Hillary Clinton Courts Teachers, Balances Charter School Talk
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) In an address to the National Education Association’s annual assembly in Washington earlier in the week, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton vowed to be an ally, telling teachers they would have a “partner in the White House” if she is elected: “For anyone who has faced a hostile state legislature, a union-busting […]
UK Officials Cautious on Eve of National Union of Teachers Strike
(Photo: CBJ News Report) On July 5, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in the United Kingdom will hold its first strike action since 2014. Members voted overwhelmingly in favor of action with a view to addressing the issues of school funding and resuming negotiations on teacher contracts. The NUT’s ballot has shown that 91.7 […]
After Years of Tension, Kenya’s Teachers Pledge Stability
(Photo: Nation Media Group) State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has announced that the Kenya National Union of Teachers told President Uhuru Kenyatta they are “unlikely” to call for industrial action within the next four years after a Collective Bargaining Agreement was signed earlier in the week. Esipisu said that the statement was made by KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion during […]
Venezuelan Teachers Skipping School in Search of Food
(Photo: AP, Ariana Cubillos) The economic crisis in Venezuela has been deepening over the past nine months, resulting in a critical food shortage. Finding adequate food supplies has turned into a nightmare for citizens who are digging through trash, collecting tropical fruits falling from trees, and even rioting and looting in search for their next meal. About […]
Report Details Pay Gap for Early Education Teachers
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The U.S. Department of Education and Health and Human Services has released a report that reveals a considerable gap in pay for early education teachers and the impact that such a pay gap has on schools’ ability to recruit and retain experienced, quality teachers. Preschool is a critical stage in a […]
More Black Students Excel, Enter Gifted Ed, With Black Teachers
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A study released by Indiana University and Vanderbilt University finds that black teachers are more likely to refer black students to gifted services and classes that offer students intense, creative, and experiential opportunities needed for advanced coursework. “We find that African-American students are under-represented in gifted programs,” said Sean Nicholson-Crotty, an author of […]
Half of Teachers Would Leave For Better Paying Job, Report Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A recently-released study from the Center of Education Policy suggests that K-12 teachers are highly unsatisfied with their chosen profession. Of the 3,328 teachers who sent in responses to the survey of K-12 public school teachers, almost half, 49%, said they would consider leaving their chosen field altogether if it meant […]
California Teachers Association Under Scrutiny for Political Spending
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Upon reviewing the financial disclosures of the California Teachers Association (CTA), The Daily Signal revealed that the organization, along with its national affiliate, the National Education Association, requires non-unionized teachers to pay for “human rights” costs that include conferences, projects, and awareness campaigns. In California, public school teachers are required to […]
After Chicago Teachers 1 Day Strike, City Gov’t Fires Back
(Photo: Christian K. Lee, AP) Chicago Public Schools (CPS) filed a charge against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) with a state labor board over a one-day strike that occurred last Friday. The CPS maintains that the walkout staged by the union was illegal because it did not follow state law, which sets the rules for […]
Haunting CCTV clip shows teacher’s last moments before pupil brutally rapes and kills her
THESE are the chilling last moments of a teacher caught on CCTV just seconds before she was brutally raped and stabbed to death by a 14-year-old pupil. Daily Express :: World Feed