Police: Virginia Teacher Caught in Child Predator Online Sting Operation
A Virginia high school teacher was allegedly caught in a September child predator sting operation, police said.
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Poll: Majority of Americans Say Public School Teachers Should Not Discuss Politics
A majority of Americans think it is “not appropriate” for public school teachers to talk about politics in the classroom.
California Mom Sues School District: Claims Teachers Gave Daughter ‘Tips on How to Bind Her Breasts’
A CA mother claims two LGBTQ activist teachers “secretly manipulated” her 11-year-old daughter, “into believing she was a transgender boy.”
NEA Board Member Suggests Unvaccinated with Religious Exemptions Deserve to Die
A member of the board of directors of the National Education Association (NEA) posted a message to Facebook that denounced unvaccinated individuals who claim religious exemptions and asserted they deserved to die, according to the Libs of Tik Tok social media account, which shared a screenshot of the post on Tuesday.
Virginia Teacher: Teaching Students to Follow Directions Is White Supremacy
A Virginia high school English teacher created a firestorm after posting a now-deleted Tik-Tok video in which he attacked teaching children rudimentary behavior skills as “white supremacy.”
California District: Teacher Who Touted Antifa Indoctrination to Be Fired
A California school district announced it plans to fire the teacher who boasted of using Antifa propaganda to influence his class in a Project Veritas video.
Middle School Flyer Advises Abortions Available Without Parent Consent
A Tacoma science teacher distributed a flyer to middle school students that advised they can obtain abortions and birth control at any age and without their parents’ consent.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Teachers Union ‘Akin to a Political Party’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has “aspirations” that are “akin to a political party.”
Chicago Teachers Union Would Require Eligibility for ‘Full’ Vaccination Prior to Reopening Schools
A proposed deal between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to reopen schools for in-person learning would begin phasing in students into classrooms this week and require all teachers be eligible for “full” vaccination against the coronavirus before returning into school buildings.
Transgender ‘Teacher of the Year:’ Biden Must Focus ‘Heavily on Tolerance, Civility’
The transgender teacher of the year is looking forward to a Biden administration that “focuses heavily on tolerance, civility, and what it means to be a citizen.”
Teacher Scolds 10-Year-Old for Saying He Admires Trump
A Tacoma teacher scolded a 10-year-old student for responding to a question about a person he admires with the answer “Donald J. Trump.”
Poll: Parent Support for Online Learning Surges
A poll at pro-education reform journal Education Next revealed an overwhelming majority of parents support some online classes for their high school-age children.
Poll: 20% of Teachers Unlikely to Return to Reopened Schools
A new poll released by USA Today/Ipsos found that one in five, or 20 percent, of teachers say they are not likely to return to their schools should they reopen in the fall.
Teacher Jailed After Forcibly Cutting Student’s Hair While Singing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’
Chemistry teacher Margaret Gieszinger, 52, was seen on a video, chasing students with scissors in the classroom Wednesday at University Preparatory High School, as she was loudly singing the national anthem.
‘Teacher Wave’ Fizzle: Two-Thirds of Teachers on Ballot Lost in Midterms
“It could have cohered into a clear story—a wave story—but in fact, it’s more of a patchwork,” said Jeffrey Henig, the director of the politics and education program at Teachers College at Columbia University. “This will be disappointing to some folks who were very excited and envisioned a teacher wave.”
Teacher Coalition Seeks to End Obama School Discipline Policy: ‘A Lot of Fear in Schools’
“He probably wouldn’t have been able to buy the murder weapon if the school had referred him to law enforcement,” veteran FBI agent Michael Biasello told RealClearInvestigations (RCI).
‘It’s Very Expensive:’ Most Teachers Say Immigration Has Harmful or Mixed Impact
Most public school teachers say mass immigration has a “mixed” or a “negative” impact on American schoolkids.
Report: 28 Percent of Public School Teachers ‘Chronically Absent’
About 28 percent of public school teachers are “chronically absent” from their jobs, says a new report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
Back to School: Teachers Reenact Destruction of Confederate Monument
Teachers in Durham, North Carolina public schools reenacted the destruction of a Confederate monument as part of their “Wear Red for Ed” advocacy program.
Mispronouncing Student’s Name Now a ‘Microaggression’
A campaign initiated by the National Association for Bilingual Education and the Santa Clara County Office of Education says a teacher who mispronounces a student’s name is causing a negative emotional state that can lead to poor academic success.
