Archive for the 'Teachers' Category
NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Each week, teachers spend hours pouring over textbooks, lesson plans and other materials to create course work that captures the imagination of their students.As parents, students and communities take time this week, Teacher Appreciation Week, to thank teachers for the wonderful work they do, it’s also an ideal time […]
Nine-year-olds at a school in the U.S. state of Georgia brought a broken steak knife, handcuffs and electrical tape to school in a plot to injure their teacher, authorities said on Tuesday.Teachers at Center Elementary School in Waycross, Georgia, uncovered the plot on Friday when a pupil reported that a child in the third grade […]
Definitely not the kind of headline a parent wants to wake up to, now is it?
Sexual misconduct plagues U.S. schools:
A young teacher in Iowa sheepishly admits that he fondled a fifth-grader’s breast. But he doesn’t lose his teaching license until one persistent victim and her family go public — 40 years after the first accusation.
Nice, […]
(PRWEB) September 25, 2007 — More than one million […]
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ — At a time when an estimated 40,000 children return to school after battling a pediatric cancer, a new Web site now makes it possible for students and teachers to welcome these young survivors back to the classroom.
Inspired by the critically acclaimed A LION IN THE HOUSE documentary, which […]
Gee, I wonder how that got on there…
Fourth graders in Bedford County, Virginia were accidentally exposed to “hardcore pornography” in the classroom this week, but parents and the administration are reacting very differently than in another recent classroom porn case. A teacher was showing an educational video about tessellations to her fourth grade class when […]
LITTLE CANADA, Minn., May 18 /PRNewswire/ — Get back to the basics and learn the fundamentals of spelling in Virginia Yoerg’s new guide, “Rules of Spelling” (now available through AuthorHouse).This book will help both children and adults improve their spelling skills. The basics are explained step-by-step for a clear understanding. Readers will learn how to […]
TROY, MI — (MARKET WIRE) — May 10, 2007 — A large majority of substitute teachers report strong demand for their services and widespread appreciation for the role they play in education, according to a survey of more than 2,600 substitute teachers conducted by Kelly […]
WASHINGTON, DC — (MARKET WIRE) — February 14, 2007 — Blackboard Inc. announced today the launch of Scholar®, a free, innovative social bookmarking Web service, aimed at connecting faculty and students and enhancing teaching and learning. This new tool enables millions of Blackboard users — including faculty, students, and […]
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — February 13, 2007 — China Education Resources Inc. (”CER”, the Company) was recently selected by the Ministry of Education as a recommended education resource throughout China.CER launched its next online teacher training program in China. Organized by the Ministry of Education’s Curriculum Development […]