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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."

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.

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.

Parents’ fury as school allows ‘Satan club’ set up by Satanic Temple for kids

Officials at a Pennsylvania school district have given permission for a Satanic Temple to host a back-to-school event at Northern High School in Dillsburg.

Chicago Public Schools pilot program aims to bring more Black men into teaching field

Last fall, three Chicago high schools instituted a pilot program designed to encourage young Black and Latino men to envision themselves at the head of the class.

How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards

Patriot Mobile markets itself as “America’s only Christian conservative wireless provider.” Now the Trump-aligned company is on a mission to win control of Texas school boards.

CEA and CCS reach conceptual agreement, teachers could return to classroom Monday

The negotiations began Wednesday afternoon as teachers were on the picket lines. Wednesday was also the first day back for the school year with CCS students learning virtually.

Allies rally behind Indiana NAACP’s Black student achievement proposal

The Indiana Black Academic Excellence plan, released in April, seeks to make Black student success a top priority for the governor and state education department.

As Idaho communities discuss removing controversial books, Brooklyn Public Library offers digital book access to young adults

2,000 miles away from Idaho, there is a group working to create more access to controversial books, books that continue to be at the center of controversy in Idaho.

Kristi Noem’s education reform branded a ‘whitewashed lie’

South Dakota’s governor has been accused by critics of trying to push her political and social views into the state’s classrooms.

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