Two California teachers are now allowed to return to the classroom after a lawsuit. Last year, they sued their school district for requiring them to use their student’s preferred gender pronouns without their parents’ knowledge. NTD’s Ilene Eng has more.
In California, over 100 teachers signed up for a Palestine teach-in, despite pushback from the school district. The Superintendent said it’s against school policy, while the teachers call it a rounded view of Palestinians. We hear more from NTD’s David Lam.
Two teachers said they were fired for speaking their minds on educational policies. NTD spoke to the duo, along with their legal representative, Rachel Sager, who expressed concerns about the schools’ policies regarding gender identity.
New York City teachers fired for declining the COVID-19 vaccination are getting their jobs back, with back pay. A judge ruled that the religious exemptions that were once denied are now granted to them. NTD spoke with Michael Kane, one of the plaintiffs and the Founder of the New York grassroots organization “Teachers For Choice.” […]
Lawyers and education advocates of Detroit, Michigan, hold a “Back to School” workshop at 1:00 p.m. ET on Aug. 26 for parents and teachers on parental rights, how to get inappropriate books or resources out of school libraries, and how to run for school board, and how to submit FOIAs.
Teachers strike for the second time this week. But while the government mulls over a new offer, it’s also considering how it will affect inflation. Surrounded by destruction, French people are reflecting on the recent riots. A second-generation migrant says the problem is down to disadvantages and racism. The largest education union in the UK is […]
May 9 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. State lawmakers are introducing legislation to address the opioid epidemic. Law enforcement officials on May 9 announced a dozen new federal cases targeting fentanyl dealers, with one of the cases charging a dealer who distributed fentanyl to teenage girls. We have an update on the Hollywood writer’s strike […]
It’s day two of the Hollywood strikes and strikers are calling the current situation “an existential crisis.” We have more on the writers’ latest labor demands. Charges have been dropped in a deadly shooting at a San Francisco Walgreens. The district attorney says the shooting was in self-defense. A group of teachers is suing its […]
Tens of thousands of teachers walked out of England’s schools and sixth-form colleges on May 2. A union boss said they want to keep the pressure on the government with more industrial action, and plan to strike alongside other education unions. The government however says coordinating strikes for maximum disruption is unreasonable and disproportionate.
A deal has been agreed after most unions accept the health secretary’s pay offer for NHS workers. Teachers walk out in the tens of thousands, with union bosses saying they want to keep pressure on the government. Labour calls for the closing of a “loophole” in windfall tax after BP reported 4 billion pounds ($5 billion) […]
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten admitted to offering edits to the CDC’s school reopening guidelines during testimony on Capitol Hill. She denies suggesting substantive changes. More than 10,000 federal employees could have access to Americans’ data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Three witnesses testified on the issue at a House Judiciary Subcommittee […]
The Indiana Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would provide funding for teachers and other school employees to undergo firearms training across the state. Introduced by Republicans, the bill first passed the House 42–8 in February before passing the Senate 71–24 on Tuesday with the support of two Democrats. The proposed 40 hours of […]
A bill supporting transitional kindergarten teachers continues to advance through California’s State Assembly. If passed, the bill would give teachers involved in the program more time to earn their teaching credentials.
The new AI tool, chatGPT, is raising concerns from teachers around the world. It can write research papers and answer almost any question in seconds. All you have to do is enter a few keywords into a prompt. Many schools are banning the app. A college student familiar with the chatGPT software decided to actively […]
The 2022 release of the Nation’s Report Card showed that U.S. students’ math and reading scores had dropped several points from 2019. NTD spoke to Jeffrey Tucker, the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, about the role remote learning may have played in the decrease. Tucker believes the blame falls on public health bureaucrats […]
Throughout Australia, states have been supporting children with additional learning needs. South Australia is taking this one step further. It will staff each school with at least one teacher dedicated to students with autism.
Former Attorney General William Barr weighs in on what he thinks is next in the DOJ-Trump saga. This, while an ex-FBI official says a key document might be thrown out entirely.
The founder of the oath keepers is set to go on trial for his alleged January 6th involvement. He wanted to change lawyers this week, but the judge had different plans.
In Washington state, it would have been the first day of school yesterday. But public school teachers in Seattle went on strike to demand higher pay, staffing ratios, and better working conditions.
