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Education News Headlines - Yahoo! News After teachers strike, doubts about implications 9/20/2012 7:47:42 AM Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago's school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were able to soften a new evaluation process and win some job protections. Analysis: Options limited to finance Chicago teachers contract 9/20/2012 5:54:19 AM CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers returned to their classrooms on Wednesday but thorny questions remained over how Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the cash-strapped school system will pay for the tentative contract that ended a strike of more than a week. The three-year contract, which has an option for a fourth year and which awaits a ratification vote by the 29,000-member Chicago Teachers Union, calls for an average 17.6 percent pay raise over four years and some benefit improvements. ... NY community colleges get funds for job training 9/20/2012 3:35:57 AM The federal government is providing $14.6 million to 23 community colleges in New York to enhance job-training programs while other colleges statewide are expected to benefit from private investment linked to the grants. Chicago teachers strike ends, but political fallout is just beginning 9/20/2012 2:04:00 AM The strike is over. Some 350,000 Chicago children can go back to school Wednesday. But its effects are likely to reverberate – both nationally as well as in Chicago – for some time. Chicago Students Return to School as Teachers End Strike 9/20/2012 1:57:00 AM According to the Associated Press , Chicago public school students are headed back to the classroom Wednesday as the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted to end its seven-day strike. The decision was made Tuesday night as union delegates voted to cease the walkout as they discussed the tentative agreement proposed by the school board. Approximately 350,000 elementary, middle, and high school students were displaced by the strike, which left parents to search for alternative accommodations. Chicago teachers' test scores worse than Illinois students 9/20/2012 1:34:08 AM The Chicago Public Schools teachers' union agreed Tuesday to end the strike and accept some of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's reforms in exchange for pay increases that would bring the average teacher's salary to $100,000 a year. Kenya Finmin says striking teachers' pay demands unsustainable 9/19/2012 11:39:31 PM NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's economy cannot fund the wage increases striking teachers are calling for and meeting their demands would require hiking taxes or the government borrowing more cash, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday. A nationwide teaching strike is now in its third week and has paralysed state-run primary and secondary schools, while university lecturers joined in later bringing public higher education institutions to a halt. ... Historically black Ala. colleges get big grants 9/19/2012 11:18:55 PM The U.S. Department of Education is awarding millions in grants to historically black colleges in Alabama. Tenn. announces new college savings plan 9/19/2012 9:53:00 PM A new college savings plan in Tennessee aims to help more students afford a higher education, state officials announced Tuesday. Chicago's teachers' strike ends: Winners and losers 9/19/2012 8:13:00 PM The Windy City's public school teachers are back in the classroom, after a controversial work stoppage that brought education reform into the national spotlightThe Chicago Teachers Union has reached an agreement with the city for a new three-year contract (with an option for a fourth), ending a tense seven-day strike that forced 350,000 children to stay at home. ... Factbox: Details of agreement between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago teachers 9/19/2012 7:23:14 PM (Reuters) - Chicago Teachers Union delegates meet on Tuesday to vote on whether to call off a strike, now in its second week, and allow schools to reopen on Wednesday. Here are highlights of the new contract, according to a statements by the union, the school district and Mayor Rahm Emanuel: * Teachers get a 3 percent raise this year, 2 percent in the second and third years, and could extend the contract to a fourth year by mutual agreement with a 3 percent raise. The new contract also preserves some automatic pay raises, or "step" increases, based on experience. ... House Republicans Support Smith's STEM Bill 9/19/2012 6:10:31 PM A group of House members introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math to stay in the United States. Analysis: Tough tactics leave Emanuel bruised in fight with Chicago teachers 9/19/2012 10:04:50 AM CHICAGO (Reuters) - There is room to debate who won the battle between Chicago and its striking teachers union but there is little disagreement the strike and the deal approved by union members on Tuesday mark a personal loss for Mayor Rahm Emanuel. University of California-Berkeley professor and labor historian Harley Shaiken described the deal as a win for both sides, saying the teachers "won overall on points" because they maintained public support and got a compromise deal. ... Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom 9/19/2012 9:20:30 AM Teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines in Chicago, ending a combative stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over evaluations and job security, two issues at the heart of efforts to reform the nation's public schools. Chicago strike: It's back to school as teachers accept key reforms 9/19/2012 9:12:56 AM A strike by Chicago schoolteachers that left most Chicago public schools shuttered for seven days ended late Tuesday afternoon after 800 union delegates voted to sign off on a negotiated three-year contract that Mayor Rahm Emanuel hailed as constituting "an honest compromise." Chicago teachers end strike, school to resume Wednesday 9/19/2012 7:37:59 AM CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers voted on Tuesday to end their strike and resume classes in the third-largest U.S. school district, ending a confrontation with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that focused national attention on struggling urban schools. Some 800 union delegates representing the 29,000 teachers and support staff in Chicago Public Schools voted overwhelmingly to resume classes on Wednesday after more than two hours of debate. "I am so thrilled that people are going back," Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said. ... Chicago Teachers Strike Ends 9/19/2012 7:06:00 AM The Chicago Teachers Union voted to call off its strike, which has kept kids out of class for seven days, reports. School resumes tomorrow -- sorry kids. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's spokeswoman said it was "a fair, honest and transformative contract that will benefit our children and teachers in ways that have never been seen in the Chicago Public Schools." The strike was a tricky situation for President Obama, because Emanuel was once his chief of staff and teachers unions are a major part of his base. ... Chicago Teachers Vote to End Strike 9/19/2012 6:52:57 AM Teachers and Students Will Be Back in Classrooms Wednesday Inspiring Educators Use This Year's Election as a Teachable Moment 9/19/2012 6:37:00 AM Dr. Jay Barth teaches history as it happens. Chicago teachers suspend strike, classes to resume 9/19/2012 6:19:37 AM Chicago teachers are suspending a seven-day strike in the nation's third-largest city, a move that will send thousands of students back to classrooms. Chicago teachers await vote that could end strike 9/19/2012 5:33:09 AM Hundreds of delegates to the Chicago teachers union gathered Tuesday to debate a proposed contract, the first step before casting a critical vote that could end the city's first teachers strike in 25 years. As strike goes on, parent support wavers for Chicago teachers 9/19/2012 3:44:20 AM As Chicago residents await news Tuesday about whether the ongoing teachers strike will end or continue, parents of school-age children – perhaps the people most directly affected by the labor dispute – appear to remain mainly on the side of the union, although there are signs that their support is eroding as the strike drags on. Gov't Awards $228M in Grants to Black Colleges 9/19/2012 3:42:17 AM Education Department awards nearly $230 million in grants to historically black colleges RI school system: Dad-daughter dances violate law 9/19/2012 3:37:04 AM A Rhode Island schools superintendent has ended the district's father-daughter dances and mother-son ballgames to comply with a state gender discrimination law, prompting some to complain that the move is an example of political correctness gone awry. College Students Can Make More Money Studying Mining Than Going to Harvard 9/19/2012 2:02:29 AM Harvard may have the fancy name, but people who go to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology made more money after graduation this year, with a media starting salary of $56,700 compared to the Cantab median of $54,100. The data comes from the   via  , who explains there is a labor shortage in the mining industry and fewer schools are offering mining-engineering degrees. Almost no Harvard grads go into the field. ... Chicago Teachers Strike Highlights 'Societal Problem' 9/19/2012 1:58:19 AM There is a bright spot to the Chicago Teachers Union strike that has stretched into a second week, keeping the city's kids at home and its public-school teachers picketing the streets: People are actually talking about education. Smith Offers STEM Immigration Bill 9/19/2012 1:24:15 AM A group of House members introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math to stay in the United States. Chicago School Board Files Lawsuit to End Teacher Strike 