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Fremont teachers threaten strike over benefits
Fremont teachers are on the brink of a strike due to dissatisfaction with benefits and large classroom sizes. The Fremont Unified District Teachers Association has authorized a potential strike starting April 7 if its demands are not met. The union is advocating for reduced class sizes and better healthcare contributions, while the district faces a…
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Bipartisan U.S. bill aims to address school bus driver shortage
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have introduced legislation which would continue to exempt new school bus drivers from the “Under-the-Hood” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) testing requirement to help alleviate the nationwide shortage of drivers. Companion legislation is being led in the House of Representatives by…
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Community rallies for Juneteenth museum
At a recent meeting of the Galveston ISD Board of Trustees, community members voiced strong support for establishing a Juneteenth museum at the former L.A. Morgan Elementary School site. Historian Sam Collins III and Rev. Tim Sykes were among those advocating for the museum, which aims to honor the legacy of Juneteenth. The board is…
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Conservatives unite for education reform
In an unexpected political shift, conservative Texans have rallied behind Democratic Rep. Gina Hinojosa’s House Bill 5419, aimed at downsizing the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and reallocating funds to public schools. Hinojosa described the bill as a “zero-based budgeting bill to cut through the nonsense and the bureaucracy,” emphasizing the need to prioritize teacher pay…
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Brazil launches first-ever hybrid education course for secondary school teachers
The Brazilian Ministry of Education has launched the country’s first-ever course on hybrid education for public secondary school teachers. The project, designed for approximately 1,000 public school teachers across 23 Brazilian states and the Federal District, introduces hybrid teaching methods that combine virtual and in-person learning. The 80-hour course consists of 72 hours of virtual…
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Federal judge blocks DOGE’s access to private data
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing private data from the Education Department, Treasury Department, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM). U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction following a lawsuit by the American Federation of Teachers and other unions, which claimed the Trump administration violated…
