President of Key Teachers’ Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall
By Dana Goldstein May 13, 2021 Randi Weingarten, president of the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union, called on Thursday for a full reopening of the nation’s schools for the next academic year, saying: “There is no doubt: Schools must be open. In…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 5-11-21
‘An end to broken promises’: Providence educators march to demand education justice and investment in resource-starved schools
“We do this job because we love our students. We do it without the resources and support that we need, but we do it anyway. But we can no longer stand by and watch what is happening.” That was the…
How High School Teachers Can Support Students with Reading Difficulties
By Jeanne Wanzek High school students with reading difficulties face incredible challenges navigating content learning. Content-area teachers in disciplines such as social studies seek to cultivate students who can identify and communicate key ideas, provide explanations of and evidence for…
Chicago Teachers Union reaches tentative agreement
By Nader Issa Chicago Sun Times Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have landed a tentative agreement to reopen high schools, setting the stage for thousands of teenage students to return to classrooms Monday for the first time in…