K-12 News Network: People-Powered Public Education News
Via the Washington Post: as of June 11, 2012, ninety percent of the 26,000-plus teachers in the city of Chicago voted to strike if contract negotiations with the city fall apart. At issue are longer school days minus any corresponding increases in pay, and other disputes over class size, restoration of school libraries, art and […]
Click here for reuse options!Best known for her claim to put “Students First” and more controversially, to use student standardized test scores to evaluate teacher performance, Michelle Rhee will likely go ahead with plans to speak on Friday, August 12, 2011, at the Global Leadership Summit at Willow Creek, a conference held at a Chicago-area “mega-church.” …Rhee’s continued participation at the conference and lack of any statement regarding the need to accept and keep LGBT youth safe from bullies has riled many LGBT activists and caused allies to question Rhee’s devotion to her slogan.
Click here for reuse options!Seasoned Teacher tells us about how her recent visit to a humble elementary school inspires her to travel from her home in the Midwest to the Save Our Schools March in Washington DC this July 28-31, 2011: “I visited La Casita yesterday. The mothers were very welcoming, enjoyed showing us La Casita and were incredibly proud of their library. They also shared the latest plan by Chicago Public Schools: close Whittier School, relocate the children and sell the entire property to the private school for their soccer field. …The mothers told us over and over that CPS claims to want parent involvement but has refused to allow them to be involved. There was a police car in front of the school; the mothers said the police are there frequently.”
Click here for reuse options!Students at the public Roger C. Sullivan High School in Chicago have taken a stand in support of Miguel del Valle in the city’s mayoral election. They caught an inaccuracy in a mayoral debate made by frontrunner candidate and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel with regard to top-performing public high schools, none of which are charters.
Click here for reuse options!Worry about China? Worry about 200 Chicago public schools that don’t have a library first.
Click here for reuse options!Two different parent groups try ways to fix their kids’ neighborhood schools.
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