The District of Columbia school teachers officially approved their new contract, which is the first contract they have had since 2019. The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) held a contract vote among their members and it…
Topic: public education
DC schools, teachers union reach tentative agreement on pay
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the Washington Teachers Union (WTU) reached a tentative agreement last month, which has been months in the making and was a result of constant sniping between DCPS, WTU,…
Missouri education agency proposes teacher salary raise from budget surplus
Missouri’s education department announced it plans on proposing a salary increase for teachers through the state by using the state’s surplus to fund the proposal. Fox 2 News in Missouri reported the Department of Elementary…
West Virginia struggles to fully certify teachers
West Virginia admitted that it is having a certification problem with teachers, with many teachers not carrying the proper teaching certification for the classrooms that they currently teach. WV Metro News reported that 1,544 teachers…
West Virginia teachers’ union holds focus groups to pressure lawmakers
Education reform is allegedly on the minds of teachers’ unions in West Virginia, which is a politically-red state. The West Virginia Federation of Teachers and West Virginia Education Association announced five listening sessions, or public…
South Dakota social studies revision sparks left-wing uproar
South Dakota is a politically-red and conservative state, and yet it is having its own problems when it comes to revising the state’s social studies standards. Critics of the proposed revisions claimed that Hillsdale College,…
Black students leave public schools, head to pods
After seemingly decades of failed public education, some black families are using pods and microschools to ensure that their children receive a quality education. The emergence of education alternatives from the pandemic may be here…
Data: School shutdowns negatively affected low-performing students
It is well-established fact that shutting down schools during the coronavirus pandemic caused learning loss, but the question was if the existing learning gap would widen between different ethnic groups. Recent data confirmed the latter…
Substitute teacher shortage disappears with $40 stipend
A common complaint from school administrators, whether it be principals, assistant principals, or superintendents, is that substitute teachers are hard to find for tough, “under-resourced,” or “under-performing” schools. But the silver bullet was simple: Add…
Test scores plummet in large cities with strong union presence
As the old saying goes, where there is smoke, there is fire. As Americans for Fair Treatment pointed out, data from The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) demonstrated that the longer period of time that…