Florence One Schools Fires Teachers For Wearing ‘Border Patrol’ Shirts To Cultural Event

A South Carolina school district has fired a local elementary school teacher after what they determined to be inappropriate social media posts about Hispanic culture. Florence One School President Dr. Richard O'Malley said: letter Parents said several teachers had been placed on administrative leave after wearing sombreros and “Border Patrol” shirts at the school's “Royal […]

Flagstaff Launches Teachers Closet to Support Educators

Text-to-speech audio articles made possible by a Yavapai College Quest Grant. Tuition-free industry certifications to help you in your career. The Flagstaff Unified School District Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the FUSD Teacher's Closet, a new initiative to provide essential supplies to hardworking teachers. The FUSD Teacher's Closet officially opens on August […]

Teachers union drops support for LAUSD candidate, citing offensive social media activity

United Teachers Los Angeles announced Monday night the revelation that school board candidate Kafried Al Alim had reposted or “liked” social media posts with anti-Semitic, pro-gun or pornographic content. As a result, they withdrew their support for him. “We condemn all forms of oppression, including racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and homophobia,” the […]

Teachers union halts support for LAUSD candidate, citing offensive social media activity

The influential Los Angeles Teachers Union rejects school board candidate Kafried Al-Alim amid growing criticism of his social media posts and likes that express anti-Semitism, glorify guns, and praise pornographic images. They have suspended campaigning on his behalf, officials announced early Friday. United Teachers Los Angeles took action after an emergency leadership meeting Thursday night. […]

Sedona Film Festival presents ‘The Teacher’s Lounge’ premiere Feb. 9-15

sedona news – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Teacher’s Lounge” at the Alice Gil Sheldon Theater from February 9th to 15th. “The Teacher's Lounge'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (Germany). An idealistic junior high school teacher who defends a […]

FRANK RICCI: How The Teachers Unions Embed Socialism Into Their Contracts

From Boston to Los Angeles, teachers unions and their progressive allies have quietly devised an unprecedented way to circumvent the legislative process by burying unrelated policy issues deep within the complex terms of teacher contracts. . Hidden in plain sight, this new covert strategy allows state and local officials to review publicly available bills, committee […]