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1 in 3 Chicago Public-School Teachers Keep Their Kids out of Public Schools

A survey has found that nearly one-third of Chicago’s highest-paid public school teachers do not send their children to the Chicago Public School System (CPS). Even Stacey Davis Gates, the current leader of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), sends her son to private school, according to the Chicago-based Illinois Policy Institute. According to federal government […]

NYC teachers blast new math curriculum amid leaked reports of failing test scores

New York City algebra teachers are dreading the coming school year because nearly all of them will have to use a commercial math curriculum that has been panned as a “total failure.” Last year, teachers at 265 schools piloted an “illustrative math” curriculum that Chancellor David Banks hopes will help improve the city’s struggling math […]

Teachers’ Minn. pension fund under Tim Walz ‘cooking the books’ by vastly underreporting fees: ‘Madoff miracle’ – New York Post

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s public school teachers’ retirement system “falsified the books” by dramatically under-reporting the annual fees it paid to Wall Street investment managers, posting nearly impossible gains that rivaled the “Madoff miracle,” a top pension investigator said. The state Teachers Retirement Association has disclosed less than 10 percent of the estimated $2.9 billion […]

Florida teen who pummeled teacher’s aide over Nintendo Switch learns his fate

A Florida teenager who assaulted a high school teacher’s assistant over a Nintendo Switch was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday. Brendan Depa, now 18, pleaded not guilty to a felony aggravated assault charge for the assault on paraprofessional Joan Neidich last year. The teacher suffered five broken ribs, hearing loss and a […]

Teachers spark debate for ‘Alphabet Song’ tune changes: ‘Hits my ears wrong’

As educators online reveal how they’re changing the way they teach young students their ABCs, social media users appear divided. Unlike the classic “Alphabet Song,” the latest version separates the letters into different groupings and changes the ending to, “Now you know how to say the alphabet, you’ll never forget.” On TikTok, literacy activist Jessica […]