AM News: Teachers' Job Uncertainty In Providence & Madison

Mayor Tries to Reassure Providence Teachers Over Firing Notices: Mayor Angel Taveras said the termination notices that went out this week were a pre-emptive move to give the school district some flexibility in addressing its budget deficit.... RI union tells mayor: Don't fire all the teachers:  A union representing teachers in the state's financially troubled capital city says it has met with the mayor to discuss the decision to send them all termination notices... Wis. Schools Eye Layoffs As Impasse Continues:  Wisconsin school districts are warning teachers that their contracts might not be renewed as Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut nearly all public employees' collective bargaining rights remains in limbo... Seeking Integration, Whatever the Path:  A North Carolina school district is considering integrating schools based on student achievement...Kansas seeks to opt out of part of "No Child Left Behind" KSNTV:  Davis sent a letter to the secretary of education asking that the requirements stay at levels from last year until the state can implement Common Core Standards.  Those standards would establish uniform expectations of what students should know by high school graduation... Va. African Americans split in battle for school choice:  Latrina Hite cuts up fruit for the children's morning snack at Precious Blessing Academy. She fixes their lunch. She mops bathrooms, bleaches doorknobs to kill germs and helps students with homework in after-school care... L.A. Unified set to renew charter contract despite evidence of cheatingL  The director of Crescendo charters, which operates six campuses south of downtown L.A., directed principals and teachers to let students study the actual exam questions on important standardized tests... Former D.C. Schools Chief Aims To Put 'StudentsFirst':  Michelle Rhee became one of the most controversial figures in education reform when she tied pay increases to merit and fired hundreds of teachers who she said were underperforming. Now, she's heading up a group to advocate on behalf of children — not special interests groups like teachers unions.

Comments

[Tim Ban]

Nice summary of the Rhee puff piece....give me a break...gave merit pay to teachers? The city is broke, we all got furloughed for 4 days.