Senator: Arming Teachers Not a 'Perfect' Solution
In response to President Obama's executive orders aimed at curbing gun violence, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky—like some other legislators—is advocating arming teachers. Read Full Post >
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January 17, 2013
January 03, 2013
Is Arming Teachers the Right Course?
Some 600 educators have reportedly applied to take part in a free firearms training course being offered this spring in Ohio in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Read Full Post >
December 31, 2012
2012's Educators of the Year
Michael Petrilli of the conservative-leaning Thomas B. Fordham Institute dubs Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, the "2012 Education Person of the Year." But the real education people of the year gave their lives for their students at Sandy Hook. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2012
Remembering the Fallen Sandy Hook Educators
A number of educator-bloggers have drawn inspiration and a sense of professsional strength from the Sandy Hook teachers' actions. Read Full Post >
December 14, 2012
'Our Hearts Are Broken Today'
President Obama's statement on the school shootings in Newtown, Conn. Read Full Post >
November 26, 2012
How Teachers Provide Shelter From the Storm
New York City math teacher José Vilson has a nice post-Hurricane Sandy refection on schools' often-under-appreciated role as the hub of community. Read Full Post >
July 03, 2012
Teachers at Risk for PTSD?
A Chicago Tribune piece tells the story of one teacher's battle with post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from abuse she endured from a group of students at a Chicago public school. Read Full Post >
June 13, 2012
Students Pop Pills to Beat the Pressure
A New York Times article chronicles the disturbing—and seemingly growing—trend of prescription stimulant abuse among ambitious high school students. According to the Times, the use of pills prescribed for A.D.H.D.—i.e., Adderall, Concerta, Focalin, and Vyvanse—among teenagers a... Read Full Post >
May 29, 2012
N.Y.C. Seeks Changes in Disciplining Teachers Accused of Sexual Misconduct
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed new legislation that would give local school districts or the chancellor—as opposed to hearing officers—the final say on whether a teacher accused of sexual misconduct is fired, according to a press release. Under the current law, outside he... Read Full Post >
April 04, 2012
In the U.K.: Nostalgia for Corporal Punishment?
Not sure what to think about this one: According to a story in the London-based Guardian, teachers who spoke at the recent annual conference of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, an educators' union in the United Kingdom, vented that student behavior has gone significantly downhill since can... Read Full Post >
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