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Culture
Teachers’ union’s summer reading list for teachers includes porn, critical race theory

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association’s (NEA) summer reading list for teachers includes several books promoting critical race theory (CRT) and depicting graphic sexual matters. Among the… Read More

June 30, 2023
Government
Bill easing substitute teacher certification advances in Pennsylvania

(The Center Square) – The House Education Committee advanced a bill this week that extends flexibilities in hiring substitute teachers to ease school staffing shortages. Committee Chairman Rep. Peter Schweyer,… Read More

June 23, 2023
Public Education
Why can’t money buy good teachers?

Local and state school officials are offering hefty signing bonuses – as much as $50,000 – to combat the nationwide teacher shortage. Despite efforts in places such as… Read More

June 20, 2023
Courts, Public Education
California teachers sue school district for forcing them to lie about students’ gender identity

Two teachers filed a federal lawsuit against their California school district, alleging they were required to lie to parents about their children’s gender identity. The suit names the… Read More

May 3, 2023
Public Education
Kansas approves interstate teacher licenses pact; 6 more states needed

The Kansas Legislature approved the Interstate Teaching Mobility Compact, which would make teaching licenses portable among member states, when it’s approved by a sufficient number of states. The… Read More

April 25, 2023
Public Education
Florida House committee approves ‘Teacher Bill of Rights,’ limiting school administrators’ power

(The Center Square) — The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved three bills that are designed to reform the Sunshine State’s civil litigation system. House Bill 1035, also known as… Read More

March 15, 2023
Government, Homeschools
‘I had to get out of the public system.’ Why are some of homeschooling’s biggest advocates former public-school teachers?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, former public school teacher Kellista Keaton has helped colleagues leave for educational alternatives such as homeschooling and micro-schools. “They stepped away from their job,… Read More

January 17, 2023
Culture
Randi Weingarten doesn’t appear at final House coronavirus hearing after GOP invite

(Daily Caller) – Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), did not testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Wednesday, despite an invitation… Read More

December 16, 2022
Public Education
Minnesota $400K recruitment initiative for teachers only yields 6 hires out of possible 41

Money can’t buy happiness, as the saying goes. This year, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) learned money also can’t buy teachers MDE reported the… Read More

December 13, 2022
Public Education
Most colleges of education stick to traditional teacher training despite pandemic-spurred innovation

(reimaginEd) – When Amy Marotz wanted to start a private homeschool collaborative for children with sensory issues, she didn’t rely on a traditional college of education for training, even though… Read More

December 12, 2022
Public Education
Trouble in paradise: California public schools cause ‘organizational trauma’

Amid a nationwide teacher shortage plaguing public schools, a report reveals California teachers have a lot to complain about. The report, “Developing a Strategy for… Read More

December 7, 2022
Public Education
College won’t place student teachers at schools that ban CRT

(Daily Caller) – A California university said it will stop sending student teachers to a school district that banned the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT), according to a statement… Read More

October 19, 2022
Public Education
Schools spending federal relief money on employee bonuses

(The Center Square) – School districts across the country are spending federal COVID-19 relief money on bonuses to employees saying their employees earned it for their work during the pandemic. Read More

October 13, 2022
Public Education
Ohio teachers union against new bill that allows veterans to be teachers

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s teachers union believes a bill in the General Assembly that would reduce requirements for veterans to become teachers would also reduce the quality of education… Read More

October 10, 2022
Government
Arkansas lawmakers haggle over teacher pay

(The Center Square) – Lawmakers on the Senate and House Education Committees agree Arkansas teachers should get a pay raise, but just how much remains up for discussion. The education committees… Read More

October 4, 2022
Public Education
Hofmeister asks for $310 million for Oklahoma teacher pay raises

(The Center Square) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said she would ask the state’s education board for $310 million for teacher pay raises when they meet on… Read More

September 20, 2022
Public Education
Georgia teacher supply supplement will cost $20M

(The Center Square) – Georgia plans to spend about $20 million on a program to give teachers and school employees a $125 bonus, a state official confirmed on Friday. Georgia … Read More

September 6, 2022
Public Education
Arkansas lawmakers question claims of teacher shortages

(The Center Square) – Members of the Arkansas Legislative Council grilled officials from the Department of Education on Thursday after they asked for a rule change on teacher licenses. … Read More

August 19, 2022
Government
DeSantis: New legislation coming next year to grow Florida’s teaching workforce

(The Center Square) – New legislation is being proposed for the 2023 legislative session to expand Florida’s teaching workforce, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. Three new legislative proposals the legislature… Read More

August 18, 2022
Public Education
From $39k to $155k, teacher salaries in the U.S. are all over the map

(The Center Square) – A 28-year-old teacher’s video announcing he quit his job in Ohio to go work as a manager in Walmart went viral in July and his story… Read More

August 15, 2022