Denying Tenure a Retaliation for Exercising Freedom of Speech?
A special education teacher working in New York was informed that she had not been recommended for tenure and that her employment would consequently be…
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Bonuses for Teachers Improve Student Performance, But Not By Much
Teachers at five schools in Utah were awarded merit pay last spring. A recent study shows that, while it may have motivated the teachers, there…
87 Detroit Teachers to be Cut
The Emergency Manager for the city of Detroit, Roy Roberts, has made a recent announcement to lay off of 87 Detroit Public School teachers. He…
America Believes Teachers are Underpaid
Maybe it is your mother, or your Auntie Sue, or maybe even your brother. Or maybe it is because you've had your life touched, or…
429 Teachers will be Layed Off in Long Beach, California
The Long Beach Unified School District is facing massive budget cuts along with the rest of California. As a result, the district will be closing…
Bloomberg Cuts 10,000 City Jobs, Schools Hit Hardest
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans this week to cut a staggering 10,000 city jobs. Some changes will take place immediately, and the process…
Only 100 Layoffs Necessary In Pennsylvania Says Gov. Rendell
Pennsylvania's governor, Ed Rendell, has announced that approximately 100 layoffs are needed to the state’s payroll. Pennsylvania officials initially projected that they would need to…
Georgia May Avoid 85% of Teacher Layoffs
During spring of this year, school districts across Georgia expected massive layoffs in the face of drastically reduced state money. Up to 9,000 people were…
California Budget Impasse Hampers Teacher Hiring
The federal jobs bill that was signed into law last week includes $1.2 billion earmarked for California schools. With the money, school districts across the…
175 Kansas City Teachers Laid Off Before 2010-11 School Year
175 Kansas City School teacher received layoff notices on Wednesday. This is just another step in the trend of layoffs afflicting the Kansas City School…