DeLand educator named Volusia Teacher of the Year
Volusia County's newest school is now home to its newest Teacher of the Year, Leslie Birney. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:04:38 -0800

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crossroads teacher retiring after long career
Social studies teacher Sal Scurato is about to complete a long teaching career this March at South Brunswick’s Crossroads Middle School. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:58:40 -0800

L.A. Unified responds to allegations of sex abuse by Pacoima teacher
Paul Chapel, a former teacher at a Pacoima elementary school, faces charges of lewd acts with children younger than 14, according to a complaint from the Los Angele County District Attorney's Office. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:36:45 -0800

Teacher with knife suspended
What was supposed to be a lesson ended up getting a Southwest Allen County Schools teacher suspended. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:52:29 -0800

Statement released following rape charges against teacher
Pell City — Williams Intermediate School teacher Heather Whitten resigned Monday, following charges of rape and arrest Friday evening.Whitten’s attorney, Erskine Funderburg, released an official statement saying, “On Monday Mrs. Whitten resigned her teaching position with the Pell City Board of Education due to the unwarranted negative attention these charges were bringing to her co-workers and ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:48:09 -0800

Teacher makes an impact
“Caryl Toedter was what I consider the ideal teacher,” said Marian Lignitz, Marysville, who was both a former student and fellow teacher of Toedter, who died Jan. 29. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06:50 -0800

NBC: District paid $40K to teacher in LA abuse scandal
Los Angeles Unified School District paid the teacher at the center of the Miramonte child sexual abuse scandal $40,000 as part of a settlement in the wake of accusations of classroom behavior deemed “immoral” and “unprofessional” as well as a claim of “evident unfitness for service.” Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:23:32 -0800

Boy stabs teacher in classroom
Chennai, Feb. 9: A reclusive 15-year-old repeatedly stabbed his science and Hindi teacher as she sat stunned in her chair in front of her class in Chennai this morning. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:07 -0800

Teach Plus: Teachers At the Table With Secretary Duncan
"Teacher voice is needed in order for real reform to take place," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the inaugural cohort of Teach Plus D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows last week. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:27:30 -0800

Scrapped teacher scheme attacked
Scotland's biggest teaching union condemns a decision to scrap a scheme which increased teacher pay in return for boosting their skills. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:57:55 -0800