9/18/2012 11:42:00 PM According to the Chicago Tribune , a lawsuit on behalf of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was filed in county court Monday in order to require teachers to quit their strike and head back to the classrooms. A court injunction has been mentioned numerous times since Chicago teachers hit the picket lines a week ago and CPS officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel have said teachers and students should be in school while contract negotiations between the city and the union continue. However, the lawsuit filed Monday doesn't mean that school is immediately in session. Maine: Credit transfers from colleges made easier 9/18/2012 11:37:26 PM A new agreement between the University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College is making it easier for students to earn a bachelor's degree in hospitality and tourism. Chicago teachers to consider offer, ending strike 9/18/2012 10:07:00 PM Teachers in the nation's third-largest city will pore over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon meeting in which they are expected to vote on ending a seven-day strike that has kept 350,000 students out of class. Contract issues in the Chicago teachers strike 9/18/2012 7:36:25 PM Delegates representing Chicago's teachers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to end a strike after reviewing a proposed contract settlement that includes revised job security measures and revamped teacher evaluations. A breakdown of the issues on the table: The Chicago teachers' strike: By the numbers 9/18/2012 5:07:00 PM Union members are looking over a proposal to settle the dispute. A vote might be looming, but the impact of the strike is already being felt Chicago teachers to weigh in on support for latest offer, consider calling an end to strike 9/18/2012 3:30:15 PM CHICAGO - Chicago's first teachers strike in 25 years could end as union members gather to determine whether the school district's latest offer is acceptable enough to end the walkout. Chicago teachers to again consider ending strike 9/18/2012 6:57:01 AM An angry Mayor Rahm Emanuel's appeal to the courts to end a six-day teachers strike in the nation's third largest city set off a new round of recriminations Monday, but did little to end a walkout that has left parents scrambling and kept 350,000 students out of class. Emanuel's court bid to end strike stalls, teachers call it "vindictive" 9/18/2012 6:55:24 AM CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago judge said he will not act until at least Wednesday on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's request to block a teacher's strike and the union accused the mayor of a "vindictive act" as the walkout moved into a second week. Emanuel's lawyers went to court on Monday seeking an injunction to have the strike declared illegal under state law. Circuit Court Judge Peter Flynn set a hearing on the request for Wednesday morning, according to Chicago Public Schools. ... The Truth Behind 'Won't Back Down,' a So-Called Anti-Teachers Union Film 9/18/2012 6:27:00 AM In the new Maggie Gyllenhaal/Viola Davis film Won't Back Down, two mothers, one a teacher, weave through the maze of education bureaucracy to take over a failing inner-city school in Pittsburgh, Penn. Chicago teachers strike: Why Rahm Emanuel's court gambit may backfire 9/18/2012 5:29:07 AM By turning to the courts to try to end the Chicago teachers strike, now in its second week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking a calculated risk that the public will be on his side and that the move won't actually slow the resolution of the city's battle with the union. Louisiana State University evacuated in bomb scare 9/18/2012 5:27:23 AM NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A bomb scare prompted authorities to evacuate Louisiana State University and place four nearby public schools under lockdown on Monday while police with sniffer dogs investigated. A caller telephoned the threat to the East Baton Rouge Parish emergency center at 10:32 a.m. (1532 GMT) and the center relayed the information to campus police, said University spokesman Ernie Ballard. University Chancellor William Jenkins made the decision to evacuate the campus, and LSU alerted students, faculty and staff via text message at about 11:30 a.m. (1630 GMT), Ballard said. ... Chicago mayor: Court must end teachers' strike 9/18/2012 5:21:35 AM Mayor Rahm Emanuel's appeal to the courts to end a six-day Chicago teachers strike set off a new round of recriminations Monday but did not appear to be leading to a quick resolution of the walkout that has left parents hunting for options for 350,000 students. Education grants total $17M for Miss. schools 9/18/2012 4:27:08 AM The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $17 million in grants to some Mississippi schools. Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved

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