May 3, 2016 Western Pennsylvania teachers' union objects to letting disabled student use faculty restroom A teachers union says a special needs student at a Pittsburgh-area elementary school shouldn't be allowed to use a faculty restroom even though school officials say it's difficult for the boy to climb steps to reach a student restroom on another floor.
May 3, 2016 Teacher sick-outs close most Detroit schools for a 2nd day Nearly all Detroit public schools are closed as mass teacher sick-outs over pay roll into a second day.
May 2, 2016 Dangers of Students’ Short Attention Spans But it's not just that — our own young teachers and parents are in the same boat.
May 2, 2016 Detroit teachers to consider next move after mass sick-out Teachers in Detroit are considering their next move after they effectively shut down the financially strapped school district on Monday, giving nearly 45,000 schoolchildren an unscheduled day off.
May 2, 2016 Rank and file revolt? NEA's expected backing of Clinton has members fuming The National Education Association is poised to endorse Hillary Clinton's embattled presidential campaign, despite widespread pushback from rank and file members who want the nation's largest union to back Bernie Sanders or stay out of the Democratic primary altogether.
May 2, 2016 ACLU objects to Nebraska school district asking teachers to sign pro-America pledge A Nebraska school district is facing complaints from the American Civil Liberties Union for following a state law requiring teachers to sign a pro-America pledge.
May 2, 2016 Lawsuit aims to bust Philadelphia ‘ghost teachers’ A lawsuit filed in Philadelphia County Court is taking aim at the practice of using so-called "ghost teachers" to work for the local teachers union on school time.
May 2, 2016 Detroit teacher sick-out closes nearly all of its public schools Nearly all of Detroit's public schools were closed Monday after the teachers union urged members to call out sick following a weekend announcement that the district wouldn't be able to pay its teachers starting this summer.
May 2, 2016 Sick-out by Detroit teachers prompts 43 school closures Detroit Public Schools says at least 43 schools will be closed Monday amid a sick-out by teachers.
May 2, 2016 Sick-out by Detroit teachers prompts 21 school closures More than 20 Detroit Public Schools will be closed Monday, the district said, after the teachers union urged members to call in sick in a protest over funding issues.
