Demands from teachers’ unions for extra bonus “contract raises” are coming with increasing frequency. The Los Angeles Unified union’s recent announcement seeking a 20% raise (on top of their normal ...

When the Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) surveyed its members in November, an astounding 66% of teachers and school staff who responded said they were considering leaving their profession.

LANSING, Mich. — For new Michigan teachers, the average starting salary is almost $39,000. But new legislation aims to change that amid the ongoing teacher shortage exacerbated by the pandemic. Over ...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona argued Sunday that the nationwide teacher shortage is the symptom of an overall lack of respect for public school teachers that started during the COVID-19 lockdowns ...

August. Its arrival elicits familiar feelings for teachers like us … Butterflies in the stomach. The urgency to squeeze in a few more summer adventures with family before the scramble to the first day ...

What teacher does not want a more respectful classroom? Days are packed full with new content to teach, tests to give and grade, and unexpected demands on teachers’ time and attention. Students’ ...

I FULLY agree with the views expressed by Hamma Hanif in her letter `Respect for teachers” (Aug 30) that in our educational institutions teacher has not been given deference which is due to him. For ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress released the 2022 scores in history and civics for 8th graders earlier this month. I cannot say I was surprised by the decline. As others have noted, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

SACRAMENTO — A few weeks ago, Sacramento teacher Kacie Go had 56 kids for second period. That day, there were 109 students at her eighth- through 12th-grade school who were without an instructor ...