Black History Month blog post: ‘Inequity Is Embedded in School Finance
Here are some top lines from the report: Education opportunity in the United States is highly unequal. The poorest districts, on average, spend 17 percent below estimated adequate levels. Meanwhile, the highest-income districts spend 36 percent above adequate levels. There are stark discrepancies in funding…
AFT’s Share My Lesson highlights resources to help teach about Black history
Explore Black History Month ideas for your lesson planning with the AFT’s Share My Lesson’s curated collection of activities, blogs, webinars and more. You’ll find everything you need to teach your preK-12 students about key events and individuals whose accomplishments…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 1-27-22
AFT creates national task force to address staffing shortages in schools
This past December, the AFT established a task force to help tackle widespread educator and support staff shortages all over the country. The AFT Teacher and School Staff Shortage Task Force was created to examine causes and propose solutions for districts experiencing extreme shortages…
Pawtucket Schools to discuss ESSER III funds
This meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, January 25, 2020