Awards season for students is usually a joyous occasion, but one Texas family was livid to find that their son received something called a “Ghetto Classroom Award.” Two…
The mother of a 11-year-old from Georgia has slammed the school system for not taking stronger action against a school nurse who verbally assaulted her…
#Detroit teacher gives student kidney, new life. http://t.co/mzY9k85Vx4pic.twitter.com/26rGTVZONL — The Detroit News (@detroitnews) May 19, 2015 It’s long been known that teachers can transform and…
“You’re our hero!” Support for the now-suspended New Jersey teacher who allowed her third-graders to write get-well letters to former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal was…
After being found guilty of the largest cheating scandal in the nation, 10 former Atlanta educators were sentenced Tuesday, some up to seven years in prison. Judge Jerry…
In response to a decision made by their union to stand with organizations calling for justice for Eric Garner, who was killed by an NYPD…
The result of the new budget plans means teachers will not receive raises and their pay will remain near the bottom of national rankings and more than 3,850 teacher assistant positions will disappear. Today, the North Carolina Association of Educators announced plans to try to block key provisions in the $20.6 billion spending plan. […]
A recent anti-bullying presentation at a middle school in New York that focused on homosexuality and gender identity has angered parents after their daughters have…
I truly believe that the majority of people who dedicate their lives to educating young people are a good bunch. A teaching degree does not…
A Carterville, Illinois elementary school is mourning days after one of its kindergarten teachers hanged herself in her classroom. Linda Walker, 45, was found hanging in her classroom by a coworker at Tri-C Elementary School on Monday. “Fortunately, our kids, staff and community is a tight, resilient group,” Carterville Superintendent Robert Prusator said. “This is […]
