Education Apr 04 Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut teacher-training money, for now By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Apr 22 Alabama governor ousts education director over book’s stance on racism, inclusion Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Education Mar 06 Watch 6:36 Many preschool teachers are scared of teaching STEM. Here’s a solution that might help Everyone knows that 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds ask a lot of questions. But that unrestrained curiosity can unsettle preschool teachers who feel they lack sufficient understanding of science, technology, engineering and math, often referred to as STEM. Hari Sreenivasan reports… By PBS News Hour
Education Mar 08 Senate overturns Obama-era rule on teacher training Senators voted 59-40 on Wednesday in favor of rescinding regulations governing teacher training issued by the Department of Education in October. By Associated Press
Education May 16 A teacher mispronouncing a student’s name can have a lasting impact A name is more than just a name. It's one of the first things children recognize, one of the first words they learn to say, it's how the world identifies them. By Corey Mitchell, Education Week
Mar 31 Twitter chat: When teaching, race and culture collide By Kenya Downs Check out highlights from NewsHour's Twitter chat on race and teaching in urban education. Continue reading
Mar 28 What ‘white folks who teach in the hood’ get wrong about education By Kenya Downs A Columbia University professor has had enough of what he calls a pervasive narrative in urban education: a savior complex that places mostly white teachers in minority classrooms as heroes who "saving" kids. Continue reading