Countdown: 10 Must-Read Education Stories from This Week
June 14, 2019
Countdown: 10 Must-Read Education Stories from This Week
Read the most important education stories from this week: U.S. won't meet graduation rate goal, school discipline reform does more…
NEA Teachers Union to Host Education Forum with Democrats in 2020 Race
June 14, 2019
NEA Teachers Union to Host Education Forum with Democrats in 2020 Race
The National Education Association (NEA) announced Friday that it will host a number of Democratic presidential hopefuls next month to…
Study: Public School Leaders Unlikely to Support School Choice Even If Passed Alongside More Freedoms for Public Schools
June 14, 2019
Study: Public School Leaders Unlikely to Support School Choice Even If Passed Alongside More Freedoms for Public Schools
Is it possible that private school choice would have a better chance of passing if enacted alongside additional benefits for…
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Education Funding Is Finally Adequate — But Will Continue to Monitor
June 14, 2019
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Education Funding Is Finally Adequate — But Will Continue to Monitor
Kansas public schools are constitutionally funded after a decade-long lawsuit forced the Legislature to add rounds of additional money, the…
‘Tax Those Millionaires’: NJ Teachers Union Rallies for Higher Income Taxes, Against Pension Reform
June 14, 2019
‘Tax Those Millionaires’: NJ Teachers Union Rallies for Higher Income Taxes, Against Pension Reform
Spurred on by a tweet from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, thousands of union members crowded around New Jersey’s legislative annex…
US Senators Propose National Ban on E-Cigarettes Near Schools
June 14, 2019
US Senators Propose National Ban on E-Cigarettes Near Schools
Sen. Mitt Romney with a New Mexico senator on Thursday presented a bill to keep electronic cigarettes and other vaping…
‘Thank You for Letting Me Fend for Myself’: Valedictorian Blasts School Staff’s Negligence and Teacher’s ‘Alcoholism’
June 13, 2019
‘Thank You for Letting Me Fend for Myself’: Valedictorian Blasts School Staff’s Negligence and Teacher’s ‘Alcoholism’
Graduation is supposed to be one of the happiest events for students, instead the San Ysidro High School valedictorian took…
Charters Were the Biggest Factor in Newark School Improvement from 2006 to 2018, Study Shows
June 13, 2019
Charters Were the Biggest Factor in Newark School Improvement from 2006 to 2018, Study Shows
The study represents the latest data point in the ongoing analysis of whether the reforms — pursued under both Booker…
PA Governor Plans to Veto School Choice Expansion Because It ‘Distracts’ from Educating Every Kid through Public Schools
June 13, 2019
PA Governor Plans to Veto School Choice Expansion Because It ‘Distracts’ from Educating Every Kid through Public Schools
“I’ve seen enough to know that this is not something I think is good for Pennsylvania,” Wolf said after an…
Parents to File Civil Rights Lawsuit against Massachusetts over Alleged Unequal School Funding
June 13, 2019
Parents to File Civil Rights Lawsuit against Massachusetts over Alleged Unequal School Funding
The 98-page lawsuit, to be filed in Suffolk Superior Court, contends the spending gaps between poor and well-to-do systems have…
