‘Badass Teachers’ fights for public education
A group calling themselves the Badass Teacher Association (BAT) launched a campaign on Monday against America's federal education policies, Takepart.com reports.
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Barriers to girls’ education abound in rural schools
Today we visited the San Miguel School. It is an example of community dedication, responsibility and exemplifies a commitment to education that impressed me, Takepart.com reports.
Op-Ed: Rookie teachers need way more support
Steve Jobs once said, "Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them…
What happens when a rich and poor school share the same campus?
I’ve been teaching for 13 years, and I think the number one thing that would make our profession just a little bit easier is collaboration, says a contributor…
Watch: Selfless kindergarten teacher gives student a kidney
When Wendy Killian's son was one day old, his life was saved by a blood platelet donor. From that day forward, Wendy vowed to help the parents of…
It’s time teachers move beyond the dusty old grade book
America is abuzz about education technology, TakePart.com reports.
Can a school project make a difference in a community?
The Industrial Revolution isn’t exactly the sexiest of topics for high school students, TakePart.com reports.
Why even art teachers have a problem with standardized testing
Gray is the color between black and white and it can be created in many ways. There is cool gray and there is warm gray. There are light…
MyEDmatch: Where teachers and schools hook up
If Match.com can pair a couple destined to be together, could a similar site match teachers with the right school? Asks TakePart.com.
Opinion: ‘The Road Out’ of poverty begins with great teachers
In a rundown Appalachian town, Deborah Hicks once dreamed of an education that would take her far away from the life she knew. She was a precocious little…
NBA Star: Athletes must step up and fight for fair education in their hometowns
By the time you finish this sentence, another student in America will have dropped out of high school, TakePart.com reports.
Opinion: Shouldn’t more be done to prepare new teachers?
We've all been inside a classroom, and there's a good chance we've each had at least one teacher who wasn't prepared for the task at hand, TakePart.com reports.
Op-Ed: I graduated from Sandy Hook, and I’m against arming teachers
I teach in an urban school in South Los Angeles. We have yearly lockdown drills and occasional real lockdowns for police activity in the neighborhood. The kids know…
In these 19 states, teachers can still spank kids
If John Tate, a North Carolina State Board of Education member, has his way, North Carolina will no longer allow teachers to spank their students, TakePart.com reports.
Will zombies keep a Philadelphia school from closing its doors?
Despite their zombie makeup, there was nothing lifeless about the members of the Philadelphia Student Union on Wednesday, TakePart.com reports.
North Carolina: Make fun of a teacher, go to jail
If North Carolina high school students bully a teacher online, they will pay the price, Takepart.com reports.
Op-Ed: It’s time we ditched the college admissions tests
Parents, high school students, and college counselors, listen up. I’ve got good news about those dreaded and bank-account-draining college admission tests and test prep programs, Takepart.com reports.
School encourages homophobic humiliation as student punishment
Two Arizona high school students who were caught fighting faced a controversial punishment concocted by their principal: Either endure a suspension, or sit in the school courtyard holding…
Op-Ed: For students, ‘zip code does not define destiny’
As the founder and Executive Director of KIPP Delta Public Schools—a network of four college-preparatory public charter schools in Helena and Blytheville, Arkansas—I have dedicated my career to…
Op-Ed: True reform means ‘freeing educators of bureaucratic constraints’
At Rocketship Education, a public K-5 charter school system for low-income students, our mission is to close the achievement gap within our lifetimes, Takepart.com reports.
Should there be a bar exam for teachers?
Eager law school graduates are tasked with taking the dreaded bar exam before they practice law, says Takepart.com.
Exclusive: Michelle Rhee takes aim at teacher tenure
When Michelle Rhee was the chancellor of Washington, D.C. public schools in 2008, she was convinced that tenure was hurting her students, Takepart.com reports.
Is it possible to grade teachers on how much they inspire?
I grew up hearing my father talk about his treks to a one-room schoolhouse in Aiken, SC, says a contributor for Takepart.com.
What if the highest-paid people at school were… the teachers?
Barnett Berry shows a picture of himself from 1979 to a group of Arkansas teachers, says Takepart.com.
Time for higher pay? Teachers are more likely to work second jobs
After the school day ends, many teachers are heading to second jobs to make ends meet, Takepart.com reports.
One of the most powerful educators in America
Civil rights leader Kenneth Clark once said to Howard Fuller, “Did my work even make a difference?” Like Clark, who was instrumental in the Supreme Court’s decision to…
Failing public schools: Should they learn from thriving charters?
What makes a charter school succeed and how exactly can we transfer these ideas to failing public schools? These questions are examined in Roland G. Fryer's widely talked…
The way teachers are getting school supplies may surprise you
Each year, American teachers pay $3 billion out of their own pockets on classroom supplies. Yes, $3 billion, reports Takepart.com.