The Alabama Board of Education suggested a financial plan that could force teachers and other education employees to pay more for retirement and health benefits.
(November 13, 2009, AP)
Despite recent fears of teacher shortages, the field of teaching has turned competitive, largely due to the economy.
(November 13, 2009, AP)
School officials abruptly ended a North Carolina middle school’s recent fundraiser, where students could donate $20 to the school in exchange for 20 test points.
(November 12, 2009, AP)
Pointing to research showing that physical activity enhances learning, a Michigan elementary school is putting exercise bikes in classrooms.
(November 12, 2009, AP)
Students in a North Carolina middle school can make a $20 donation to the school in exchange for 20 extra test points.
(November 11, 2009, MCT)
Who said anything about retiring? Some Baby Boomer teachers find they're only now reaping the benefits of their hard-won knowledge and skills.
(November 11, 2009)
Maine's Department of Education can now publicize how many complaints have been filed against teachers and how many teachers have lost, surrendered, or been denied a license.
(November 10, 2009, MCT)
Thousands of private schools have popped up in Pakistan with curriculums extending beyond Islam and teachers regularly showing up to work.
(November 9, 2009, AP)
School districts have relied on larger-than-normal reserves of substitute teachers, as the H1N1 and seasonal flu viruses have affected both students and teachers.
(November 9, 2009, AP)
Texas is among the first states to toughen its standards for colleges of education and other teacher-training programs amid criticism that too many are "cash cows."
(November 9, 2009, AP)
The state Assembly passed a bill that removes a ban on using student test results to evaluate teachers in order to be eligible for nearly $4.5 billion in federal stimulus money.
(November 6, 2009, AP)
President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions to become eligible for his $5 billion Race to the Top project.
(November 4, 2009, AP)
Teachers have begun implementing hip-hop in the classroom as an educational tool.
(November 3, 2009, MCT)
A new bill passing through the Wisc. state legislature would allow schools to use test scores to evaluate teachers, but not punish or fire them based on the results.
(November 3, 2009, AP)
A recent survey by the Josephson Institute suggests that cheating in high schools has become “rampant, and it’s getting worse,” and computers have only made cheating easier for students.
(November 2, 2009, MCT)
Parents and school administrators search for answers as four students in the past six months committed suicide by stepping in front of trains in Palo Alto, Calif.
(November 2, 2009, AP)
Parents and teachers urged Hawaii lawmakers to do whatever it takes to reopen public schools on scheduled furlough days this school year.
(November 2, 2009, AP)
Teachers are furloughed and schools are closed statewide on Fridays, but cafeteria workers and janitors are reporting to work because they haven't reached a new labor contract.
(October 30, 2009, AP)
