I reside in Richland with two children in the Pine-Richland school system. As a veteran ELA teacher in a neighboring district, I have absolute confidence in our ELA teachers — knowledgeable, dedicated ...

Demands from teachers’ unions for extra bonus “contract raises” are coming with increasing frequency. The Los Angeles Unified union’s recent announcement seeking a 20% raise (on top of their normal ...

I agree with the writer of the letter “Fixing the teacher shortage” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE) about freezing salary increases for “older” teachers. Instead, just reimburse these incredible profesionals for ...

Re: “Get serious about ensuring teacher quality” [Feb. 25, Opinion]: The 1940s radio-show-turned-TV-sitcom “Our Miss Brooks,” starring Eve Arden as English teacher Connie Brooks, raked in the laughs ...

Teaching has always been demanding, but many educators say the job has become increasingly difficult in recent years. When students lack motivation, refuse to do their work, or struggle with mental ...

When the Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) surveyed its members in November, an astounding 66% of teachers and school staff who responded said they were considering leaving their profession.

THERE IS NO TRY: Joan Hoffman, a teacher at A.C. Reynolds High School, is tired of waiting for her supplemental pay to keep up with the rising cost of living in Buncombe County. Photo by Greg Parlier ...

LANSING, Mich. — For new Michigan teachers, the average starting salary is almost $39,000. But new legislation aims to change that amid the ongoing teacher shortage exacerbated by the pandemic. Over ...

Oklahoma's 'Teachers' Bill of Rights' might allow some to decline to teach about evils of Nazi regime and the Holocaust.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress released the 2022 scores in history and civics for 8th graders earlier this month. I cannot say I was surprised by the decline. As others have noted, ...

Recently, I wrote a commentary about how our public education system in West Virginia is failing to achieve the state constitutional requirement of providing a “thorough and efficient” system of free ...