Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin apologized Sunday for saying that children were sexually abused because they were left home alone while teachers rallied to ask lawmakers to override his vetoes. Continue reading →
{FD} ‘I just have to do it.’ Teachers struggle with second jobs
Hundreds of thousands of American schoolteachers work second jobs to boost their income. Continue reading →
{FD} Arizona governor proposes 20 percent teacher raises by 2020
After weeks of protests by teachers, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey rolled out a proposal Thursday promising a net 20 percent raise by 2020. Continue reading →
{FD} Oklahoma teachers strike for higher pay, education funding
Thousands of teachers in Oklahoma have rallied at the state Capitol in an effort to get lawmakers to approve additional educational funding. Continue reading →
{FD} Oklahoma teacher walkout to match length of West Virginia
Oklahoma’s two largest school districts will close for the ninth consecutive day because of a teacher strike, matching the length of a walkout in West Virginia earlier this year that started a rebellion of teachers in some Republican-led states. Continue reading →
{FD} Arizona teachers stage ‘walk-in’ to demand higher pay, more resources
Before the school day begins, Arizona teachers plan to be outside in red shirts to show solidarity and demand for higher salaries. Continue reading →
{FD} Oklahoma Republicans refuse to bow to teachers’ demands
As the Oklahoma teachers’ strike enters its second week, Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they have no plans to further concede to the groups’ demands of eliminating a capital gains tax break as a way to increase school funding. Continue reading →
{FD} Teacher strikes in Oklahoma, Kentucky shutter hundreds of schools amid demands for better pay
Hundreds of schools in Oklahoma and Kentucky were forced to remain closed Tuesday as teachers continue to strike for better wages and education funding. Continue reading →
{FD} Florida teacher accused of hosting racist podcast submits resignation letter, report says
A Florida middle school teacher accused of espousing racist views on a podcast that she hosted has resigned, WTSP-TV reported Monday. Continue reading →
{FD} Kentucky, Oklahoma teachers walk out of classrooms to demand higher pay, more funding
Thousands of educators in Kentucky and Oklahoma took to the streets of their respective state capitals Monday to demand higher pay and more funding for public education. Continue reading →
{FD} Oklahoma, Kentucky teachers strike for higher pay, education funding
Thousands of teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma are rallying at both state capitols on Monday in an effort to get lawmakers to approve additional educational funding. Continue reading →
{FD} NFL players to take on criminal justice issues at Harvard
NFL players are joining attorneys, professors and others at Harvard Law School for a summit on criminal justice issues. Continue reading →
{FD} Teachers quitting Delaware; union cites relatively low pay
A Delaware official says the Department of Education needs to survey educators to figure out why teachers are leaving the state. Continue reading →
{FD} Teacher handcuffed: School board accused of stifling debate
Louisiana’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing a local school board of stifling public debate at a meeting in January disrupted by the video-recorded arrest of a teacher being handcuffed on a hallway floor. Continue reading →
{FD} School board sued over meeting where teacher removed, cuffed
Louisiana’s attorney general has sued a local school board over a meeting disrupted by the video-recorded arrest of a teacher who was roughly handcuffed on a hallway floor after she criticized the district superintendent’s pay raise. Continue reading →
{FD} Superintendent: West Virginia schools to make up strike days
West Virginia schools Superintendent Steve Paine says the nine days of instructional time lost during the recent teacher strike must be made up. Continue reading →
{FD} Teacher unions see momentum build with West Virginia strike
As teachers in West Virginia noisily celebrated a 5 percent raise that ended their nine-day walkout, momentum was building elsewhere for similar protests over pay and benefits for the nation’s public school teachers. Continue reading →
{FD} West Virginia teacher strike enters eighth day with no end in sight
A statewide teacher strike in West Virginia entered its eighth day Monday without a clear resolution in sight—keeping 277,000 students away and particularly hurting those who rely on school-provided free meals in a state where the poverty rate is 17.9 … Continue reading →
{FD} High school teacher fired after lying about military service, Purple Hearts
A Massachusetts high school teacher who claimed to be a decorated war hero with two Purple Hearts has been fired after school officials discovered he was lying. Continue reading →
{FD} West Virginia schools remain closed despite raise deal
West Virginia’s House has OK’d a 5 percent pay raise negotiated by the governor to end a walkout by the state’s teachers though schools in all 55 counties plan to stay closed Thursday. Continue reading →
