On the subject of DeVos, Mulgrew said, the work of teachers unions and other
public education advocates paid off.
Not exact matches
Throwing down the gauntlet before the governor's budget address, parents and other
education advocates on Jan. 10 called on the state to
pay the billions of dollars it owes New York City
public schools.
Throwing down the gauntlet before the governor's budget address on Jan. 13, parents and other
education advocates on Jan. 10 called on the state to
pay the billions of dollars it owes New York City
public schools.
Moreover,
advocates should keep in mind that school districts in participating states access Medicaid dollars directly to
pay for medically necessary services for students with disabilities.70 The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act requires that districts provide all necessary services and resources to afford every child a «free appropriate public education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with disa
Education Act requires that districts provide all necessary services and resources to afford every child a «free appropriate
public education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with disa
education,» and some medically related supports qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.71 With less Medicaid funding statewide to meet that guarantee, states and districts would have to siphon money from other
education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with disa
education funding streams to afford necessary medical services that support the learning of students with disabilities.
These include many reforms familiar to
public education advocates such as Teacher Merit Pay, Parent Trigger, Education Savings Accounts, Charter expansion, Central Charter School Authorizer, Corporate Tax Scholarships, Universal Vouchers, Collective Bargaining, Innovation Schools / Districts, Virtual Charters, Data Mining, District Report Cards / School Grades, Personalized Learning, Open Enrollment, and the conveniently bundled «Indiana Education Reform Packag
education advocates such as Teacher Merit
Pay, Parent Trigger,
Education Savings Accounts, Charter expansion, Central Charter School Authorizer, Corporate Tax Scholarships, Universal Vouchers, Collective Bargaining, Innovation Schools / Districts, Virtual Charters, Data Mining, District Report Cards / School Grades, Personalized Learning, Open Enrollment, and the conveniently bundled «Indiana Education Reform Packag
Education Savings Accounts, Charter expansion, Central Charter School Authorizer, Corporate Tax Scholarships, Universal Vouchers, Collective Bargaining, Innovation Schools / Districts, Virtual Charters, Data Mining, District Report Cards / School Grades, Personalized Learning, Open Enrollment, and the conveniently bundled «Indiana
Education Reform Packag
Education Reform Package.»
Rep. Graig Meyer, an outspoken
public schools
advocate from Orange County who sits on the House
Education Committee, said most teachers believe the governor's
pay proposal is «too little, too late.»
The
Advocate Despite no raise in 5 years, Louisiana's
public education leader among the best
paid in the nation
Now that ESSA has passed,
public education advocates should
pay close attention to the rules and implementing process, where the original intent of legislation can be significantly altered..
It's an important year for teacher raises, as many
public education advocates point out recent
pay increases passed on by GOP leadership in the legislature have brought the average teacher
pay in North Carolina to just 42nd in the nation, with average
pay of more than $ 47,000.
Hundreds of teachers and
public education advocates traveled from Eastern North Carolina yesterday to state capital, where they joined thousands of others demanding higher teacher
pay and more school resources.
Hence, it was obvious that former Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan was not a
public school
advocate but rather a
paid shill who was in the pockets of the corporate reformers and the testing industry.
The fact is that Bill Finch will undoubtedly
pay a political price for failing to listen to what the pro-
public education advocates have been saying, but sadly, it is a small price compared to the price Bridgeport's
public school students have had to
pay as a result of the City's misguided and mean - spirited policies.
Some Democratic legislators and
public education advocates have suggested Republicans, in an election year, have little choice but to raise teacher
pay, and they expect raises in the area of 6 to 7 percent by the end of this year's short session.
Instead,
public school
advocates wanting to improve the recruitment and retention of a talented and diverse teaching pool should focus on how North Carolina's teacher
pay compares to the
pay in other professions requiring a college
education.