A four-year-old was subjected to embarrassment when a teacher allegedly told his mother the student was “evil” and “sinister” for being left-handed. Alisha Sands said…
Awards season for students is usually a joyous occasion, but one Texas family was livid to find that their son received something called a “Ghetto Classroom Award.” Two…
A 12-year-old kid recorded a teacher deliver a nearly 7-minute profanity laced lecture. “If you don’t give a f***, then I don’t give a f***. If you don’t give a f***, then I don’t give a f*** ,” said the teacher at DISD’s Holmes Middle School. “I’m gonna tell you the truth, you f***ed it […]
(HOUSTON) — Five teachers at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School were reportedly accused of helping kids on some very important state exams last spring. According to reports,…
The Chicago Teachers’ Union strike will not be ending today as many expected. Instead, a Cook County judge chose not to acknowledge a request by Chicago school officials to force teachers to return to their post. A hearing on the matter is expected to occur no later than Wednesday. For the full story, click here.
For those parents that think their kids are angels yall should be thanking the teachers.
The largest school district in Texas is looking to fill instructor positions for the 2012-2013 school year and beyond. The Houston Independent School District (HISD)…
The largest school district in Texas is celebrating success and there are numbers that prove it. News 92 FM’s Pattie Shieh attended the press conference…
via: defendernetwork.com Black and Latino students may be getting less critical, but helpful, feedback from teachers than their white counterparts, a new educational study indicates. “The social implications of these results are important; many minority students might not be getting input from instructors that stimulates intellectual growth and fosters achievement,” study researcher Kent Harber, a […]
In a meeting Thursday, the HISD Board voted for a reduction in its workforce. That reduction translates into the laying off over 60 teachers, 26…
According to 39online.com: An 11-year-old boy is arrested for a stick figure drawing he made in class. The drawing depicted a stick figure with a gun pointed at four other figures with the words, “Teachers Must Die”. Police hauled “Tim” (his parents don’t want to release his real name) from his home in Arvada, Colorado […]
Formal termination letters were sent to the entire faculty of Central Falls High School in Central Fall, Rhode Island yesterday. The dismissals are effective the last day of the school year. Rhode Island State Education Commissioner Deborah Gist explains why the aggressive action was taken. Under the proposal to improve academic performance at the high […]
