December 20, 2015 Teachers reprimanded for speaking out against Common Core Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal blasted reports Tuesday that teachers are being reprimanded for speaking out against Common Core standards on social media.
December 20, 2015 Teacher says union resorting to bully tactics in wake of decertification The doom and gloom predictions of the state’s largest teachers union haven’t come to pass more than a year after Deerfield USD 216 faculty opted to boot out the Kansas National Education Association, according to teacher Doug Crandall.
December 20, 2015 ‘Ghost employee:’ High-paid Pennsylvania governor aide to resign amid allegations Ron Tomalis will resign from a job he may not have been doing in the first place.
December 20, 2015 School employees earn ‘wellness’ dollars without breaking a sweat Employees of the Des Moines Public Schools can forget about “no pain, no gain” when it comes to working out.
December 20, 2015 Belief in student ability key to success at Milwaukee charter school Pascual Rodriguez said he won’t hire teachers who feel sorry for the low-income, often Hispanic students his school serves.
December 2, 2015 Hundreds of Denver area students walk out of class to protest conservative US history proposal Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms around suburban Denver on Tuesday in protest over a conservative-led school board proposal to focus history education on topics that promote citizenship, patriotism and respect for authority, providing a show of civil disobedience that the new standards would aim to downplay.
December 1, 2015 Penn campus police call university president's 'die-in' display 'slap in the face' The University of Pennsylvania's president is under fire from campus police for participating in a student "die-in" protest.
December 1, 2015 Teen suspended for asking Miss America to prom A Pennsylvania high school student is in hot water for asking Miss America to prom during a question and answer session at school.
December 1, 2015 Q&A: What are students in Colorado protesting and how did the fight over history class begin? A fight in Colorado over how United States' history is taught has pitted the new conservative majority on a suburban Denver school board against students and teachers who accuse the board of censorship.
December 1, 2015 Ex-prosecutor's task force issues recommendations for changing culture of Ohio State band Hiring a compliance officer, rewriting polices and regular, mandatory training for directors were among the recommendations issued Tuesday by a task force that studied the Ohio State University marching band culture following the controversial firing of its director.