December 7, 2020 Chicago Teachers Union seeks injunction against reopening schools The Chicago Teachers Union has filed a request with the Illinois Education Relations Board on Monday for an injunction against Mayor Lori Lightfoot's school reopening date as coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country.
December 6, 2020 Chicago Teachers Union deletes tweet claiming school reopening push 'rooted' in sexism, racism, misogyny The Chicago Teachers Union is facing swift criticism on social media Sunday after claiming in a now deleted tweet that the push to reopen schools is "rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny."
November 5, 2020 Texas teacher's no-homework policy goes viral on TikTok -- but reactions are split Courtney White, a teacher in Alvarado, Texas, posted a video on TikTok over the summer saying she doesn’t assign her students homework.
October 19, 2020 Man breaks into California home during remote learning, prompting teacher to dial 911 A man reportedly broke into a northern California home during two teenagers’ remote learning class, prompting their teacher to dial 911.
September 10, 2020 Michigan superintendent rips anti-Trump quiz teacher gave to students as 'misinformation' Anti-Trump questions on a current events quiz given to students in a Michigan district this week were taken from an app and not crafted by the teacher or approved by the school, the superintendent said in a statement Wednesday.
September 10, 2020 South Carolina teacher, 28, dies from coronavirus: 'God has gained another Angel' A third-grade teacher in Columbia, S.C., has died from coronavirus complications just days after being confirmed to have the virus, district officials said Wednesday.
September 9, 2020 Randi Weingarten blasts latest Senate GOP coronavirus bill as 'bulimic' Randi Weingarten ripped Senate Republicans' latest slimmed down coronavirus legislation as a "bulimic" bill that will hurt public schools while giving tax breaks to the wealthy for private education.
September 1, 2020 NYC in-person school instruction delayed, 'mandatory' monthly testing for students and staff allowed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that America’s largest school system will delay in-class school instruction by 11 days to allow teachers and principals extra time to prepare to meet students amid the coronavirus pandemic.
August 26, 2020 Texas teachers could see double-digit raises under program to retain top performers Thousands of teachers in Texas will receive raises over the next five years as part of the state’s plan to retain high-performing educators.
August 26, 2020 Syracuse University professor disciplined for calling coronavirus 'Wuhan flu,' 'Chinese Communist Party Virus' A Syracuse University professor was reportedly placed on administrative leave for referring to the novel coronavirus as the “Wuhan flu” on his course syllabus.
