CARY Several parents and a Wake County school board member came to the defense Tuesday night of a preschool teacher who resigned after being criticized for using LGBTQ-themed flash cards in her classroom. Some Republican legislators and conservatives have accused the preschool teacher, who was not identified by the district, […]
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Student Contest Winner: An International Teacher on Showing Up for Life
This piece is one of 10 winners of our 2022 Profile Contest. You can find more here. Brynne Mittleider, the author, is 17 and goes to Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, Fla. An International Teacher on Showing Up for Life by Brynne Mittleider It was the American dream. They […]
This negotiating season, will teacher pay raises meet expectations?
(UPDATED, 11:50 a.m., May 27, with Boise’s contract agreement.) Some teachers already know what kind of raises they can expect this year. In Nampa, administrators and union negotiators are just starting to talk about dollars. Idaho school districts and charters have a windfall for teacher salaries: in Nampa, the new […]
Missouri teacher accused of teaching critical race theory loses job
A school board in southwest Missouri voted not to renew the contract of a teacher after parents accused her of using critical race theory. Kim Morrison, an English teacher at Greenfield High School, said the vote in mid-March came shortly after allegations surfaced about a worksheet she used as part […]
Harvard Ends Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, Closing Off a Path to Teaching for College Students | News
The Harvard Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, which provided College students with teaching credentials prior to graduation, was recently ended as part of an effort to direct students interested in teaching to the Graduate School of Education’s new Teaching and Teacher Leadership master’s program. UTEP is the second undergraduate education program […]
CPS removes teacher who hung Black doll from cord in classroom
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A white teacher has been pulled from Whitney Young Magnet High School after he hung a Black doll by its neck from a cord at the front of his classroom then argued with a Black colleague who was offended. Principal Joyce Kenner said Chicago Public Schools officials have taken over […]
Former Cedar Falls teacher, Union coach lost licenses for misconduct | Education News
DES MOINES — Two former Cedar Valley school employees had their licenses suspended by the state’s Board of Educational Examiners for separate incidents of misconduct. The board approved settlement agreements last month on complaints against Bethany Taylor, who had been a teacher in Cedar Falls Community Schools, and William Henson, […]
Tennessee combats teacher shortages with free apprenticeship programs
Tennessee is trying to make it easier — and cheaper — to become a teacher. In an effort to combat ongoing teacher shortages — only made worse by the pandemic — and the cost barriers to pursuing postsecondary education, Tennessee has partnered with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor […]