Word: teachers
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...Your language teacher has realized you have a very broad definition of “native speaker...
...school instructor who was suspended Oct. 2 after writing a racial slur about Obama on his blackboard. Other situations, however, are more ambiguous. Consider the class of first graders at a San Francisco charter school, which recently had a school-sponsored outing to attend the wedding of their lesbian teacher. Three weeks from now, California voters will vote on Proposition 8, an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, and proponents of that measure decry the field trip as overtly political. "This is promoting same-sex marriage and indoctrinating young kids," says Frank Schubert, co-manager of the Yes on 8 Campaign...
...when it comes to election season, teachers unions have long forced their members to walk a fine line. Since the 1960s, these unions and their 3 million members nationwide have played a prominent role in Democratic politics, and this year is no exception. The UFT's parent organization, the American Federation of Teachers, which Weingarten also heads, publicly endorsed Obama for President in July. But while unions can signal to their members which candidate best serves their interests, a third-grade teacher telling her students she'll be voting for Obama is construed by many as overstepping. "This...
...years, six-figure starting salaries have been the exclusive privilege of bankers, doctors, and lawyers. But now, a New York City charter school called The Equity Project promises to bring teachers into the $100,000-plus-club as well. The Equity Project, which is located in the historically disadvantaged and largely Hispanic neighborhood of Washington Heights, seeks to fundamentally change the paradigm of American public education: By offering its teachers base salaries of $125,000, the school hopes to bring the best and brightest educators into its classrooms—a logical response to the large body of empirical research...
...strong opinions, though, everyone agreed that the strongest belonged to Teri Peasel, who was busy highlighting the hair of Christy St. Pierre, a second-grade teacher. "I tell you," Peasel said, "I think if the Republicans get it again, we'll have another world war. Honestly, this whole government scares me. I am pro-life, but that's between a woman and her God. I'm voting for Obama, and I think he has a very good chance around here because people are so sick of what's going...