by Beth Holmes | May 15, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Teachers earn less than they did a decade ago in most states, when adjusted for inflation (and sometimes even when not.) When adjusted for inflation, only seven states have teachers earning as much or more than they were in 2014. The scale ranges from an increase of...
by Beth Holmes | May 10, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “teacher pipeline” bill, along with a half-dozen other education-aimed bills, on Tuesday, May 4th. His priority was Senate Bill 88, which is aimed at making teaching more accessible and more attractive. It includes new certification...
by Sarah Green | Nov 21, 2016 | News, Teacher Issues
A teacher at Baltimore’s Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School has been fired after she was caught on video screaming at a classroom full of middle school students and using a racial epithet. The school is mostly black, and the teacher is white. After yelling at a...
by Sarah Green | Oct 19, 2016 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Kinsey French is a bride like many others—beautiful, young, and preparing to be married before all of her friends and family. Her family is a little bigger than most. French is a teacher at Christian Acadamy’s Providence School in Louisville, Kentucky. For the past...
by Sarah Green | Jul 21, 2015 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It has been obvious for years that women are underrepresented in computer science, engineering, and mathematics jobs. Despite an increased focus on such careers and a willingness to accept women into such fields, not to mention a constant fight to reduce sexism in...
