British teachers have been barred from promoting Black Lives Matter as part of a crackdown on biased “partisan politics” in the classroom. The activist group was singled out in official government guidance Thursday on “schools’ legal duties on political impartiality.”
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Puerto Rico Teachers Lead Push for Higher Pay for Public Workers
SAN JUAN, P.R. — In Puerto Rico, the base pay for public-school teachers is $1,750 a month — a figure that has not increased in 13 years and has forced Jessica Colón Cartagena, a special-education teacher, to tutor students and
Major Teachers Union Member Admits to Reporting the Chalkboard Review
(Mike Blake/Reuters) A National Education Association leader has admitted to reporting the Chalkboard Review, a heterodox, education-centric publication, to Twitter, leading to its suspension on Thursday. In a since-deleted tweet, Emilie McKiernan Blanton, a member of the Jefferson County Teachers
Teachers’ Union Bosses Shouldn’t Shoot Their Mouths Off about Gun Policy
When interest groups stray from their core missions to fight the culture wars, they diminish their own effectiveness. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S chool shootings come in more than one flavor, and yesterday’s shooting in Arlington, Texas — four injured, none