Shelly Fitzgerald was placed on administrative leave by the Catholic school where she worked because she is married to a woman.CreditCreditRobert Scheer/IndyStar, via USA Today Network Pat Fitzgerald, 67, has long loved being a Catholic, and the part he loved maybe most of all, … [Read more...] about The Catholic Church Is Breaking People’s Hearts…NY Times….
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LA School teachers reach a tentative contract agreement….It’s over….
The teacher's will vote within hours to see if the contract terms are accepted.... Los Angeles teachers are poised to end their first strike in 30 years after union leaders reached a tentative deal Tuesday with the L.A. Unified School District. The Board of … [Read more...] about LA School teachers reach a tentative contract agreement….It’s over….
New York State lawmakers moving to repeal teacher evaluation law…..
School districts will no longer be compelled to evaluate teachers by standardized test scores across the state.... Following a shift in political power, state legislators are poised to soon repeal a controversial law that linked teacher evaluations to students' scores on … [Read more...] about New York State lawmakers moving to repeal teacher evaluation law…..
Student loan debt is slowing down the Housing market…
Any surprise on this? Nope... School debt for people out of college or out of grad school is stepping in front of their ability to come up with money to buy a first home.... Student loans are a quiet issue festering in the background... Easy to get.... Vastly … [Read more...] about Student loan debt is slowing down the Housing market…
Los Angeles teachers go on strike…
Los Angles has the second largest school district in the nation.... Los Angeles teachers braved cold, drizzly weather Monday morning as they walked off the job in their first strike in 30 years to demand smaller class sizes, more support staff at schools and better … [Read more...] about Los Angeles teachers go on strike…
Los Angles teacher’s to strike come Monday…..
We're talking about 30,000* teachers in 900 ^ schools..... The politics is about the future of the area's schools, charter school's in particular.... Los Angeles teachers are set to strike on Monday, a plan that will impact about a half million students in the nation’s … [Read more...] about Los Angles teacher’s to strike come Monday…..
How Trump is changing K-12 education in America….
In talking about the current American President to students? How does a teacher explain that Donald Trump operates in an Alternate Reality where he doesn't tell the truth, follow the rules or care about ALL Americans that he swore he would take care of.... The chief … [Read more...] about How Trump is changing K-12 education in America….
Ohio governor signs bill requiring students to learn to write cursive…
Amen.... This will work until someone makes up an app for them to use instead of actually using a pencil........ Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed into law a bill that requires students to be able to write legibly in cursive by the end of fifth grade. Kasich signed the … [Read more...] about Ohio governor signs bill requiring students to learn to write cursive…