French Court Convicts 8 People Tied to Events Leading to Teacher’s Beheading
Samuel Paty was beheaded in 2020 by an Islamist extremist after showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his students to illustrate free speech.
15 Teachers Are Reacting To The Presidental Election
14. “Teaching is already terrifying in the state of Arizona. Our Department of Education has literally set up a hotline for parents to complain about teachers they don’t like. The fusing for private and home schools is out of control and taking away from public schools. If Trump actually does what he said he would […]
Teachers Are Opening Up About The “Kids Can’t Read” Crisis
2. “COVID didn’t cause the problem, but it was like throwing a gas can on the fire. Whatever delay was already occurring got a solid year head start to become even wider and then another year of substantially worsened progress while kids were aging all the same.” “My aunt and uncle have been university professors […]
Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work
Teachers in the study described exhaustion and emotional problems due to their compassion fatigue. Credit: Liza Summer/ Pexels, CC BY Teachers’ jobs involve more than just teaching the required curriculum. A significant part of their role includes providing emotional support to their students And with many students facing mental health challenges and experiencing trauma, meeting […]
PA Education Department agrees to cancel requirement for teachers to adopt guidelines deemed ‘woke’
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has agreed to cancel its requirement for schools to enforce teaching guidelines that were deemed “woke” in a recently settled lawsuit. Pennsylvania officials were requiring schools to adopt a set of instructions on how to approach teaching under their “Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Program Framework Guidelines” (CR-SE). The guidelines […]
Kites in the Classroom: Training Teachers to Conduct Remote Sensing Missions
The NASA Science Activation program’s AEROKATS and ROVER Education Network (AREN), led by Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) in Wayne County, MI, provides learners with hands-on opportunities to engage with science instruments & NASA technologies and practices in authentic, experiential learning environments. On July 25, 2024, the AREN team held a four-day virtual workshop: […]