December 21, 2015 School official urging armed teachers faces recall A recall drive has been approved against a northern Idaho school board chairman who proposed arming teachers as a security measure, setting up a possible election this spring.
December 20, 2015 North Carolina governor says teacher pay raises should come earlier Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday his administration is looking at many options to increase pay for public school teachers, including offering raises earlier in an educator's career as an incentive to stay in the profession.
December 20, 2015 Philadelphia schools confront pension debt Facing a multi-million-dollar pension debt, one set of Philadelphia teachers has agreed to make fundamental changes to their retirement plans.
December 20, 2015 Teachers squeezed for $27 million in union political spending American Federation of Teachers reported $24.9 million in political and lobbying expenditures during its most recent fiscal year, but even that figure understates the union’s actual spending on politics.
December 20, 2015 Teachers reprimanded for speaking out against Common Core Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal blasted reports Tuesday that teachers are being reprimanded for speaking out against Common Core standards on social media.
December 20, 2015 Performance pay tax increase paid to nearly all Denver teachers Nearly a decade ago, voters approved a $25 million annual property tax increase for Denver Public Schools to fund performance and retention pay for teachers who help students learn.
December 20, 2015 California Gov. Jerry Brown files appeal over teacher tenure ruling California Gov. Jerry Brown late Friday appealed a court ruling that struck down tenure and other job protections for the state's teachers.
December 20, 2015 Teacher says union resorting to bully tactics in wake of decertification The doom and gloom predictions of the state’s largest teachers union haven’t come to pass more than a year after Deerfield USD 216 faculty opted to boot out the Kansas National Education Association, according to teacher Doug Crandall.
December 20, 2015 Michigan teachers who want to quit union trapped by obscure rule Rob Wiersema teaches high school economics, and he knows the merits of a simple cost-benefit analysis.
December 20, 2015 National teachers' union wants Education secretary's resignation over tenure flap The nation's largest teachers' union wants Education Secretary Arne Duncan to quit.
