November 28, 2018 Texas community backs teacher criticized for having kids recite daily Bible verse The town of Smithville, Texas is rallying around an elementary school teacher who received backlash after she posted a video of her first-grade class reciting a Bible verse.
November 27, 2018 Faculty trained to use hockey pucks to thwart shooters Faculty members at Oakland University in suburban Detroit have received hockey pucks and are being trained to use them to potentially thwart active shooters.
November 3, 2018 California music teacher arrested after video captures him punching student A music teacher at Maywood Academy High School in Maywood, Calif., was arrested Friday after video captured him fighting with a student in class.
November 2, 2018 Special-ed teacher suspended for allegedly spitting on student in video: report A special-education teacher in Texas was suspended Tuesday after a video surfaced of her allegedly spitting on a student, The Dallas Morning News reported, citing district administrators.
November 1, 2018 Study: S Carolina teachers poorer today than in 2008 A study by the National Education Association says South Carolina teachers are poorer today than they were during the Great Recession.
October 25, 2018 Washington Supreme Court upholds most of charter school law The Washington Supreme Court upheld most of the state's charter school law Thursday, eliminating the specter that a dozen schools serving about 3,400 students might have to close.
October 19, 2018 Georgia teacher accused of sex assault is found dead, police say A 28-year-old Georgia middle school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a sixth grader was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound this week, police said in a statement.
October 12, 2018 The Latest: UNC faculty oppose returning Confederate statue The Latest on North Carolina's oldest public university responding to its history involving Confederate landmarks and slavery (all times local): 7:25 p.m. Faculty members at North Carolina's flagship public university say a statue of a Confederate soldier torn down from its prominent spot on the Chapel Hill campus shouldn't be put back.
October 8, 2018 University head recommends covering controversial murals A blond-haired, blue-eyed man gazes forward from the decades-old, controversial mural, his arms stretched out holding the hand of a faceless Hispanic man on one side and a faceless Native American on the other.
October 6, 2018 Letter: Name Ole Miss journalism school for black reporter After a Facebook post by a prominent University of Mississippi donor was denounced as racist, some professors say the university should rename its journalism school for an African-American journalist who crusaded against lynching.
