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Teachers, Facing Low Salaries, Opt to Moonlight

Teachers, facing low salaries, high expenses, search the want ads for second jobs

 

'God bless you' causes classroom ruckus

A teacher says students are trying to disrupt class with blessings after sneezings, but his prohibition on the practice is upsetting some parents.

 

Opinion: Alarming drop in SAT scores

Last week, the College Board dealt parents, teachers and the education world a serious blow. According to its latest test results, "SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995."

 

Teaching students about 9/11 presents challenges

Teaching students about 9/11 presents challenges

Many California teachers say the focus on state testing gives them little time to really explore the topic. Some say educators are hesitant because of sensitivities over religion, war and politics.

 

Teacher who blogged about her 'lazy' students gets her job back

The Philadelphia-area high school teacher who was suspended for blogging about some of her "lazy" and "frightfully dim" students will get her ...

 

Training of Teachers Is Flawed, Study Says

The National Council on Teacher Quality is drawing criticism over its plans to publish its rankings of schools of education.

 

Atlanta schools created culture of cheating, fear

Atlanta schools created culture of cheating, fear

Teachers spent nights huddled in a back room, erasing wrong answers on students' test sheets and filling in the correct bubbles. At another school, struggling students were seated next to higher-performing classmates so they could copy answers....

 

Top teachers union endorses Obama

A year earlier than usual, the nation's largest teachers union on Monday endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.

 

Text messages led cops to arrest teacher's aide on suspicion of having sex with 13-year-old boy

Inappropriate text message discovered by a 13-year-old boy's parents lead detectives to arrest a teacher's aide on suspicion of having sex with the boy in an empty classroom.

 

U.S. Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status

An international education study says the United States must improve the way it recruits, trains and pays teachers.

 

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