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Chelsea Beck / NPR

11:38am Jul 02, 2018

National National Politics & Government Education

Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed.
9:41am Jun 06, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

NC Lawmaker Wants To Resurrect Bill To Arm School Personnel

by Rusty Jacobs, WUNC
Wade Payne / AP

5:47pm May 23, 2018

National National Politics & Government

After Rallying At The Capitol, A Dozen Teachers Win Primary Races In Kentucky

by Ryland Barton

A math teacher ousted one of Kentucky's top Republicans in a primary race. Forty-one current and former teachers were on the ballot and this is just one state where educators are running for office.
6:21pm May 16, 2018

Education Education

A Few Takeaways From Wednesday's Teacher March On Raleigh

by Sean Bueter and Keri Brown

The question of “what comes next?” looms now that thousands of teachers have left Raleigh after a protest march that clogged city blocks.

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12:13pm May 16, 2018

Education Education Politics & Government

Thousands Of Teachers From Across North Carolina March In Raleigh

by Keri Brown

The protest has been planned for weeks, with many of the state’s largest school systems shutting down for the day including Guilford County and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

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4:08pm May 07, 2018

Education Education Politics & Government

Guilford County Schools Joins List of Teacher Walkouts May 16

by Associated Press Sean Bueter

Guilford County Schools has announced that enough teachers plan on joining a statewide teacher walkout that classes will be cancelled on May 16.
Matt York / AP

4:28pm Apr 26, 2018

National National Education

'We Simply Can't Take It Any Longer': Teacher Protests Sweep Arizona, Colorado

by Colin Dwyer

Scores of schools have closed in the two states as educators demand pay bumps and boosted budgets. In Arizona, which has seen a massive walkout, tens of thousands are marching through Phoenix.
Ross D. Franklin / AP

11:35am Apr 20, 2018

National National Education

Arizona Teachers Vote To Strike, Sparking Statewide Walkout

by Richard Gonzales

The governor's plan to raise teachers' salaries by 20 percent is meeting with resistance from critics who say it is unrealistic.
Bryan Woolston / AP

7:25pm Apr 15, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education

Kentucky Governor Apologizes For Comments On Teachers' Strike

by Shannon Van Sant

Gov. Matt Bevin's comments came as thousands of teachers protested at the state Capitol, asking lawmakers to override the governor's vetoes of bills that would increase public education funding.
10:57am Apr 05, 2018

Education Education

Report: 23 Percent Of North Carolina Teachers Often Absent

by Associated Press

A new report shows that more than 20 percent of North Carolina teachers are "chronically absent" from work.
11:06am Mar 09, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Poll Finds NC Teachers Opposed To Being Armed In School

by Paul Garber

A new poll looks at North Carolina teachers’ attitudes about having them carry guns in school and finds it’s not an idea educ
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

7:17pm Feb 24, 2018

National National Politics & Government Education

It's Hard To Imagine How Armed Teachers Might Change Schools

by Scott Simon

President Trump has suggested 20 percent of teachers should be armed, to protect students. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how that might change the nature of school and how teachers and students relate.

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