teachers

A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

5:42pm July 14, 2020

by James Doubek

Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.

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Education

Teacher Supply Warehouse Eases Out-Of-Pocket Expenses

4:14pm August 27, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

Summer has wound down, and it's already time to pack the lunch, grab the bus, and make sure all the school supplies are ready to go as students head back to the classroom.

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Politics & Government

Teacher Shortages, Assaults On Police Addressed In New Laws

10:18am July 12, 2019

by Associated Press

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Brittany Smith and her daughter at their home. The family has flourished in Charlotte. Two years ago, Smith and her husband bought a custom-built house and both found new work opportunities.

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

3:46pm May 23, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.

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Libsack says she's now feeling "hopeful" because her government finally listened. "For me, as a teacher, it's awesome," she says, "because then I can convey that to the students and say, 'Hey, you do have a voice. You are citizens. You do have a role in o

Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear

10:06pm May 03, 2019

The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.

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Education

Proposed Legislation Would Redirect Funds To Teachers For Classroom Supplies

4:22pm April 03, 2019

by Keri Brown

State Superintendent of Schools Mark Johnson and Republican lawmakers announced a new plan Wednesday to help teachers purchase the items they need.

Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them

6:58pm February 26, 2019

A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?

Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky state Capitol in April. The state's Supreme Court has now struck down the law.

Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests

3:04pm December 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.

Students and grads cross a rickety bridge.

Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program

7:55pm December 09, 2018

The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.

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

11:38am July 02, 2018

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.