Public School Teachers

Teachers Maligned As 'Radicals' In Pro-Scott Walker Flyer

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.23.2012

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A conservative group in Milwaukee helped produce an anti-teacher flyer that identified the names and salaries of Janesville, Wis., public-school teach...

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Missouri Bill Prohibits Discussion of Sexual Orientation in Classroom

Randy Turner | Posted 04.20.2012

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Randy Turner

If a former teacher has his way, the game will change forever in Missouri schools. The students will still have their constitutional rights -- it is the teachers who will have to shed theirs at the door.

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Teacher Bonuses In Idaho To Depend On Parents

AP | By JESSIE L. BONNER | Posted 12.30.2011

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BOISE, Idaho -- Parents across Idaho will now play a role in whether or not their child's teacher gets a raise. Teacher bonuses in more than two doze...

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The Cost of Education

Ilana Garon | Posted 12.12.2011

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Ilana Garon

The poverty of inner-city schools is one of those issues about which everyone has an opinion, but I've found that most people are hard-pressed to describe what this looks like on a day-to-day basis.

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Michigan Republicans Move To Privatize Public School Teaching

Mother Jones | By Andy Kroll | Posted 11.01.2011

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In Michigan, a state perennially crippled by budget deficits, public school districts across the state have already outsourced their bus drivers, cafe...

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Jason Cherkis

Better Off Dead: Confidential Notes Show Rick Perry's Role In Life Insurance Scheme Targeting Teachers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 10.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Two weeks before Thanksgiving in 2003, top officials from Texas Governor Rick Perry's office pitched an unusual offer to the state's ret...

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Back to School

Paul Stoller | Posted 10.24.2011

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Paul Stoller

For a society that is so child-centric our attitude about education, especially public education, seems sadly ironic. Public school teachers are often vilified in our everyday discourse.

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Public School Teachers: Are We an Endangered Species?

Randy Turner | Posted 07.13.2011

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Randy Turner

Why are people who claim they are representing the best interests of our children doing so much to damage those who provide the foundation for this country?

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Survive and Thrive: Why Some Inner-City Teachers Don't Leave

Larry Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Strauss

Given the sad fact that after only a few years, so many teachers flee inner-city classrooms for suburban schools or other professions it's worth examining the reasons why some of us stick around.

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The Failure of American Teachers

Randy Turner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Randy Turner

For a long time, I tried to fight it. Sadly, I've had my blinders removed. Public schoolteachers have failed miserably.

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If Gov. Walker Thinks Wisconsin's Illinois, Dream On

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Edelberg

The question still remains: In what backwards universe could adults allow this deplorable situation to fester?

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Jon Stewart and the Sheer Hypocrisy of Fox News on Teachers

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I like teachers. But what I am learning from conservatives these days, especially the hosts and commentators for Fox News is that public school teachers are greedy.

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One more Christian in Support of Public Education

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Reyes-Chow

Photo: My youngest daughter and her 2nd grade teacher. Like many people today, I have opinions about a great many things and expertise in few. But, ...

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Great Teaching: Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law (Almost)

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Edelberg

Imagine running a business with tenured employees who only need to demonstrate "competence." What would your workplace climate feel like? What kind of product would you produce?

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It's Time to Debate Teacher Tenure

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Merrow

What's the right course of action? Get rid of tenure while maintaining due process protections? Make it more difficult to achieve? Or perhaps have term contracts for five or ten years at a clip?

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Sane is the new Radical

Sabrina Stevens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sabrina Stevens

I've been called a lot of names in my life; some good, some bad, most true. But recently, a new adjective has been added to the mix: radical.

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