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Franklin High School teacher fired for telling students to call pedophiles ‘MAPs’

A video that surfaced last week revealed a Franklin High School teacher the district identified as Amber Parker saying, "Don't judge people just because they want to have sex with a five-year-old."

Seattle teachers prepare for a strike as negotiations continue

More than a hundred Seattle educators gathered on Labor Day at Judkins Park, stapling and taping signs to wooden pickets in preparation for a potential strike. 

The teachers who aren’t coming back to school this year

With all of these issues top of mind, this package gives voice to educators who gave what they could, and in many cases wished things were different.

16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher

For the first time in 30 years, a teacher will not be going back to school as classes resume Tuesday in the small, southwest Texas city.

First AP African American Studies classes to begin

The course is being offered as a pilot program in some schools with the goal of offering it nationwide by 2024.

Auburn City Schools adding K9 security to reduce school shooting risks

Auburn City Schools (ACS) launched its new Paws on Patrol program, using detection dogs to mitigate school shooting risk so students feel safer on campus.

School’s starting again. Are the kids alright?

As the new school year begins, teachers at many schools across the country are adding a new component to their routines: a mental health check-in with their students.

Shortage of para-educators forcing schools to keep some students home

According to School Spring, a help wanted website for Vermont schools, there are 284 open special ed positions throughout the state.

Nikolas Cruz sentencing trial: Gunman’s mom feared him, neighbor says

This week, the defense team for the Parkland school shooting gunman continues to call witnesses in its effort to win Cruz a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

Police: 1 killed, 2 hurt in apparent stabbing at high school

A 16-year-old boy was charged with voluntary manslaughter, possession of a weapon on school property, assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a school official.

Shared teacher and students urinals in K-12 school sparks debate: ‘awkward’

A post that raises a sensitive question of restroom etiquette has gone viral on Reddit with nearly 50,000 likes.

Elon Musk’s satellite internet flies under the radar at public schools nationwide

Public school districts in Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia have announced pilot projects or are already using Starlink — but it’s not cheap.

Oregon needs to change high school graduation requirements to be more equitable, report says

For the first time in about 15 years, Oregon's graduation requirements might change.

I was paddled in school 37 years ago. Why is the practice reviving?

Although corporal punishment can potentially leave lasting psychological and emotional damage to a child, it is allowed in 19 states.

California jury awards $1M to teen whose school district failed to protect her from bullies in middle school

Eleri Irons, who is now 18, attended El Segundo Middle School when the bullying began in November 2017. A petition entitled “Let’s Kill Eleri Irons” was started in June 2018.