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Federal Kamala Harris Rallies Teachers: 'God Knows We Don't Pay You Enough'
Harris called for student loan forgiveness and union member protections in her AFT speech.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their annual conference in Houston on July 25, 2024.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their convention in Houston on July 25, 2024. Harris spoke to the nation's second largest teachers' union just days after President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid and the vice president appeared to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Teaching Profession From Grade Books to Gold Medals: These Teachers Are Olympians and Paralympians
American teachers are among the athletes competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
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LaFond puts her best foot forward in the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 3, 2024.
Thea LaFond puts her best foot forward in the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 3, 2024. She's one of several current or former educators competing in the summer Olympics or Paralympics.
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Curriculum How Oklahoma's Superintendent Wants Schools to Teach the Bible
The state superintendent directed schools to place a copy of the Bible in every classroom.
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A hand holding a magnifying glass hovers over a Bible opened to the Ten Commandments.
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School Climate & Safety Rising Reports of School Violence Are Pushing Teachers to Want to Quit
New data reveals how many teachers have experienced threats and physical violence from students.
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Teaching Profession The Nation's Largest Teachers' Union Endorses Kamala Harris for President
The National Education Association has begun the work of galvanizing educators to vote.
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Teaching Profession Will the NEA Take a Position on Cellphones in Schools?
Some educators want the union to offer guidance on best practices for cellphones.
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This state is working to keep special education students in the classroom, learning alongside their peers. Here's how.
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School Climate & Safety Video Should Teachers Carry Guns? How Two Principals Answer This Question
One has two armed school employees. The other thinks arming teachers is a bad idea.
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People hold signs in the gallery against a bill that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session in the House chamber on April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.
People hold signs in the gallery against a bill that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session in the House chamber on April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.
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School & District Management Q&A Why This K-12 Leader Was 'Incredulous' When Congress Asked Him to Testify
New York City schools Chancellor David Banks' blunt take on appearing before Congress and leading schools in divisive times.
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New York City Department of Education Chancellor David Banks speaks at a press briefing at City Hall in New York City.
New York City Department of Education Chancellor David Banks speaks at a press briefing at City Hall in New York City.
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Federal Title II grants are one of the most flexible that K-12 districts can use to support professional development.
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Teaching Lab CEO Sarah Johnson talks about the common complaints she hears from educators, and how companies can avoid becoming an unused tool on a district's virtual shelf.
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An ÎçҹѰ»¨ Market Brief survey asked K-12 leaders what information they're considering in deciding which stimulus-funded projects to cut.
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The giant company says the name change reflects its evolution from a publisher to a more diversified K-12 organization.
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