N.J. Supreme Court Orders Funding Boosts for Poor Urban Districts
The New Jersey Supreme Court orders funding restored to the state's poorest urban districts. Read Full Post >
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May 24, 2011
May 16, 2011
John King Named Education Commissioner in New York
John King, a 36-year-old Brooklyn native, has been named New York's next education commisioner. He will be the first African-American and Puerto Rican to hold the job. Read Full Post >
May 06, 2011
California Teachers' Pension Benefits Not Excessive, Study Says
As debates over public pension systems play out in California and around the country, a new study shows that many workers in the state have quite generous retirement benefits, compared to the private sector. Teachers' benefits? Not as much. Read Full Post >
May 03, 2011
NEA Looks to Put Dollars Behind Ballot Efforts
The National Education Association is backing an effort in Idaho to collect enough signatures to have an item placed on the ballot to overturn a collective bargaining law. It's also likely to focus on similiar efforts in other states, including Ohio. Read Full Post >
April 29, 2011
'Any Time, Any Place' School Choice Plan in Michigan
Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Synder, unveiled a plan for sweeping changes in everything from early childhood to school choice and teacher education. Read Full Post >
April 13, 2011
UPDATED: A Deal to Restore Texas 'Edujobs' Money?
Texas would be able to secure $830 million in federal emergency education aid under the federal budget deal now working its way through Congress. Read Full Post >
April 07, 2011
The Bills Are Law, but the Fight Goes On in Ohio, Wisconsin
Republicans von legislative victories in Ohio and Wisconsin to strip teachers of many collective bargaining rights. But those measures now face legal and political challenges. Read Full Post >
March 31, 2011
Ohio Governor Signs Bargaining Law. Is Referendum Next?
Ohio lawmakers have approved a measure that would limit teachers' and other public employees' collective bargaining rights. But union officials are vowing to pursue a referendum to overturn it. Read Full Post >
March 30, 2011
State Budgets Recovering, but Tough Times Await
State tax revenues rose for the fifth straight quarter, according to U.S. Census data, but K-12 system face a lot of problems ahead. Read Full Post >
March 30, 2011
Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law in Limbo
A circuit court judge in Wisconsin prevents Gov. Scott Walker's controversial measure to curb collective bargaining rights for teachers and others from going forward. Read Full Post >
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