When classes started this week in Florida’s Polk County school district, fourth-grade teacher Emily Heath and her students returned to a sweltering classroom with faulty air conditioning and temperatures in the 80s. The heat was hard for Heath’s students to bear, she said. “They say, ‘It’s too hot in here. I can’t focus. I can’t… Continue reading Hot classrooms are impairing student learning and health amid record-hot year, teachers say
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Florida teachers start school year with uncertainty as new policies take effect
As the start of the school year approaches in Florida, some teachers say chaos and confusion have marked the days leading up to reopening as they navigate how to teach under new state policies. Teachers say they are going into classrooms less confident about their lesson plans, confused about changes to state laws and on high alert… Continue reading Florida teachers start school year with uncertainty as new policies take effect
From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers
Vance Varner is heading into another school year desperately searching for teachers and staff members: an English instructor, a special education teacher, a speech therapist. Varner, the superintendent of schools in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, a rural community 30 minutes from the Penn State campus, said 49 of his 403 teacher positions are still vacant less… Continue reading From ‘crisis’ to ‘catastrophe,’ schools scramble once again to find teachers
Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
A major Florida school district, in order to comply with state law, has issued guidance that will bar transgender employees from sharing their preferred pronouns and force trans students and staff to use group restrooms that follow their “biological sex at birth.” Orange County Public Schools — the fourth-largest district in Florida with about 209,000… Continue reading Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
Trial scheduled in lawsuit brought by former Donda Academy teachers who sued Ye for wrongful termination
A lawsuit involving two former Donda Academy teachers who sued Ye for what they said was wrongful termination from his now-shuttered private Christian school is scheduled for an April 2025 trial. Cecilia Hailey and Chekarey Byers brought the civil lawsuit against Ye, formally known as Kanye West, in April. The suit painted a bizarre picture of… Continue reading Trial scheduled in lawsuit brought by former Donda Academy teachers who sued Ye for wrongful termination