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Watch: Karen Lewis says ‘Off with their heads,’ stirs right-wing ire
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is no stranger to her outspokenness landing her in the headlines -- but many conservatives are particularly miffed by a comment she made during…
Mississippi debate over school reform evokes broader racial divide
Mississippi lawmaker Kenneth Wayne Jones, a Democrat, briefly became a political pariah last winter when he voted in favor of a proposal to expand charter schools in his state, says…
High school educators resolve to do better in the New Year
Educators across the country are wrapping up their winter breaks and returning to school with a fresh list of New Year's resolutions. For high school teachers and administrators, 2013 will…
How to include the community when making key school decisions
Technology tools and services are helping school leaders engage key audiences in new and important ways, from starting conversations with constituents via social media to participatory budget processes that seek…
Teaching compassion: Education and volunteerism around the world
While many people believe that kids these days are lazy and self-obsessed, there is reason to believe that they are becoming increasingly empathetic and altruistic, the Huffington Post reports.…
Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to school
Since escaping a gunman's rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a little more than usual, the…
How to talk to children about the Sandy Hook shooting
The killings at a Connecticut elementary school have left parents and educators struggling to figure out what to tell their children.…
Michigan protests: Teachers remain dedicated despite cuts
Michigan fought long and hard to become a union state. Yet our legislature has passed two right-to-work bills Tuesday, pushed through in a lame-duck session, Yahoo! News reports.…
The great divide, now in the toy aisle
Earlier this year, at the 109th Annual American International Toy Fair, held at the Javits Convention Center as one of the culture’s most convincing cases for childlessness, a former investment…
Stupid in America: Why we, and this viral video, are to blame
English rapper-poet Suli Breaks is out with a video that's taking the internet by storm, and young people are loving it, the Huffington Post reports. …