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2023

August 29
Majority of adults support higher pay, more influence over curriculum for teachers by K-12 Dive

August 25
New poll shows more public support for teachers to decide what’s taught in class by Colorado Public Radio

August 24
4-Day School Weeks Surge in Popularity Among American Adults by Education Week

August 23
Eye on Education: What do parents want from public schools? by Daily Republic

August 16
PDK Announces Pandemic Awards Program by The Savannah Tribune

August 14
WA teacher shortage remains rampant heading into upcoming school year by My Northwest

July 24
Top 30+ Best Private Scholarships for Teachers & Educators In The U.S (KnowInsiders) by KnowInsiders

July 23
by School leaders work to counter teacher shortage by Daily Journal

July 18
The Great Unbundling by Education Next

June 22
Teachers in 6 States Will Get Raises. More Could Join Them by Education Week

June 16
BASD principal named distinguished principal of 2023 by The Express

June 14
The Fayetteville Observer’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2023: Meet Adrian T. Williams by The Fayetteville Observer

June 12
Schools Are Trying to Do Too Much by Education Week

June 6
Is Summer Slide Real? (Plus 10 Ways To Fight Summer Learning Loss) by We Are Teachers

Author Moletha Fowler-Thompson Writes a Transformative Power of Love in New Book by EIN Presswire

June 5
Angelo Rossi exhibit of hand blown glass on now at the Timmins Museum by Timmins Daily Press

May 26
Beverly Students Honored At Curry, Emory, Regis, SNHU, Stonehill, WPI by Patch

May 12
Schiff, Booker, Larson, Takano, & Hayes Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Boost Teacher Compensation by Congressman Adam Schiff

Perspective | Appreciation for teachers in a conflicted climate by EducationNC

May 5
Teachers Aren’t Burnt Out. They Are Being Set Up to Fail by Education Week

May 2
Adams, Gallego, Sykes, Reed Introduce EDUCATORS for America Act to Strengthen our Teacher Workforce & Address School Staffing Shortages by United States Congresswoman Alma Adams

April 12
Wisconsin GOP bill would let teachers carry guns in schools by Bring Me The News

March 7
Teachers Say a New Parents’ Bill of Rights Doesn’t Solve Schools’ Problems by Education Week

March 2
The “Uber-ification” of Teaching Will Destroy Public Education by Current Affairs

February 26
Commentary: Despite the divisive rhetoric, local schools and communities are not at odds by Yakima Herald-Republic

February 23
USD 428 celebrates Public Schools Week by Great Bend Tribune

Jerald McNair: Schools, communities not at odds by Herald & Review

February 10
Thompson, Bonamici Recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month by The Leader-Vindicator

February 8
Mission-Bonds: Accentuating Positive Teacher-Student Relationships by Higher Education Digest

January 30
Teachers would get $60K minimum salary under bill in Congress making grants to states by Commonwealth Journal

January 26
Teachers would get $60K minimum salary under bill in Congress making grants to states by New Hampshire Bulletin

Gun Control, Explained by The New York Times

January 23
Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Governors Push for Education Savings Accounts by The 74

January 19
3 Tips to Build Trust Between School Boards and the Public by Education Week

January 12
Virginia should fully fund public education before prioritizing vouchers by Virginia Mercury

January 10
Poll: Large percentage of teachers consider leaving by Odessa American

2022

December 30
The starting line by Deseret News

December 29
The Struggle For Democracy And The Future Of Public Education by Forbes

December 28
Inside 285 cases where campus cops injured — or killed — students at school by MinnPost

December 16
Inside 285 Cases Where Campus Cops Injured — Or Killed — Students at School by The 74

December 13
Alumni Updates: Dec. 14, 2022 by Penn State University

November 13
Professors publish playbook for how teachers can address parents concerned about CRT by Yahoo! News

November 12
‘Equity’ professors detail how to fight back against parents’ critical race theory beefs by The College Fix

November 4
How to Respond to Parents’ CRT Complaints by Education Week

October 28
‘Why I Quit Teaching’: Teachers Tell Stories of Threats, Abuse, Depression by Newsweek

