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‘Unprecedented’ deficits will force heads to make ‘catastrophic’ cuts and reduce support for vulnerable pupils, NAHT warns

Cramer Elementary, Sharp Elementary, and Wiggins College Preparatory Lab School will be shut down. Superintendent Katrina McCombs said when an extra $13 million was secured from the state, Yorkship Family School was a priority to save. "About 85% of their seats are filled. It's because they are the only school in that neighborhood," said McCombs on Friday. She says about 1,000 students will be affected by the three closures, and all students will be bussed to their new school, regardless of distance. Photos provided by the district show examples of the disrepair in the old buildings. McCombs ...

Editorial: Teachers are creating reality on the ground – the Tories’ schools policy is in tatters FOUR hundred thousand people tuned into the National Education Union (NEU’s) online members’ briefing today. The largest meeting in trade union history is evidence of excellent engagement by a union which makes the most of new technologies, but deploys them in the context of strong workplace organisation. But of course the unprecedented size of the meeting also points to the urgency of the issue raised. Primary schools are due to reopen in many parts of England on Monday despite record-b...

Passed to disempower unions. they're having some trouble with high-income districts saying, hey, these school cuts are hurting us. >> how is he going to tell the story of any kind of democratic recovery in the state without mentioning the automobile industry? >> there's a lot of problems there. the people of ohio are really pushing back i think. i think that you say kasich who is an interesting character because he is not a complete party line guy. he offended the nra when he was in congress by not being a tow the line gun rights guy. charter schools are not performing well. privatization has ...

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