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New Texas social studies curriculum standards
They are trying to make a change of thing that should be put in textbooks. This has taken place in 20 states but is most noticeable in Texas. (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/education/13texas.html) -
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2010 to today. What has changed?
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Alabama Immigration Laws
Alabama now let the public school check the status of immigration when they enroll int the public school. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8H6ytPEmY) -
Sandy Hook
26 people died, 20 children and 6 adults. Adam Lanza 20, killed his mother than went into Sandy Hook. Became the second mass shooting (http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/index.html)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZwwzP6ANQo) -
Chicago Board votes to close 50 schools
Chicagos Boards of Education voted to close 50 schools that were underutilized, and it would allow the students to get the knowledge that they need.
(https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/us/illinois-chicago-school-closures) -
Chicago Public Schools lay off more that 1,000 teachers
more than 550 teacher and 600 other members will be affected by this. Due to the low enrollment they are having to lay off the teachers.
(https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cps-announces-more-than-1000-layoffs/1995252/) -
Too Much Testing
With students spending 25 hours ayear taking test and taking more than 112 test fro, pre-k to 12th grade. President Obama wants to lower that, and change it to less than 2% of class time
(iamiherald.com/news/local/education/article41497563.html) -
Allow Transgender Students Access to Bathrooms
The administration of Obama called onto public schools to allow transgender student to use the restroom of the gender that they identify as.
(https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/13/obama-public-schools-transgender-access-restrooms) -
Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students
The Trump administration revoked the law the Obama made allowing transgender students to use the bathroom under which they identify.
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-administration-rolls-back-protections-for-transgender-students/2017/02/22/550a83b4-f913-11e6-bf01-d47f8cf9b643_story.html) -
West Virginia Teacher Strike Ends
The bill was signed that gave the teacher, and staff of West Virginia a 5% pay increase that ended the strike.
(https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/us/west-virginia-teachers-strike/index.html) -
Los Angeles teachers are on strike
32,000 teachers from Los Angeles go on strike. It wasn't about pay, it was about the class sizes. Classes are getting to large, so they want more teachers to lower the number.
(https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/14/us/los-angeles-teachers-strike/index.html) -
Los Angelas Teachers go Back to Work
After a six-day strike the teachers go back to work. They gave the teachers a 6% pay raise.
(https://www.yahoo.com/news/back-school-los-angeles-teachers-return-six-day-214256880--business.html)
