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Public Education
Colorado university offers ‘Queering Literacy’ course for future high school teachers

Aspiring high school teachers at the University of Colorado Boulder can learn how to incorporate “queer pedagogy” into English and social studies instruction as part of a fall semester course… Read More

June 26, 2025
Public Education
Massachusetts school district scrambles as 45 teachers take leave over 2 days

A Massachusetts school district had 45 teachers take personal time off May 29-30, relying on volunteers to fill vacancies with a few hours’ notice. Stoneham Public Schools Superintendent David Ljungberg… Read More

June 2, 2025
Public Education
Tacoma schools cutting more than 100 staff in dealing with $30M budget shortfall

(The Center Square) – Tacoma Public Schools is cutting its staff by more than 100 positions for the next school year as the district continues to deal with a $30… Read More

May 21, 2025
Public Education
The majority of parents and teachers favor ESAs, but Kansas legislators prioritize administrators over students

(The Sentinel) – Nearly three out of four teachers support Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in America, and optimism among educators about their profession is increasing, according… Read More

May 19, 2025
Public Education
Teachers more optimistic under Trump administration, survey reveals

Educators nationwide are more optimistic about the state of education since President Trump was reelected, a new survey shows. The poll, conducted by EdChoice and Morning… Read More

May 12, 2025
Courts
Teachers’ lawsuit against anti-parent California gender policy to move forward

A lawsuit filed by two teachers against California’s support for school policies to conceal a child’s gender identity from parents can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. Escondido teachers… Read More

April 17, 2025
Public Education
Convictions pile up for Texas teachers who abused children, distributed child porn

Three Texas teachers are going to prison for sex-related crimes including sexually assaulting students and distributing child porn, reports Texas Scorecard. John Collett, a former Lewisville… Read More

April 10, 2025
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools, teachers’ union ink $1.5B cost hike amid fiscal concerns

Chicago Public Schools and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement that would boost expenses by $1.5 billion over four years, school leaders say. “The money that we have… Read More

April 9, 2025
Public Education
Report: Teachers quitting still an issue in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Fewer North Carolina public school teachers are quitting than before, according to a new state report, but the numbers are still high. The teacher attrition rate… Read More

April 8, 2025
Public Education
Washington school admits ‘room for improvement’ after investigating teacher sexual misconduct

The city of Vancouver in Washington is reeling after its school district released a letter concerning teacher sexual misconduct in one of its high schools. “District leaders … confirmed what… Read More

March 25, 2025
Public Education
Wisconsin public schools struggling with teacher retention, especially in special education

Wisconsin could solve its teacher shortage not by recruiting more educators but by persuading current ones to remain in their positions, a recent government report concludes. “The ongoing staffing challenges… Read More

March 12, 2025
Public Education
Massachusetts teachers’ union backtracks after being exposed for promoting antisemitic materials 

A Massachusetts teachers’ union is playing belated defense after allegedly directing teachers to access antisemitic images and materials via its website.   The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) has said it will… Read More

February 26, 2025
Public Education
Oregon school sex abuse scandal widens as more investigations reveal wider cover up 

New sex abuse allegations at an Oregon school district near Portland are rocking the community after two teachers were arrested earlier and charged with sexual abuse of students.   Now authorities… Read More

November 22, 2024
Public Education
Arrests reveal Oregon public school administrators allegedly covered up sex abuse concerns 

An Oregon school board member has resigned, while a district superintendent and a principal are on leave after law enforcement says the district failed to notify them of sex abuse… Read More

November 18, 2024
Public Education
Up to 400 unqualified Houston teachers involved in $1M cheating scheme

(The Center Square) – Another scandal has unfolded in Texas’ largest public school district: a $1 million teacher certification cheating scheme through which up to 400 individuals paid a proxy… Read More

October 29, 2024
Public Education
Survey suggests better teacher rewards don’t guarantee better student performance

What’s “best” for teachers may not be best for students, a new survey shows. The annual “Best and Worst States for Teachers” survey is designed to… Read More

September 17, 2024
Opinion
In with teacher apprenticeships, out with colleges of education

(The Daily Signal) – Two persistent problems beset American schools. First, teachers must leave the classroom and become administrators or counselors to earn above the standard teacher salary. Second, colleges of … Read More

August 23, 2024
Opinion, Public Education
Irresponsible school districts force teachers to create Amazon wish lists

(The Daily Signal) – For several weeks, social media has been flooded by teachers’ posts with Amazon wish lists, soliciting others to stock their classrooms with basic supplies. Creating these… Read More

August 21, 2024
Public Education
Hundreds of educators stand up to teachers’ unions at Teacher Freedom Summit

Nearly 300 teachers attended this year’s Teacher Freedom Summit to learn how to counter “tactics used by the [National Education Association] and [American Federation of Teachers],” the two largest teachers’… Read More

July 22, 2024
Public Education
Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters revokes license for teacher who wished Trump shooter ‘had better scope’

(Daily Caller news Foundation) – Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters stated on Tuesday that he plans to revoke an Ardmore City School instructor’s teaching certificate over her comments praising the… Read More

July 18, 2024