SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Holding signs and wearing T-shirts declaring “Proud Educator,” teachers across Oregon staged a one-day walkout Wednesday demanding for more money for schools. The demonstrations were the latest in educator activism that has taken hold nationwide. Schools around the state, including Oregon’s largest district, Portland, were to close for at least part […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first major policy proposal of her presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris of California is focused on boosting the salaries of teachers. Harris’ campaign says her plan is an unprecedented investment in teacher pay and toward programs dedicated to teacher recruitment, training and professional development. In new details released Tuesday, the […]
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Public Schools and its striking teachers reached a deal Thursday to end their three-day walkout, with raises of 7 to 11 percent, built-in cost-of-living increases and more opportunities for future salary hikes. A key sticking point — variable bonuses for working in tougher environments — will be studied to see […]
The principal of Friendship Elementary School in Glen Rock, Pa. is taking heat for dressing in Blackface during a staff training event. Lisa Boyer reportedly had her staff play a game based on the television show “Family Feud.” So she dressed up as host Steve Harvey; in a man’s suit, a costume cap to cover her hair, and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strike by thousands of Los Angeles school teachers entered its second week Tuesday following a long weekend of marathon contract bargaining, and officials on both sides of the dispute planned to issue an update on where the talks stand. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office said in a statement that Los Angeles […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles teachers union leader hinted of a possible resumption of contract bargaining Wednesday as striking educators in the second largest U.S. school district walked picket lines outside hundreds of schools for a third day. “We’ll have more information for you later in the day about the bargaining table […]
Teachers in Los Angeles are officially on strike. They’re demanding higher pay and smaller class sizes. Guy wonders why teachers are so often looked over when they literally teach everyone in the country. Unfortunately teachers tend to get the short end of the stick and it’s often blamed on lack of available funds. HEAD BACK […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Community members have raised more than $76,000 for a Los Angeles-area teacher captured on video punching a student who had repeatedly called him a racial slur and other names. A Gofundme page had raised $76,700 by Tuesday for Marston Riley, a music teacher at Maywood Academy High School. Video posted to […]
Their school is 13 percent Latino.
The flood of education-related tax advice that seems to crest during back-to-school season often centers on students or their parents. But teachers can score a few tax breaks, too — if they do their homework. Three tax pros share their own lesson plans for cutting teachers’ tax bills. 1. Educator Expense Deduction WHAT IT IS: […]
A South Carolina math teacher threatened a student’s good grades if he refused to have sex with her, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Jennifer Danielle Olajire-Aro, 27, “used her age and position of authority” to persuade the student to have sex with her. The student, identified as “John Doe” in the lawsuit, was […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all public school teachers report digging into their pockets to pay for school supplies, spending nearly $480 a year, far more than the federal $250 tax deduction available to teachers. The findings by the National Center of Education Statistics released Tuesday come as teachers across the country are walking out of […]
