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Its not a teacher shortage, said teacher and commentator Justin Parmenter. Its a shortage of people who are unwilling to be overworked, underpaid and disrespected.

A school resource officer noted that Kimberly Coates ‘had red, watery eyes and a thick, slurred speech’ and ‘had a hard time completing sentences’

Students of color benefit from having teachers who share their racial or ethnic identification, writes May Hara. But increasing teacher diversity is an especially urgent issue for Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the nation.

“In most areas, we were able to move kids around. It’s more work and responsibility on the teaching staff.”

School districts brace for sizzling temperatures with some cancelling classes as extreme heat bears down.

As scorching temperatures move into the region Wednesday and Thursday, it all hangs on cooling systems for local school districts, with some canceling classes because of inadequate air conditioning.

By Luxemburg-Casco School District -- Dr. Jo-Ellen Fairbanks became the fifth superintendent – and first female superintendent – in the history of the Luxemburg-Casco School District when she beg...

East and West Elementary schools will soon need to bury the hatchet to their longstanding, friendly rivalry after the unveiling of a planned Intermediate School on Monday, Aug. 14, which

More than 100 Oamaru teachers have been meeting regularly to discuss pupils’ needs, resulting in literacy improvements across the town. The...