January 12, 2017 Afghanistan vet does battle with Michigan teachers union Michigan teacher and Afghanistan veteran Adam Neuman thought he had escaped the clutches of the local union after he withdrew his membership before the new school year, but he was shocked to find that they still had their hands in his pockets.
January 2, 2017 Help wanted: Bilingual teachers for California schools While Californians passed a ballot measure to bring back bilingual education in the upcoming school year, educators say a challenge to getting the programs started will be finding more bilingual teachers.
December 9, 2016 California professor caught on video calling Trump's election 'terrorism' A professor at a California college was caught on video calling Donald Trump’s election an “act of terrorism,” saying the nation had been “assaulted” – and the local teacher’s union was quick to threaten the student who made the recording once it was posted online this week.
November 17, 2016 Baltimore teacher fired after calling black students the N-Word A Baltimore middle school teacher has lost her job after using a racial slur while berating her students this week.
November 17, 2016 SC considers letting teachers take up arms after deadly school shooting After a 14-year-old shot and killed a six-year-old student on the grounds of an elementary school, a South Carolina lawmaker is drafting legislation that would allow teachers to take up arms.
November 17, 2016 San Francisco teachers union offers lesson plan calling Trump racist, sexist San Francisco's public schools have been offered a classroom lesson plan that calls President-elect Donald Trump a racist, sexist man who became president "by pandering to a huge racist and sexist base."
November 15, 2016 Students, faculty ask UVa president not to quote Jefferson The University of Virginia president is defending her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn't be used as a "moral compass" because he was a slave owner.
November 3, 2016 Elementary school teacher accused of punching child in the face Alief, Texas, Independent School District teacher Lisa Allison has been charged with injury to a child Wednesday following allegations that she struck a second grade student at Landis Elementary School.
November 1, 2016 'Cool' teacher to lose pay for joining stripping discussion A New Jersey high school teacher will forfeit 120 days' pay for discussing stripping and prostitution with female students during a January 2015 photography class.
October 26, 2016 Ex-teacher gets $75G in settlement after showing up to elementary school field trip drunk A former elementary school teacher who passed out after showing up drunk to a bowling alley field trip is getting a $75,000 settlement from the Wisconsin city she sued.
