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This article is about the layoff of 500 Chicago teachers. Budget cuts have been made over the years causing a lot of teachers to be laid off.

That is very crazy to hear. Of course budget cuts occur all the time at schools but something as grave as letting go over 500 teachers is quite absurd. I mean I guess if they felt that they had to do that then so be it but without teachers then who will be teaching the students of the future?

It's crazy to hear about so many teachers getting laid off, I mean we need education for now and the future. It's mind blowing to know that we have such a poor system for teachers, I feel like they should get paid way more than what they get they spend more time with our children than we do.

This website is about Arizona teachers protesting for more funding for their school districts. People who have participated in this protest wear red and walk the streets. Teachers refuse to go to class until they have got their point across.

I was on my mission when this protest occurred, but I remember hearing about it. I think it's important for people to be paid what they deserve.

It really is sad that it took such a huge movement of teachers risking their jobs to get the point that schools need more funding across. You would think that teachers would be paid fairly since they impact a students future the most.

Teacher pay has become a big issue in America because there continues to be more students and a shortage of teachers. Teacher pay varies in every state, but as a whole it is shown not meet the cost of living.

By the Establishment clause, teachers are not permitted to instigate prayer nor deter it among students. Teachers are given the right to gather with other school officials and administrators, however are not permitted to take part in prayer meetings with students. In schools that practice moments of silence, it is acceptable for students to practice their religious customs, however teachers are not authorized to influence such activities.

According to two Supreme Court rulings established in 1963, giving verbal account of Biblical passages and conducting prayers in schools by teachers is not permitted. The Supreme Court permits the action of teachers praying in school, however they may not initiate or guide such actions. All teachers and students may freely participate in praying, as they wish, however school administration is not permitted to lead such events. Students may practice their equal rights to exercise religious customs.

One Texas school has made headlines in recent weeks with a sign on school grounds warning that its teachers are armed. People don't want teachers to be armed its not a good intention to have them in front of children.

This site gives us a new look on our teachers and the children they teach. It focuses on how child care is so expensive, yet the teachers still get paid so poorly. These teachers provide the tools children need. Why are they so underappreciated?

This article is about John Dryden, a social studies teacher. Dryden is on thin ice because of "informing students of their 5th amendment rights". He told students that they can withhold information from the school, and now he may be fired for this.

is a paper written by another college student studying how teachers treat sped kids. It specifically visits autism and students with emotional problems. The teachers would rather work with a child with autism than the child with emotional behavioral problems. It really discusses the difference of how teachers interact with them.

A town in Connecticut plans to go beyond school resource officers and arm their teachers instead. In case a serious situation were to ever occur, teachers could be the first to stop it and protect children.

This article focus on defining IEP, and its standards in schools. It gives statics on how teachers accepting children with disabilities in their classrooms, and the teacher who think its impossible to teach general children compared to children with disabilities. This article also compares the lesson plans teacher have to adjust to accommodate for children with disabilities in their class with general children.

i like the fact that no children will be left behind and that they have a right to learn to the best that they can.

This article discusses how students, parents and school staff can help prevent and eliminate bullying. Teachers can help by doing interventions and tips for students and teachers defeat bullying and cyber bullying.

The American public wants sufficient funding and higher pay for public school teachers.

Article from USA Today on teacher's dress code in Peoria. It includes opinions for and against and offers a glimpse into similar dress codes throughout the nation.

The goal of most educators is to have students achieve major goals in school and proceed on to college and a career with the foundation that is provided in schools. The state has approved a list of standards of education, also called Common Core. Teachers use these standards in the classroom and test the students to discover if these standards are helping the students learn. The students will take a standardized test to evaluate on how well the students have learned from the Common Core. If the students cannot achieve these set goals, educators and teachers will have to revise the strategies to teacher their students the Common Core.

This article shows pictures and examples to show why the rich don't pay taxes. Can open up your mind a little bit about what you think on the topic.

This article is straight from a teachers perspective on education in the state of Arizona. It shows some of the issues that public schools and teachers in them face along with their students.

Caroline Miller explains the effects of trauma in children presents itself in the class room. The various ways in which a child might have socialization issues as well as difficulty asking for help from adults in a school setting after the neglect and abuse they are facing at home. The website also offers alternative teaching styles teachers could use in the classroom to help students facing trauma at home begin to from attachment styles in healthy ways.

Anti-Defamation League points out the young impressionable minds of children and how the separation of religion from school is essential. The article gives a few examples of the effects from this lack of separation.

Public schools are not allowing students to practice their religion at school. Religion in public schools are not allowed. This has been an ongoing issue for about 40 years.

Article about freedom of religion in public schooling. How it effects students and teachers.

A Zumba instructor has suffered consequences of illegal prostitution. The instructor was accused of videotaping clients without their consent.

This article describes 5 examples of children harmed by the Zero Tolerance Policies adopted by many schools. The author is a current teacher and a writer for about.com