March 17, 2016 Missouri curators defend firing controversial professor Melissa Click The University of Missouri system's governing board is dismissing a national professors group's claims that an educator was unjustly fired over her run-ins with student journalists.
March 2, 2016 Teacher resigns after student steals nude photo from her phone A high school teacher in South Carolina resigned after a student took a nude picture from her phone and sent it to his friends, officials said.
February 25, 2016 Texas professors warn guns in class could chill debate Some faculty members at the University of Houston say sensitive subjects may become taboo in their classrooms because of a law allowing Texas public university students to bring guns to class.
February 2, 2016 Detroit schools emergency manager leaves job amid teacher 'sick-outs' The state-appointed emergency manager for Detroit's troubled school district is leaving the job about 4 1/2 months early, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Tuesday.
January 28, 2016 University of Missouri professor suspended in wake of assault charge The University of Missouri on Wednesday suspended an assistant professor who was charged with assault in a campus fracas with student journalists during protests in November.
January 25, 2016 Detroit judge refuses to force teachers back to school after 'sick-outs' A Detroit judge on Monday denied a temporary restraining order requested by the city's school district that would force teachers to stop skipping school.
January 20, 2016 Kent State professor accused of trying to recruit for ISIS Teacher now under FBI investigation
January 20, 2016 Most Detroit schools closed due to 'sick-out' timed to president's visit Most of Detroit's public schools closed for the day on Wednesday due to teacher absences, as disgruntled educators stepped up efforts to protest the governor's plans for the district, its ramshackle finances and dilapidated buildings.
January 13, 2016 'America's oldest teacher' turns 102, still going strong A teacher widely considered the nation's oldest turned 102 Tuesday, as students and family celebrated with cake and hugs.
January 11, 2016 Will Supreme Court allow government unions to override the First Amendment? Should public employees be forced to fund speech and activities they do not support? On January 11th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association, a case that seeks a definitive answer to these questions.
