State education officials say sexual misconduct by teachers is the primary reason Utah educators are forced to surrender their licenses.
(October 26, 2009, AP)
The Back to School Teachers Store in Muncie, Ind., offers educators a warehouse full of free classroom supplies—everything from packing peanuts to printers.
(October 26, 2009, AP)
No longer just selling cookies, PTA members are providing assistance with curriculum, classroom projects, library duty, and decision making.
(October 19, 2009, AP)
Two groups in Rhode Island are pressuring the Providence Teachers’ Union to withdraw a lawsuit to that seeks to restore seniority as the primary method of filling teacher vacancies.
(October 1, 2009, MCT)
Parents at some public schools are looking into the possibility of renting schools and paying teachers directly to keep their children learning on "furlough Fridays."
(October 1, 2009, MCT)
Veteran educator Marti Schwartz says teaching can be a lot like sailing in rough weather: You have to learn how to find the right angle to reach your goal.
(September 30, 2009)
An educator reports back from Japan about what the country is doing right when it comes to working with students with special needs.
(June 24, 2009)
English teacher Jennifer McDaniel says that, though their content can be disturbing, the increasingly popular "real-life" books can be a valuable outlet for some young adults.
(May 20, 2009)
The presidential candidates say school choice initiatives can improve inner-city systems. A District of Columbia teacher begs to differ.
(October 29, 2008)
In a new book, a 6th grade teacher chronicles her improbable—but highly educational—run for Congress.
(October 29, 2008)
A recent survey asked teachers what advice they’d give the next president to improve education in America.
(October 20, 2008)
Members of the Teacher Leaders Network take a break to discuss their favorite films about teachers and what they mean to them. What's yours?
(October 15, 2008)
A new study says that lack of sleep is endemic in the teaching profession and that schools may be the worse for it.
(September 23, 2008)
One high school teacher discovers an effective classroom management tool in the iPod. What’s so wrong with letting students listen?
(September 17, 2008)
Recent events and a compelling book prompt Mary Tedrow to reexamine her thinking about race and education.
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(July 16, 2008)
Members of the Teacher Leaders Network offer a few words—really very few—on the teaching life.
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(July 9, 2008)
Literacy coach Kathie Marshall explains why, at age 61, she's going back to teaching.
(May 13, 2008)
Slam poet and former teacher Taylor Mali is inspiring young people to teach through his impassioned poems about the profession.
(July 18, 2007)
