May 12, 2016 Teacher accused of pinning 7-year-old to floor ordered to stand trial A Pittsburgh teacher has been ordered to stand trial on charges she pinned a 7-year-old kindergartner to the floor with a chair after intervening in a student squabble.
May 7, 2016 Cal State teachers OK tentative pact with 10.5 percent hikes The union representing nearly 30,000 teachers in the nation's largest public university system said Tuesday that its rank-and-file members have overwhelmingly approved a new, three-year contract that grants raises totaling 10.5 percent over the next 14 months.
May 5, 2016 NY teacher accused of tossing 2nd-grade boy over counter A central New York teacher has been accused of dragging a disruptive second-grader to the principal's office and throwing the boy over a counter.
May 5, 2016 Superintendent: Students saw part of 'Human Centipede 2' A Tennessee teacher has been suspended after part of the gruesome horror film "The Human Centipede 2: (Full Sequence)" was played to a class of ninth- and 10th-graders.
May 5, 2016 Chicago Teachers Union decides against taking strike vote The Chicago Teachers Union has decided against striking over the lack of a contract, for now.
May 4, 2016 Detroit teachers end 2-day sick-out as union spars over paychecks Detroit schools reopened Wednesday after teachers who had called out sick for two days received assurances from the financially struggling district that they would continue to be paid.
May 3, 2016 Virginia county cancels classes Friday over Islam lesson backlash A Virginia county decided to shut down schools Friday amid security concerns after parental objections to a world geography lesson that including a teaching on Islam.
May 3, 2016 Teachers’ Gifts Like You’ve Never Seen Forget plain and simple. Here are the smartest holiday giving ideas.
May 3, 2016 Experts: Funding, too-few black faculty among challenges for African-American studies programs Protests by University of Missouri black students that forced the administration to address racism and other problems mirror efforts decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs.
May 3, 2016 Broadway star Bebe Neuwirth to join faculty of Manhattan School of Music as artistic adviser Bebe Neuwirth is going back to school — the Emmy and Tony winner will be artistic adviser at the Manhattan School of Music's new bachelor's degree program in musical theater.
