Philadelphia laid off thousands of school employees last week after the state of Pennsylvania continued its austerity measures against public schools. And while the state is essentially destroying Philadelphia public schools through under-funding (claiming budgetary concerns), it somehow found enough money to build a…
Former Atlanta schools chief, Beverly L. Hall, was indicted yesterday on charges of cheating to make under-performing schools look better on state testing, allowing herself and other school administrators to profit. Hall and 34 others were indicted by a Georgia grand jury that found rampant cheating between 2005 and…
Broke and looking to cut spending, the Philadelphia School District announced a list of demands of teachers this week that would cut back on seniority, extra pay for extra work, and access to water fountains. The givebacks include:
