Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her … Read more
JOHOR BARU: The mass transfer of teachers involving schools around Pasir Gudang area will only be done in February 2025, says Hassan Abdul Karim. The Pasir Gudang MP said the decision was made during a meeting with the Johor Education Department held in Masai here on Sunday (Oct 6). “In the meeting, chaired by state … Read more
The landscape of education is ever-evolving, and given its dynamic nature, it brings its own set of challenges. The purpose of any good education system must be to teach students how to learn and not what to learn. There is always the tried and tested old techniques that are competing with the newer approaches that … Read more
Consider the plight of the reluctant idealist. Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez), the titular character in the new FX comedy “English Teacher,” is an exemplar of the type. Under different circumstances, he might have been content to snark from the sidelines—when a colleague identifies him as a “proud gay man,” he’s quick to respond “I’m … Read more
KEY POINTS In most districts, teachers are tasked with creating an even more rigorous curriculum. Shortages are even more pronounced among high-needed subject areas such as math, science, special education, and bilingual education. The education system in the United States is facing an unprecedented crisis as public school teachers leave the profession at an alarming … Read more
A NYC teacher left her stressful job to pursue a new career at Hooters, where she now earns $1000 in two days. Tired of the low pay, Allinson Chavez, a curvy native of Queens, left her teaching job at a grammar school to pursue a more lucrative career slinging chicken wings at Hooters. The 32-year-old … Read more
As It Happens5:32Blind musicians and teachers communicate through vibration using Canadian-made device A PhD student in Ottawa has developed a device that allows blind and low-vision students to feel music cues, replacing the need to see them. Instead of having to follow a conductor’s baton, or a teacher’s hand gestures during a lesson, music learners … Read more
The start of the school year is just around the corner for many U.S. students, and parents are gearing up to celebrate the occasion with their annual back-to-school social media posts. Interestingly, a teacher advised parents against sharing a particular back-to-school photo that has become popular among Facebook moms. Mr. Williams (@mrwilliamsprek), a preschool teacher … Read more
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — His flip-flops obscured by shin-high hay, Jason Peasley stood in an empty field just west of town and gestured at a phantom community. “That’s where the fire station would’ve been,” he said, pointing to the base of a small hill. He turned around and nodded toward some barns, near the road that … Read more
Kansas faces the worst teacher shortfall in its history. The 4,000 teaching vacancies Florida faces as the new school year approaches “is more than the population of teachers in 19 of Florida’s smallest counties combined,” the state’s teachers union says. In Vermont, there are days when whole grades of students are sent home because there’s … Read more
