Public Education
Teachers, American public both pessimistic about future of educationNeither teachers nor the American public are optimistic about the present state of education, new research reveals. Pew Research Center has released two new studies that found general dissatisfaction with… Read More
Legislation
Student teacher stipend application launches(The Center Square) â The application process for Pennsylvaniaâs new student teacher stipend program officially rolled out this week. During a news conference Wednesday, legislators from both sides of the… Read More
Culture
National Council of Teachers of English hosts seminar on how to teach âGender Queerâ(The Daily Signal) â The National Council of Teachers of English, a professional development organization, hosted remote training to instruct K-12 teachers on how to teach the controversial book âGender… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina teachers care more about school culture than pay, new teacher retention report revealsAs public schools nationwide struggle to retain teachers, one South Carolina group is trying to find answers. SC TEACHER, a group dedicated to researching the stateâs education workforce, released a… Read More
Public Education
âA discouraging storyâ: Teachers continue to flee profession years after pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers are still fleeing schools in higher numbers than before the pandemic as schools continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemicâs fallout, according to The Wall… Read More
Public Education
Teacher absences put strain on schools as student learning loss drags on following pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teacher absences around the U.S. are spiking as learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of substitute teachers continue to plague the… Read More
Courts
Teachers sue Gavin Newsom over policy forcing them to lie about studentâs transgender status to parents(The Daily Signal) â Two teachers have added the governor and attorney general of California to a lawsuit. The suit claims that state policies have forced educators to lie to parents… Read More
Legislation
Washington bill would restrict teachers from taking certain restraining measures against violent studentsThe Washington state Legislature is considering a bill that would limit the measures public school teachers can take to subdue unruly or violent students. HB 1479… Read More
Legislation
Iowa bill banning punishment for teachers who don’t use pronouns advances(The Center Square) â An Iowa subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would ban disciplinary action against teachers and other school employees who do not use a student’s preferred pronouns. Read More
Public Education
Antisemitic allegations hit Philadelphiaâs school district(The Center Square) â Several concerned residents believe teachers and students in the School District of Philadelphia express antisemitism without impunity, including in an off-campus educator event they say excluded… Read More
Public Education
As enrollment declines, Michigan has more public school teachers than past 10 years(The Center Square) â A report on Michiganâs teacher shortage found that despite high numbers of teachers leaving their jobs, the state has more total teachers employed at public schools than… Read More
Public Education
Walters proposal would suspend teachers under investigation for sexual assault(The Center Square) – Teachers accused of sexual assault would automatically be suspended, and school districts would be required to report the investigation to the Oklahoma State Department of Education,… Read More
Public Education
Reformers look for apprenticeship opportunities for new teachers in Wisconsin(The Center Square) â A reform group in Wisconsin wants to take what works for plumbers and get it to work for teachers. The Institute for Reforming Government has been working… Read More
Opinion
Hire teachers based on subject-matter expertise, not certification(The Daily Signal) â Twenty years ago, when I was hiring teachers for the private K-12 school I founded, I knew better than to recruit certified teachers. From my previous work as… Read More
Public Education
Teachers conference plots how to âinspire activism,â teach critical race theory(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is hosting a teachers conference from Nov. 16 to 19, and several of the sessions feature instruction… Read More
Public Education
Yet another MCPS teacher arrested for sexually assaulting a studentA former Maryland teacher was charged Tuesday with sexually abusing a middle school student in 2015, one of dozens of employees in the same district arrested for such crimes in… Read More
Culture
Report: Teachers, state employees associations declining in membership in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Teachers and state employee public associations had significant declines in membership between 2021 and 2022, a new North Carolina report says. The state auditorâs analysis offers… Read More
Courts
Judge blocks California school district’s policy to hide pronouns from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Thursday that a school district policy requiring teachers to keep preferred pronouns from parents undermines their constitutional rights… Read More
Public Education
Teacherâs âgetting to know youâ form offered to not use kidsâ preferred pronouns with parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A teacher at Catalina Foothills High School (CFHS) handed students a âgetting to know youâ form asking them to list their preferred pronouns and whether… Read More
Public Education
Despite shortage claims, Georgia data shows rising numbers of teachers in state(The Center Square) â Georgiaâs news outlets from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Atlanta News First have reported about a shortage of teachers plaguing the stateâs education system. Data from the stateâs Department of Education shows… Read More