School closures and culture wars turned classrooms into battlegrounds — and made the head of one of the country’s largest teachers’ unions a lightning rod for criticism.
Tag: Teachers and School Employees
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A ‘Science of Reading’ Revolt Takes on the Education Establishment
Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for “the science of reading.” Can they get results?
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Charges Filed Against Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot a Teacher
Prosecutors had previously decided not to charge the boy, a first grader who brought the gun to his Newport News, Va., elementary school in January.
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The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended
As the nation’s schools ‘return to normal,’ teachers in an L.A. neighborhood hit hard by Covid are left to manage their students’ grief — and their own.
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Los Angeles Schools and 30,000 Workers Reach Tentative Deal After Strike
The three-day walkout included Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, gardeners, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants.