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The Washington Post Announces its 2025 Teacher & Principal of the Year
The Washington Post has announced the winners and finalists of the 2025 Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards: Business ...
School principal tends to students’ needs outside the classroom
Jeff Joseph, principal of Dominion Trail Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia, is The Washington Post’s 2025 Principal of ...
Transgender teacher sues Pinellas schools, claims pronoun discrimination
A former Pinellas County schools transgender teacher claims he was forced to resign because of the school district’s ...
The Boston Globe14d
Warwick official warns schools won’t be able to buy books, pay teachers
R.I. — The school committee chairman is warning that Warwick public schools won’t be able to pay teachers, make repairs, buy books — or even toilet paper — because a new law requires ...
EdSurge14d
In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?
Now, a new report suggests that teacher preparation programs underemphasize math instruction at the elementary school level. Only one in eight programs give elementary school teachers enough time to ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer14d
Teachers may avail of 30-day uninterrupted break from Apr 16 – June 1
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday said it will be granting teachers an uninterrupted vacation for up to 30 days. DepEd said this is based on its updated ...
Oregonian15d
After fraught contract negotiations, teachers union in Beaverton hopes to gain sway on school board
A similar test of teacher union pull is playing ... of district transparency over potential school consolidations, with the closure of her local elementary school on the table.
The News-Gazette15d
PBL elementary teacher placed on administrative leave
PAXTON — An elementary school teacher in the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district has been placed on administrative leave for alleged actions that happened at least three years ago. Parents of ...
Crux18d
British official says more male teachers needed, uses Catholic school as example
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A British government minister’s call for more male teachers in schools referenced a Catholic school as an example. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on ...
Idaho Statesman18d
Teacher drags 3-year-old student across floor, injuring her, WV cops say
A teacher at Holz Elementary School in West Virginia is accused of assaulting a nonverbal 3-year-old student, police said. Street View Image from August 2023 © 2025 ...
Newsday19d
Laurette LaPrarie, teacher at Ridge Elementary School, dies at 56
Fourth-grade teacher Laurette LaPrarie was something ... A 25-year veteran at Ridge Elementary School, LaPrarie died March 23, about a month after being diagnosed with sarcoidosis, the same ...
NEA19d
How Title I Transformed My Classroom and Students’ Lives
When I stepped into my first classroom as a leave replacement third-grade teacher at Washington Elementary School in Roselle, New Jersey, during the 2014-2015 school year, I encountered third-grade ...