With 47 school shootings this year, everyone is scrambling for a solution. Arming teachers is one possible solution that is now legal in two more states.
Jane Morris, Queen of Commiseration
Greenville County Schools in South Carolina released the following statements on the news portion of the county’s homepage:
A lawsuit filed by Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, and other major publishing houses alleges that a Florida state law enacted last year has caused hundreds of book removals and is violates First Amendment rights to free speech. Authors John Green, Jodi Picoult, Julia Alvarez, and Angie Thomas also made this complaint, …
The school shooter in Georgia on Wednesday was investigated by the FBI last year for making threats online.
On the first day of school, Royall Elementary held what they called an “Olympic parade to celebrate different cultures from around the world.” The way that some teachers and administrators chose to represent Mexico was based entirely on insensitive stereotypes. After they proudly posted photos to Facebook, the community was outraged.
Vice Principal Candra Rogers was permanently blinded by a student at a middle school in Texas.
Thousands of teachers agree that these are the best school-aged books.
First year teachers are often given more duties and more challenging classes in a form of hazing.
This humorous quiz has the reader guess whether a particularly outrageous quote is from a parent or an administrator. Answers are provided at the end.
Teaching is a very stressful job which can cause many physical problems. These problems can reveal what you are really feeling inside.
The only thing that will work is a schoolwide ban with consequences that are actually followed through on. Policymakers are finally catching on to this enormous problem. Four states have instituted cellphone bans in schools, while lawmakers in at least eight states have considered passing similar legislation.
This article explores some of the most astonishing and entertaining requests teachers have received from parents, shedding light on the sometimes funny, sometimes perplexing dynamics that educators navigate in their efforts to foster a positive learning environment for all students.