CNN: Bad Teacher that can't be fired

A 5 minute CNN video about a bad teacher that can't be fired, the teacher instructed 8th graders to take off their shirts and their bras in their class. Has been accused of being sexually inappropriate with female coworkers. But she hasn't been fired, and the state is struggling to fire her.

Teacher Evaluations

Teacher Evaluations

Kansas City's Failing Schools

Kansas City's Failing Schools Leave Kids Behind

Why is Buffalo paying for its teachers to get Plastic Surgery?

Why is Buffalo paying for its teachers to get plastic surgery?

Teacher's Unions versus Democracy

Teacher's Unions declare that they are in favor of letting democracy speak, except in cases that don't favor them, and then they are in favor of suing.

What Teachers Want to Tell Parents

What Teachers want to tell parents.  A lesson on why most teachers only last 4.5 years (on average), why some teachers give straight A's (so no one will bother them) and how teachers want to work with parents.

Ending up in Handcuffs for Doodling

A twelve year old in New York was arrested for doodling on her desk in erasable marker

Mayor Bloomberg takes on mindless teacher tenure

Mayor Bloomberg pushes for the radical idea that not every teacher should receive tenure

Don't Mess with Matt Damon

Anderson Cooper's Ridiculist: Don't mess with Matt Damon

Why one good teacher is leaving the profession.

One teacher finds it too hard to live on $38,000 a year, is leaving the field of teaching.

Atlanta dealing with cheating scandal

Atlanta is dealing with cheating scandal. New superintendent has issued an ultimatum to those implicated: quit or be fired.

Average Teacher Compensation in Milwaukee: $101,091 a year

Average Teacher Compensation in Milwaukee $101,091 a year

Some Bad Teachers Avoid Discipline

Some Bad Teachers avoid any discipline because the school district recognizes how difficult it is to remove them. Since it is so difficult to remove them, many places don't even bother trying.

As previously posted on this site in Middleton Wisconsin it cost the school district $300,000 dollars to fire for firing a teacher that was looking at pornography at school.

Americans is in a crisis of Individual Freedom

An Excess in Law has handcuffed teachers from acting reasonably, and is the reason five year olds end up arrested. Teachers and principals do not have the authority (or do not feel that they do) to hold the arm of a five year old throwing a temper tantrum. So they call the police, and the child is arrested.

More importantly, Howard explains how to fix our overly litigious society.

For Teachers, Seniority Rules

In 14 States, only seniority matters when it comes to firing teachers.

School Board Member Wants to Return Docked Pay

Madison teachers who failed to show up to work during the Budget Protests were docked pay. One School Board Member would like to return that money to them in the form of a $200 gift card.

How much do we spend on education?

How much money are we spending per pupil? Why are school districts under-reporting how much they spend per student? Regardless of political party can't we all agree transparency is a good thing. That we should be able to follow the money?