CLOSE Vineyards Elementary first-grade students from the classrooms of Joanna Campanile and Janell Matos hold up their teachers’ grants on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (Photo: Courtesy of Collier County Public Schools) Escape rooms that make learning an adventure, a student store encouraging creativity, and a new way to engage students about civics […]
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CLOSE So far 180 public, private and parochial districts have gotten state permission to start with all-remote instruction, Gov. Murphy said. NorthJersey.com Meghan Radimer had to get creative. Radimer teaches physical education, and the COVID pandemic has made that particularly challenging since her school’s classes are online. So Radimer has asked her students […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City must pay half of the $900 million it owes in back pay to city teachers by the end of the month and the rest next year, an arbitrator has ruled. The wages are owed as part of an agreement reached with the city […]
Amid a global pandemic, teachers have become even more vital, as they navigate how to help students adjust to distance learning and adapt to Covid-19 safety guidelines in their classrooms. Many teachers said they are working as hard as they possibly can to make the best out of a tough […]
PHOENIX — To its backers, Prenda microschools represents a “return to the one-room schoolhouse” of the past, empowering parents to educate their children in intimate settings away from the cruel public-school bureaucracy. But looked at another way, the for-profit company is reaching for something more contemporary, to be the Uber of education. Anyone can […]
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty Georgia teacher Samantha Mbozi hasn’t even entered a grocery store in the last six months. The 51-year-old just finished chemotherapy a year ago and is taking immunosuppressive drugs for two other illnesses. Her doctor told her strict quarantine could be a […]
The Unwind is a new, recurring feature in which we share the ways we’re finding moments of peace, levity and inspiration during these trying times. From adopting soothing strategies that boost our mental health, to losing ourselves in virtual social calls, newfound passions and other joyous diversions, these are the […]
(Bloomberg) — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said gains in its bond portfolio helped offset losses in infrastructure and real estate, allowing the fund to nearly break even in the first half of the year. The C$205 billion ($155 billion) pension fund lost 0.4% in the six months through June despite […]
Photo Illustration by Scouted/The Daily Beast/Unsplash Like healthcare personnel, police and firefighters, food service employees, and many others who have stayed at their posts during the coronavirus pandemic, now teachers in schools all across America are to be thrust into the role of frontline worker as students return to class […]
The coronavirus pandemic is raging, but schools are beginning to reopen across the country — many with terrifying results. HuffPost Parenting asked the teachers from our Facebook community what they want parents to know right now. Here’s what they had to say. **** “Educators will all tell you that we […]
Reopening schools for the looming new academic year already was gearing up to be a political brawl. But things amped up today as the Chicago Teachers Union — concerned that in-class learning would be dangerous amid the coronavirus pandemic — was planning a House of Delegates meeting next week, a […]
In October 2019, a trio of Seattle teachers took part in a 15-day “Race to the Center of the Earth,” a seven-episode competition series that premieres at 10 p.m. Monday, March 29, on National Geographic. No, contestants were not digging to the Earth’s molten core but hurrying toward the geographic […]
That split is playing out in real time as the coronavirus vaccine is rolled out. President Biden recently announced that all teachers and child care workers should be prioritized for a shot by the end of March. That will force a change in Ohio, Kentucky, Utah, Wyoming and Oklahoma, where […]
A California teachers union claims its comment about using a proposed $2,500 stipend from COVID relief funds to cover the costs of an “airplane trip to Hawaii” when the pandemic was over for a was meant to be “playful” and not connected to the cost of teachers returning to the […]
Dana Stavaggi, Akron Public Schools, North High School, science teacher Dana is dedicated to the teaching profession who wants to make sure that all students meet their full potential. She collaborates with her colleagues to support all teaching staff. She makes North better for students and teachers through her love of teaching, leadership, […]
In the state hardest hit by the pandemic, a heated debate about the reopening of schools is underway—and teachers there are feeling unheard. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been facing growing pressure to resume in-person instruction from parents keen to have children back in classrooms before the entire school year […]
Morse Street Public School. Schools remain closed in Toronto. Ontario faces stricter restrictions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. February 1, 2021. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The Ontario government is considering cancelling March Break for students across Ontario. The Chief Medical Officer’s recommendation will […]
DEXTER, MI – The additional work performed by Dexter Community Schools teachers and administrators during the COVID-19 pandemic is being recognized with a one-time off-schedule payment. The Dexter School Board approved the agreement with the Dexter Education Association Monday, Jan. 25, to recognize the additional time and work required outside […]
Dr. Sarah Mohtadi administers COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-in vaccination site at the Long Beach Convention Center on Thursday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) The city of Long Beach this week expanded distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to food workers, the first group of essential workers in Los Angeles County […]
Dr. Sarah Mohtadi administers coronavirus vaccine at a drive-in vaccination site at the Long Beach Convention Center on Thursday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) The city of Long Beach this week expanded distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to food workers, the first group of essential workers in Los Angeles County […]
The city of Long Beach this week expanded distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to food workers, the first group of essential workers in Los Angeles County outside the healthcare industry to be offered the critical shots. Those eligible include grocery store and restaurant workers who live or work in Long Beach. […]
CHICAGO — Please stop making threats against Chicago Teachers Union executive board member Sarah Chambers. Instead, be thankful the high school teacher pushed fearmongering propaganda about the reopening of public schools during the coronavirus crisis while visiting a buddy in Puerto Rico for the holidays. [COMMENTARY] Commonsense Chicagoans need people […]