Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of many universities and tech companies. It’s also a goal of the National Science Foundation, the biggest ...

Bryan Proffitt’s journey as a public school educator in North Carolina underscores a sea change in the profession over the past two decades. Proffitt, who serves as vice president of the N.C.

Most feedback I receive when advocating for teachers is positive. Almost all people I speak to express that teachers should be paid better. Occasionally, however, I receive the scripted response, ...

The New York Times has done it again, this time in an op-ed column by Bill Keller that blames inadequate teacher training for the failures of our education system. Keller quotes the National Council ...

AUSTIN — At a Thursday hearing at the Capitol, dozens of public school teachers and officials testified that a bill proposing $7.5 billion in school funding does not go far enough. House Bill 2 ...

Most states are holding tight to policies that protect incompetent teachers and poor training programs, shortchanging educators and their students before new teachers even step into the classroom, a ...

CHARLOTTE — About 15% of teachers left Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools last year, according to the latest state data. That’s more than the previous year. Many left for a career change, moved to a new ...

The "summers off" argument for teachers' lower pay is inadequate, as evidenced by the ongoing teacher shortage. While summers off may have once compensated for lower pay, the current pay gap for ...