DENVER (AP) — The Denver Public Schools and its striking teachers reached a deal Thursday to end their three-day walkout, with raises of 7 to 11 percent, built-in cost-of-living increases and more opportunities for future salary hikes. A key sticking point — variable bonuses for working in tougher environments — will be studied to see […]
This is way too dope. On Monday, April 2, Verizon Communications Inc. announced that it will invest an additional $200 million towards Verizon Innovative Learning, providing immersive next-gen technology, teacher training, STEM curricula and connectivity to under-resourced students across the United States. Even better is the fact that you can nominate a middle school you think needs […]
Prayer in schools has always been a touchy subject or a battleground if you will for many people. There are those who are for it and those equally against it. The U.S. Constitution requires the separation of church and state to ensure tolerance for all faiths. In 1963, Madalyn Murray O’Hair was responsible for ultimately […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The best seats in the house Tuesday for the men’s runway show by Public School weren’t seats at all. And they weren’t in the house. Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow (pictured) set up a sidewalk strut for their models to the delight of waiting design students and other fans just outside […]
The school choice battle rages on — public school proponents believe their way of implementing education is the best way, while proponents of charter schools…
In a new report, the U.S. Education Department projected that this fall, the percentage of white students in public schools will drop from 51 percent…
SEATTLE (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier by replacing greasy pizza and french fries with whole grains, low fat protein, fresh fruit and vegetables. The new American standards are giving kids in the United States a taste of the good life already experienced by school […]