October 25
US test scores fell during the pandemic — but experts say don’t blame school closings by Salon

October 21
Public Schools Aren’t Godless. Ask the Christians Who Feel Called to Stay by Christianity Today

October 20
About half of parents still support school police, armed security by K-12 Drive

October 12
How to teach in a political firestorm by The Washington Post

October 5
Ways to support teachers this year by Gunnison Country Times

September 30
The Education Revolution Rages On by California Policy Center

September 29
Black psychologists are absent in public schools by The St. Louis American

September 22
California’s Education Revolution by California Globe

September 14
The Education Revolution Rages On by Heartland Institute

KINNETT: Republicans Must Unite On School Safety by The Daily Caller

September 13
Homeschooling growth continues following pandemic by The Cullman Times

September 12
A Pair of Retired Military Officers Makes a Case Against Arming Teachers by Education Week

New Year, New Fear: Students Return to Schools with Beefed-Up Security Post-Uvalde by The 74

September 9
Public Schools and Teachers Receive High Rankings by Texas Association of School Boards

September 7
Briefly Stated: September 7, 2022 by Education Week

September 6
Trust in teachers is plunging amid a culture war in education by The Washington Post

September 2
Study Funds Parents Do Not Support their Children Becoming Educators by Council for Exceptional Children

September 1
Poll: Without Better Pay, Teaching Isn’t Viable Career by NEA Today

August 30
PDK Poll: Local Public School Ratings Rise, As Teaching Profession Loses Ground by Albert C. Chen in AZEdNews

Teachers say politicians, parents stressing them out by K-12Dive

Open Forum, Part 1 by C-SPAN

August 29
LILLEY: Less Than Half of American Parents Trust Teachers on Issues of Gender and Sexuality–Including Liberals by NJ Education Report

We Must Make Teaching An Attractive Profession Again by Daily Wire

August 27
Teacher vacancies: Pay, benefits, respect cited as reasons fewer people opt for education careers by Reflector

August 26
Despite challenges in education, opinions of public schools reach a new high by District Administration

New PDK Poll: Esteem of Public Schools Rises But Most Parents Don’t Want their Children to Become Teachers by Diane Ravitch’s blog

Public trusts teachers, but not so much on racism or gender by Joanne Jacobs

August 25
PDK Poll: People Trust Their Public Schools, But They Don’t Want Their Children To Work There by Peter Green in Forbes

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Latest PDK Poll Showing Broad Public Support of America’s Public Schools by AFT

PDK Poll: Ratings For Public Schools Rise But Retaining Quality Teachers Is A Key Issue by AASA, School Superintendent’s Association

PDK survey: People trust their public school, but they don’t want their kids to work there by The Bharat Express News

New Poll: Majority of Adults Don’t Trust Educators to Handle Sensitive Topics by Yahoo

Most Parents Don’t Want Their Kids to Become Teachers, Poll Finds by Education Week

New Poll: Majority of Adults Don’t Trust Educators to Handle Sensitive Topics by The 74

Local Public School Ratings Rise, Even as the Teaching Profession Loses by EdPrepMatters

August 16
Poll: Most Parents Oppose Arming Teachers with Guns — But Support is Growing by The74

Fact Check: Did Mississippi Pass A Law That Allows Teachers To Carry Guns On School Campuses? by Christine Sellers

Poll: Support for Schools Shook by Pandemic by Linda Jacobson

August 12
Back-to-school terror: the share of parents who want teachers to carry guns has JUMPED by 7 points to 43%, as fears of more Uvalde-style carnage hangs over the new academic year by Daily Mail

The percentage of parents who favor teachers carrying weapons has risen by 7 points to 43%. by Nokia News

August 11
Latest PDK Poll Focuses On School Security Measures by AASA, The School Superintendents Association

AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Latest PDK Poll Showing Broad Support for School Safety Measures, but Limited Support for Arming Teachers by American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

Public Broadly Supports School Security Measures – But Not Armed Teachers and Staff by EdPrepMatters

45 Percent of American Adults Support Armed Teachers in Schools, Poll Finds by Education Week