Public sector workers ‘to get £2bn pay rise’ – affecting teachers, police & armed forces
PUBLIC SECTOR workers are reportedly set to see a pay rise, which would be the biggest public sector pay rise in six years. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Pupils and teachers ‘threatened’ with ‘big kitchen knife’ by terrifying school intruders
EMERGENCY SERVICES rushed to a Manchester school after “intruders” jumped over a perimeter fence and threatened pupils with a knife, police have confirmed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Furious parents blast school after teachers remove LOO ROLL from toilets
ANGRY parents have blasted a primary school after teachers removed loo roll from the pupils’ toilets. Schoolchildren must now put their hand up and ask permission to take the toilet roll out of the classroom. Daily Express :: News Feed
DENTAL HEALTH: Experts say teachers should SUPERVISE children brushing their teeth
TEACHERS and school nurses should supervise children brushing their teeth to help drive down rates of tooth decay, experts have said. Daily Express :: Health Feed
British Islamists helped by TEACHERS’ union undermine UK counter-terror scheme, study says
ISLAMIC extremist groups have been helped by Britain’s teachers’ and students’ unions to actively undermine the Government’s counter-terrorism programme, a new report has found. Daily Express :: News Feed
Chicago Teachers Vote to Strike
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Teachers in the third-largest school district in the nation have voted in favor of a strike, but a number of steps must take place before a walkout could possibly take place next month. In all, close to 95% of the voting members of the Chicago Teachers Union supported the idea of […]
Indiana May Screen Teachers, Employees, More Stringently
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Indiana lawmakers are expected to review a requirement for state school employees to be given more frequent and thorough background checks. An investigation directed by the USA Today Network and the IndyStar found weaknesses in the state’s system of screening applicants. A legislative panel approved recommendations this week that were targeted […]
Cleveland Teachers Set to Strike on September 1
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Public school teachers throughout Cleveland have announced plans to strike on September 1 unless a new contract can be arranged between the Cleveland Teachers Union and the district. Three days of negotiations between the two last week, which did not result in an agreement on a new contract, caused the union […]
Negative Attention from Teachers Encourages Problems, Study Says
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A new report from the University of Missouri suggests that students who receive more negative attention from their teachers in turn experience more problems in terms of emotional regulation, concentration and disruptive behaviors. Previous research has shown the importance of positive student-teacher interactions in order to support behavioral and academic outcomes […]
Maryland Gov Hogan Calls Teachers Unions ‘Thugs’
(Photo: Robert K. Hamilton, Baltimore Sun) Maryland Governor Larry Hogan referred to opponents of his decision to deny funding to two education-related programs as “union thugs.” The Facebook comment came shortly after a new release was issued by the Maryland State Education Association, the largest teacher’s union in the state, along with Senator Richard Madaleno […]