Teacher Beat
From changes to teacher evaluation to the inner workings of the teachers’ unions, reporter Madeline Will kept you up to date on the biggest issues shaping the teaching profession. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: teaching profession.
Teaching Profession
After W.Va. Strike, Teachers in Kentucky and Arizona Fight for Pension, Higher Pay
Teachers in Kentucky are protesting a bill that would cut their pension benefits, while Arizona teachers are fighting for higher pay and smaller class sizes.
School & District Management
Nearly 20 Percent of Teachers Would Choose to Carry a Gun at School: Gallup
Most teachers do not want to be armed and don't think that guns in schools would help with safety, according to three polls released this week.
Teaching Profession
Most Teachers Oppose Arming Educators and Fear a School Shooting, Says NEA Poll
The poll's finding that most NEA members dislike the idea of arming school employees matches the message from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García.
Teaching Profession
Even in Female-Dominated Education Workforce, Women Earn Less Than Men
Despite many school districts' use of apparently uniform salary schedules, females in the education workforce are typically paid less than males for similar roles, according to an analysis of educators' salaries and pension benefits in Illinois.
Teaching Profession
Okla. Teachers' Union Calls for a $10,000 Pay Raise Over Three Years. Is It Enough?
The Oklahoma Education Association unveiled its legislative demands for a teacher pay raise and increased education funding. But many teachers worry it's not enough.
Teaching Profession
Following West Virginia's Lead, Arizona Teachers Protest Low Pay, Discuss Striking
Has West Virginia's teacher strike started a movement? Arizona teachers are wearing red today to protest low wages. A strike could be imminent.
Teaching Profession
Oklahoma Teachers' Union Sets Strike Date for April 2 After Teacher Outcry
The Oklahoma Education Association originally gave the state legislature an April 23 deadline to pass a pay raise for teachers, but after public outcry, the state accelerated the deadline to April 2.
Teaching Profession
Will Teachers' Strikes Happen More Often in a Post-Janus World?
Union supporters have claimed that strikes and labor unrest could happen more frequently if the Supreme Court rules against mandatory union fees. But experts aren't so sure.
Teaching Profession
Survey Shows Support for an Oklahoma Teacher Strike
There is overwhelming support for a statewide teacher walkout to push for higher pay, according to an online survey by the Oklahoma Education Association.
Teaching Profession
West Virginia Legislature Reaches Deal to End Strike, Deliver Pay Raise to Teachers
The statewide teacher strike could end today if both chambers of the legislature pass the bill to deliver a 5 percent raise to all school employees.
Teaching Profession
Are Evaluation and Tenure Reforms Scaring Away Prospective Teachers?
An "unintended consequence" of teacher-evaluation and teacher-tenure reform might be that fewer candidates are pursuing careers in teaching, researchers found.
Education
West Virginia Teachers Walked Out. Are Oklahoma Teachers Next?
In the midst of West Virginia's eight-day-and-counting teacher walkout, Oklahoma educators gear up for a strike of their own.
Teaching Profession
West Virginia Teachers Continue to Strike After State Senate Trims Pay Raise
The West Virginia Senate trimmed the proposed pay raise for teachers from 5 percent to 4 percent, prompting union officials to declare that the strike will continue indefinitely.
Teaching Profession
West Virginia Teacher Strike Not Over Yet
Public schools in West Virginia are closed despite a deal that was supposed to end the teacher strike today.