Teacher Profession

By Valerie Strauss
Some schools strike a balance between academic tradition and workforce training by emphasizing writing skills.

The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. "I guess it was just lust of the flesh," he told his boss

BOSTON --More than 60 educators were disciplined or dismissed during a five-year period in Massachusetts for ethical or criminal offenses, including more than a third who were accused of sexual misconduct

AUGUSTA, Maine --Teachers in Maine have been accused of sexual involvement with students, but state law bars disclosure of how many educators lost their certifications as a result.

Review of state records finds educators losing licenses in sex cases
COLUMBUS: They started with phone calls, then moved to instant messages. They corresponded about astrology.

Up to 6,000 West Virginia teachers can retire next year, a trend that will accelerate in coming years — and state Board of Education members are looking for ways to fill the gap.

What does it say about the state of the Democratic Party that the most sensible response on education from yesterday's debate at Iowa came from the former senator of Alaska, Michael Gravel? Toward...

BOSTON --More than half of black and Hispanic applicants for teaching jobs in Massachusetts have failed a crucial state licensing test.

Medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, jurists and certified public accountants are among the professionals who have had to pass national licensing examinations to get started.

Nickolus South feels fortunate to have received a teaching certificate and master's degree through Marygrove College in December.

Valley school districts go the distance to recruit teachers by attending job fairs and advertising all over the country.

For many years, Kuwait has attracted teachers from all over the world to work within its many private schools, from...

MORE than 35 unemployed women staged a protest yesterday in front of the Education Ministry's Employee Affairs Directorate, Manama, demanding teaching jobs.

Fresh from the frontlines, New York Teaching Fellows tell all
The subway ads promise inspiration, fulfillment, and the kind of career satisfaction rarely found in an office cube.

As students across the Valley head back to school, many parents are hoping their children get good teachers.