Government
Michigan bills would eliminate school-based property taxes for people who don’t use public educationNo one should be forced to fund government systems they don’t use – especially when those systems are failing their communities, a Michigan lawmaker argues. “Michigan taxpayers deserve fairness… Read More
Public Education
Illinois school district’s teachers decry lavish superintendent salary while pressing for pay raisesAn Illinois school district has stalled on salary negotiations with the local teachers’ union while approving $285,000 annually for its incoming superintendent – almost $50,000 more than the governor’s $237,900. “It’s like we really don’t… Read More
Government
New Jersey governor expected to sign bill restricting student cellphone useThe Garden State is poised to join the growing list of states restricting or banning cellphones in public-school classrooms. “Many of New Jersey’s approximately 600 public school districts already restrict cellphone… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school staffer describes ‘extreme violent behaviors’ after superintendent downplays classroom incidentsClassroom violence is escalating inside one Massachusetts district while administrators are ignoring or downplaying its scope, a staffer argued at a recent school committee meeting. “In my five-and-a-half years thus far working as an ed assistant in the Taunton Public… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee schools offer $1,000 bonus to licensed, retired teachers in effort to fill vacanciesAstrid Wagner worked 32 years in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), but she decided to return as the district provides bonuses to licensed, retired teachers for coming back to classrooms. “Is… Read More