“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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Teachers, tenure and Rex Sinquefeld
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
Missouri wants to “protect” your kids by secretly arming their teachers
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
Rita Pierson: “Every kid needs a champion”
Is there any profession more important or demanding than teaching? Think about it. How many jobs require mastery of the multiplicity of skills that
Life lessons from Patty the swimming teacher
Soon after I sat down beside the pool to watch Patty the swimming teacher work with my young grandson, I grabbed a notebook and
What would reasonable school reform look like?
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
Evaluating teachers based on students’ test scores is harmful. Here’s why.
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
School’s in! What’s your teacher’s salary?
For kids, a typical school day is about six to eight hours. Not so for teachers, whose work load includes additional hours for grading