The arrogance of some teachers never ceases to amaze me. A new Pew Research poll found 71% of teachers claiming they don’t have enough influence over what is taught in public schools. And 58% say their state government has too much influence over what they teach, “And more say the federal government, the […]
Public school lessons on transgender identity and racism have sparked conflict in recent years. But a new study from the Pew Research Center reveals that most teachers, students and adults agree that race is a more appropriate classroom topic than whether a boy can become a girl. The nonprofit research firm on Thursday released a […]
Republicans nationwide have been fighting hard to protect the innocence and lives of children from the dangerous groomers who seek to sexualize them. It’s no small victory when Republicans successfully restrict schools or public libraries from making pornographic materials available to kids. In the past, we’ve shown examples of […]
NEWTON, Mass. — An 11-day strike by teachers in a Boston suburb ended Friday night after their union and the school district tentatively agreed on a new contract. “We have great news for the students, families, caregivers, residents and educators of Newton. We expect schools to be open Monday,” the Newton Teachers Association said in […]
NEWTON, Mass. — A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday – one of the longest in recent state history – with both sides still unable to agree on salaries and other issues, and tensions fraying. The Newton School Committee on Tuesday said it made another revised offer to the Newton […]
It takes a lot of time and training to qualify as a commercial pilot, a health care worker or an educator — which bodes ill for airlines, medical facilities and schools as thousands of baby boomers retire from professions already facing labor shortages. With the youngest boomers turning 65 by the end of the decade, […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow people to sue libraries over books that offend them and restrict where transgender kids can use the bathroom at school. Described by conservatives as efforts to protect children while they learn, the legislation comes as […]
AKA: WHEN DESANTIS ATTACKS United Teachers of Dade (UTD) (Sounds like birth control or something, doesn’t it?), representing some 30 odd thousand Miami area school employees and the largest teachers’ union in Florida, is having a bit of a survival crisis. Now, a good portion of it is self-induced, as FL is a right-to-work state, […]
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