Samantha Smylie
Reporter at Chalkbeat
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1 week ago |
chalkbeat.org | Samantha Smylie
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Rachael Mahmood has been on the road for the past year asking educators across Illinois about what belonging means to them and what school districts can do to support educators.
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1 week ago |
asianamericans.einnews.com | Samantha Smylie |Melanie Asmar |Ann Schimke |Amy Zimmer
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Rachael Mahmood has been on the road for the past year asking educators across Illinois about what belonging means to them and what school districts can do to support educators.
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3 weeks ago |
chalkbeat.org | Samantha Smylie
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with slim increases to early childhood education programs and K-12 schools. The lack of new dollars for programs comes as schools grapple with smaller budgets since federal COVID-19 relief expired. It’s a challenging time for the state government, local school districts, and child care providers.
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4 weeks ago |
hpherald.com | Samantha Smylie
Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill that will help school districts expand dual language programs, in which students are taught in English and another language throughout the school day. House Bill 3026 passed the Democratic-controlled Senate along party lines with a43-12 vote on Thursday. The proposal now heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office for final approval.
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1 month ago |
teachplus.org | Rebecca Redelmeier |Kalyn Belsha |Samantha Smylie |Melanie Asmar
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed science of reading laws that would require schools to adopt reading curriculums backed by research and create additional instruction resources for teachers.
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Civic News Guild's contract requires mgmt to allow union reps at disciplinary meeting with unit members. It ensures transparency and accountability in the process. Should be easy for ProPublica to do the same.
1/4 UPDATE: This week, @propublica management informed a third bargaining unit member that they will be placed on a performance improvement plan and denied steward representation at the meeting where it is discussed. Our full statement 👇 https://t.co/cfgPggiWnp
