Savannah Schools: You Shouldn't Have to Major in Education to Be a Teacher
The system is pushing an alternative pathway in order to fill vacancies.
Teachers
Zero Tolerance Does Little To Improve Student Behavior, Says New Study
These laws also disproportionately impact minority students.
Should Teachers Be Forced to Pay Union Fees? Friedrichs v. CTA Brings Protests Outside Supreme Court
In testing the limits of individual conscience, the Friedrichs case may reveal the Court's commitment to freedom itself.
Poll: Even Most Teachers Oppose Mandatory Union Fees
Majority of people with an opinion on the issue think teachers should be free to make their own decisions.
Common Core's Corporate Backers Admit Widespread Failure of Textbooks
Central planning sucks.
Oh, No—These Teachers Aren't Licensed! Wait, Are They Any Good?
Whether students are actually learning doesn't seem to factor in.
Meet Ann Legra: Exhibit 24,340 in the Case Against Current Teacher Tenure Rules
Would you still have a job if your performance were described as "unsatisfactory" for six straight years?
Vergara Plaintiff Talks Landmark Decision on Teacher Tenure
Landmark court decision puts students' needs above ineffective teachers and the unions that protect them.
Parents Organize for Another Charter School Transition in California
Two-thirds sign petition to transform struggling Palm Lane Elementary School.
How a Republican Congress Can Kill Common Core
Opponents and supporters of national standards in education both want the federal government to back off.
Pop Quiz: Who Skips School More Often, Students or Teachers?
The answer may surprise you. (Or not)
Is Campbell Brown Too 'Pretty' to File a Historic Lawsuit That Would Make It Easier to Fire Lousy Teachers in New York?
How teachers unions and their defenders are reacting to the latest anti-tenure lawsuit.
Are Teachers Underpaid? Let's Find Out
If teachers believe they aren't making what they're worth, let's free them from union constraints and let them find out what the job market has to offer.
Philly School Reform Group Fights Seniority-Based Staffing Rules
Philadelphia students, teachers, and parents deserve better than seniority-based staffing delivers.
The Two-Million-Dollar Teacher: An Online Marketplace Empowers Educators and Lets Them Earn Big $$$
Chapter three of a four-part series on the sharing economy.
Teacher Membership in Unions Drops Below 50 Percent
Will they be joining other unions in membership decline?
1,200 NYC Teachers Unwanted by Principals May Be Heading Back to Classrooms
Half of them have disciplinary histories or unsatisfactory records
Hey! Kids! Leave Those Teachers Alone!
California students sue, claiming teacher firing practices deny them their right to a good-quality education.
L.A. Teachers Union Calls for 17.6 Percent Raise
Also, protections for teachers at bad schools
Calif. Students Sue State over Bad Teachers
Argue teacher tenure rules violate state constitution
Bay Area Special Needs Student Abuse Case Settled for $8 Million
Teacher accused of physical, emotional and verbally mistreating them
Gym Teacher Claims He Was Fired for Being Straight, Having Family
Says athletic director biased in favor of younger women with no children
Teacher Suspended for Forcing Student to Say Pledge Returns to Work
Not clear if she's back in the same classroom
Illinois Teachers Warned About Poor State of Pension Fund
It's spending more money than it's taking in
N.C. Teacher Fired for Having Students Share Needles for Science Lab
She thinks the school is overreacting
Pittsburgh Substitute Teacher Overdoses on Heroin in Classroom
Arrested after passing out in front of students
