“A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet

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“A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet
Missouri’s November 2014 ballot will include a constitutional amendment regarding a change to the the teacher tenure system in Missouri and development of a
Another NRA-backed, bonehead idea has passed the Missouri legislature. On the last day of the 2014 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that
Is there any profession more important or demanding than teaching? Think about it. How many jobs require mastery of the multiplicity of skills that
Soon after I sat down beside the pool to watch Patty the swimming teacher work with my young grandson, I grabbed a notebook and
In my last two articles for Occasional Planet, I lambasted two current trends in our country’s educational system: over-reliance on standardized tests and the
I taught sixth grade in a local public middle school for six years. It was a struggling, blue-collar district. My students’ parents did not
For kids, a typical school day is about six to eight hours. Not so for teachers, whose work load includes additional hours for grading