Teachers

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 26, 2011 - This week, teachers in Missouri's public schools are busily preparing for a return to…

A group of educators led by the Missouri National Education Association says its confident it can strike a deal with lawmakers to settle confusion over a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 6, 2011 - The National Education Association, a 3.2 million member teachers' union, spent…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 5, 2011 - Everyone knows that teachers grade their students. But who should grade the teachers…

Administrators of a southwestern Illinois school district say financial problems have forced them to lay off or not renew the contracts of 71 employees,…

The Cahokia School Board will meet tonight to decide whether to lay off up to 70 teachers because of a budget deficit.School officials have said that…

Some Missouri lawmakers say the state should do away with its tenure system for teachers and make students' academic performance a big part of their…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 12, 2011 - As several Missouri legislators -- and even Gov. Jay Nixon-- have made clear,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 31, 2010 -St. Louis Public Schools have paid out as much as a teacher's salary for a full year…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 23, 2010 - What's the best relationship between teachers and students? Love? Admiration?…