Members of the teaching union NASUWT at Rothwell Junior School who had voted to take six days of industrial action have called off two dates set for next week. Staff at the Pathfinder Schools-managed academy had walked out after over allegations of ‘bullying and intimidation’ that left members with ‘stress, anxiety and burnout’. An agreement to call off the action came following a meeting between the two sides after a day of strike action on Tuesday (March 19). Strike action had been planned...
“I've been called the N word, monkey, slave," said a Powhatan County 7th grader during the rescheduled meeting on Monday. "I've reported this every day and nothing's changed.”
The Greater Essex County District School Board said Thursday it has a new tentative agreement with the union representing its occasional teachers, who have been working without a contract for the last two years. “This tentative agreement was arrived at through a collaborative, interest-based bargaining process and represents the best possible outcome for both parties,” […]
'Decisions are best decided by locally elected school boards who know their community — not by unaccountable union leaders.' — Janet Foord
French teaching unions are calling on parents to keep their children at home on Thursday, as part of a protest against plans to introduce academic streaming into schools.
The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school are calling for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting
Angela Beard, 52, started teaching at Colton Primary School in 1992 but after 32 years has decided to leave in order to take care of her elderly parents. Joining the school as a newly qualified nursery nurse, Angela was instrumental in setting up the school's nursery before moving on to become the school's first Pastoral and Safeguarding Lead eight years later in 2000. Speaking to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Angela said: "My job has been about breaking down any barriers to learning whether that...
The Jamestown School Board is calling on New York State to pause a mandate on schools to transition to electric school buses. Board member Pat Slagle said school districts across the state are sending letters to Governor Kathy Hochul asking for the pause. He said the buses seem like a good idea but there are […]
Catholic ratepayers are demanding Waterloo Catholic District School Board trustee Kathy Doherty-Masters resign after an investigative report by Rebel News alleged she was involved in decisions that led to contracts being awarded to her husband.
The Iowa City Community School District board of directors will vote on whether to close Hills Elementary School due to constrained budget costs at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Iowa City schools administration recommended the board vote to close the school for the 2024-25 school year as it will reduce budget costs by $1.6 million of
An agreement was reached with teachers and their union contract was approved.
Classroom supplies in the cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board are so scarce many teachers say they're buying them themselves as the board deals with an $18-million budget shortfall.