Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the first former school teacher to appear on a major party’s presidential ticket in 50 years, brings a long resume on education issues to his new role as a vice presidential candidate. Walz famously signed into law free school lunches for every student in the state and helped enact major budget […]
A New Jersey middle school teacher has been arrested after police say he overdosed on fentanyl in front of his students last November. The incident happened just after 9 a.m. EST on Nov. 29, when another staff member at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield reported an unconscious teacher found inside a classroom on the second […]
A former elementary school teacher who passed out after showing up drunk to a bowling alley field trip is getting a $75,000 settlement from the Wisconsin city she sued. The ex-teacher, Maria Caya, filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against the city of Janesville last year claiming police improperly released her blood alcohol tests, Fox 6 reported. […]
Jane Wood Allen learned the hard way on Monday after she was fired for posting comments on Facebook calling First Lady Michelle Obama a gorilla. Prior to Monday, Jane worked as a teacher’s aide at Gainesville’s Chestatee Elementary School. via AJC: A release from Forsyth County Schools says: “Racism and discrimination are not tolerated in our school […]
BEDFORD, Texas – The Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district is apologizing for a teacher who picked an offensive nickname for her class. A parent who didn’t want his face shown on camera shared a picture with FOX 4 that shows the name “Jighaboos” on a laminated classroom sign at Bell Manor Elementary in Bedford. “I don’t think […]
