10 Actions Teachers Can Take Now That Trump Is President (Opinion)
Donald Trump is now president again. Asylum seekers, refugees, and transgender people immediately began to feel his impact. How can educators respond—in […]
Why Stressed-Out Teachers Should Heed New Health Warnings About Alcohol
To those who worked with former middle school teacher Jessica Dueñas, she appeared to be thriving. In 2019, Dueñas received the Kentucky […]
Public Trust in Elementary School Teachers Declines—But Still Tops Most Other Professions
A majority of Americans view elementary school teachers as highly honest and ethical, rating them second only to nurses in a new […]
Teachers and Administrators at Odds Over Extra Job Duties
From paperwork to chaperoning to highly specific technical tasks—like changing HVAC filters to operating a security gate—America’s teachers say they take on […]
How Teachers Can Care for Their Students and Themselves This Year (Downloadable) (Opinion)
Welcome back, teachers! You and your students have just begun the often-challenging second half of the school year. I know. I’ve been […]
Teachers, Do You Check Your Work Email on Snow Days?
“Magical.” That’s how middle schooler Emily Beckman describes snow days—when school closes due to inclement weather and there’s no e-learning in its […]
Teachers Are Faced With Constant Challenges. Here’s How to Overcome Them (Opinion)
We teachers have no shortages of challenges in our professional lives. Today’s post kicks off a series in which educators identify their […]
Thousands of Teachers Will Get a Retirement Boost. Here’s How It Works
President Joe Biden on Jan. 5 signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, effectively boosting retirement benefits for hundreds of thousands […]
How 3 Top Math Teachers Nurture Students’ Ability to Tackle Challenge
Some of the biggest challenges in teaching math aren’t about the numbers and operations themselves, but students’ attitudes toward them. Getting students […]
Law Restricting Teachers’ Unions Falls After More Than a Decade
A Wisconsin law that gutted collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees in the state 13 years ago has been deemed […]
How Teachers Can Prepare for Retirement (Opinion)
Many of us teachers are nearing retirement. In addition to getting the obvious financial advice, how can we best prepare ourselves for […]
Teachers, Here’s How to Make Science and Math Relevant in the Classroom (Opinion)
Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can […]
