educators

  • Los educadores advierten sobre la escasez de docentes

    Los defensores de la educación piden a los legisladores que aumenten el financiamiento de programas para combatir la escasez de docentes. El 37 por ciento de las escuelas en todo el país informan que les falta al menos un maestro. El problema es peor en las escuelas que atienden...
  • Educators sound alarm about teacher shortage

    Education advocates are calling on lawmakers to increase funding for programs to combat the teacher shortage. Around 37% of schools nationwide report being short at least one teacher. The problem is worse at schools serving high-poverty neighborhoods where more than half report a vacancy. Susan Kemper Patrick, a senior researcher on...
  • Educadores hablan sobre iniciativa para financiar artes y música en escuelas

    Una nueva medida electoral para apoyar la educación artística se presentará ante los votantes de California en noviembre. La pproposición requeriría que el 1% de los fondos escolares se destine a la educación artística y musical. La medida no proporciona dinero nuevo, sino que indica a los distritos que prioricen los...
  • Educators Speak Out on Ballot Measure to Fund Art, Music in CA Schools

    A new ballot measure to support arts education will go before California voters in November. Proposition 28 would require that 1% of school funding go toward arts and music education. The measure does not provide new money, but rather directs districts to prioritize existing funds. “Just as math teaches them...
  • Educadores aplauden decisión de auditar a un “College” en línea

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Los grupos educativos están elogiando una decisión unánime tomada este miércoles 26 de febrero por el comité legislativo, para auditar al primer colegio comunitario en línea del estado, llamado Calbright College. Los legisladores expresaron preocupación acerca de la transparencia y la duplicación de las ofertas disponibles...
  • Educators Praise Decision to Audit Online College

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Education groups are praising a unanimous decision by a legislative committee Wednesday February 26 to audit the state’s first online community college, called Calbright College. Lawmakers expressed concern about transparency and duplication of current offerings. Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, says the $140 million invested...
  • Educators Pan GOP Tax Plan

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Education experts are speaking out against the Republican tax plan that President Donald Trump is about to sign, saying it could lead to less money for schools and hurt working class families. The bill permanently slashes corporate taxes from 35 to...
  • Calif. Educators March to Show Support for Immigrant Community

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Hundreds of educators are marched on Cesar Chavez Day – in Sacramento to show their solidarity with immigrants in California and to oppose the immigration and education policies of the Trump administration. The march and rally kick off the 75th annual...
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