 2021 Media contact: Anna Bakalis / 213-305-9654 91% YES: UTLA members overwhelmingly unite behind a safe return LOS ANGELES —...
Give Thanks to Our Teachers for Braving the Pandemic!
I am breaking my recent promise not to post articles that were previously published, but this is one of those rare exceptions to the rule,...
California: Nearly 50,000 Teachers and Parents Say NO to Biden Testing Demand
UPDATE TO NEWS RELEASE: 50,000 signatures submitted to SBE-parents, educators urge waiving standardized testing California Teachers Association February 22, 2021 1705 Murchison...
A Reader: A Message for Teachers
Gary Stein, a teacher in his last year of teaching, read the post by retired superintendent Teresa Thayer Snyder and was inspired to share this...
Arthur Goldstein Asks Michael Bloomberg to Stop Disrespecting Teachers
Arthur Goldstein has taught ESL for decades in New York City. He is tired of being lectured by billionaires like Michael Bloomberg about how to...
New York Times: Scientists Say Schools Should Reopen
I am getting dizzy from the whipsawing of information and advice about whether, when, and how schools should reopen. They were open in Europe, and...