http://www.newsvine.com/teachersNewsvine - teachersen-usCopyright 2013Sat, 6 Apr 2013 02:01:53 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 15:37:14 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17621925-mexico-breaks-up-teachers-blockade-of-highwayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17621925-mexico-breaks-up-teachers-blockade-of-highwaymexicoproteststeachersmexico-cityworld-newsltSat, 6 Apr 2013 01:17:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Mexico's Federal Police officer reacts while watching public school teachers breaking the fence that blocked a street near Mexico's Interior Ministry during a demonstration in Mexico City, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Radical Mexican public school teachers are holding marches and blocking roads to battle a newly enacted education reform that would weaken union powers. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p><p>Mexico's Federal Police officers stand guard as public school teachers protest near Mexico's Interior Ministry in Mexico City, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Radical Mexican public school teachers are holding marches and blocking roads to battle a newly enacted education reform that would weaken union powers. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p><p>Public school teachers shout slogans while protesting in Mexico City, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Radical Mexican public school teachers are holding marches and blocking roads to battle a newly enacted education reform that would weaken union powers. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p><p>Public school teachers push to open a fence that blocks a street near Mexico's Interior Ministry as Federal Police officers watch during a demonstration in Mexico City, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Radical Mexican public school teachers are holding marches and blocking roads to battle a newly enacted education reform that would weaken union powers. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p><p>Public school teachers protest near Mexico's Interior Ministry in Mexico City, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Radical Mexican public school teachers are holding marches and blocking roads to battle a newly enacted education reform that would weaken union powers. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16418065-correction-gates-foundation-teachers-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16418065-correction-gates-foundation-teachers-storyusteachersassociated-pressus-newsfoundationmelinda-gates-foundationgates-foundationhillsborough-county-public-schoolsTue, 8 Jan 2013 23:21:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16168053-gun-group-offers-training-for-utah-teachershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16168053-gun-group-offers-training-for-utah-teachersusweaponsteachersus-newskevin-leatherbarrowjessica-fiveashWed, 26 Dec 2012 17:36:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Christine Caldwell, left, receives firearms training with a 9mm Glock from personal defense instructor Jim McCarthy during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, holds a pistol during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun during concealed-weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Stephen Pratt, a third grade teacher from Alpine, Utah, is fingerprinted for a gun carry permit during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Bobbi Frampton, a vocational teacher, listens during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun during concealed-weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun during concealed-weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Teachers listen during concealed weapons training for 200 Utah teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16121563-tablet-as-teacher-poor-ethiopian-kids-learn-abcshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16121563-tablet-as-teacher-poor-ethiopian-kids-learn-abcstechnologyethiopiateachersworld-newsasaftabletsMon, 24 Dec 2012 09:57:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, children play with tablet computers given to them by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, a boy looks for his tablet computer as others play with theirs which were given by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, a boy plays with a tablet computer given to the children by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso) </p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, a boy sits among children using tablet computers given to them by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, technician Michael Girma, from the One Laptop Per Child project, switches out the memory card from a tablet computer given to children in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, Abelbech Wagari sits near her son, Kelbesa Negusse as he plays with a tablet computer given to him by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, Matt Keller, left, who is in charge of the Ethiopia program for the One Laptop Per Child project, speaks with program technician Michael Girma, right, as children use the tablet computers given to them by the project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, Kelbesa Negusse, center, looks at a tablet computer given to the children by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. The project gave tablets to the children in the poor, illiterate village to see how much the children could teach themselves and now many kids can recite the English alphabet and spell words in English. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16035436-texas-town-allows-teachers-to-carry-concealed-gunshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16035436-texas-town-allows-teachers-to-carry-concealed-gunsusgunteachersus-newstotingThu, 20 Dec 2012 08:08:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo shows the sign in front of the Harrold Independent School District in Harrold, Texas. The K-12 school has a policy allowing teachers and other school employees to carry concealed weapons, a controversial policy that's now being considered in at least five other states in the wake of last week's deadly elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Angela K. Brown)</p><p>In Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, the town's water tower rises above the railroad tracks in Harrold, Texas. The rural town's lone school has a policy allowing teachers and other employees to carry concealed weapons on campus. Some lawmakers in at least five other states are looking into similar legislation in the wake of last week's deadly elementary school shooting in Newton, Conn. Anti-gun groups oppose the measure. (AP Photo/Angela K. Brown)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/15998659-la-jury-awards-45-million-to-filipino-teachershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/15998659-la-jury-awards-45-million-to-filipino-teachersusteacherslos-angelesus-newsfilipino-teachersTue, 18 Dec 2012 20:59:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15893677-nyc-teachers-fund-pledges-1-billion-in-sandy-aidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15893677-nyc-teachers-fund-pledges-1-billion-in-sandy-aidusnycteachersnew-york-cityus-newssandysuperstorm-sandyFri, 14 Dec 2012 03:24:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15650731-union-calls-for-teacher-certification-examhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15650731-union-calls-for-teacher-certification-examuspoliticsteachersexamMon, 3 Dec 2012 21:56:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15180014-strait-laced-singapore-hit-by-teacher-scandalshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15180014-strait-laced-singapore-hit-by-teacher-scandalswithsingaporeteachersworld-newsastroublelove"-itThu, 15 Nov 2012 07:21:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14193051-chicago-teachers-vote-to-approve-3-year-contracthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14193051-chicago-teachers-vote-to-approve-3-year-contractuscontractteachersus-newschicago-teachers-unionchicago-teachersWed, 3 Oct 2012 07:05:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 file photo, thousands of public school teachers rally outside the Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers' contracts in Chicago. Chicago Teachers Union officials are set Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 to start counting the ballots that its members cast on whether they want to accept a proposed contract. Last month, teachers at more than 600 schools ended a seven-day strike after union delegates discussed the proposed contract settlement and voted overwhelmingly to suspend the labor action. The union's financial secretary, Kristine Mayle says teachers voted before and after school Tuesday, and that the union would count the votes Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/16/13890168-chicago-teachers-union-delegates-could-end-strikehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/16/13890168-chicago-teachers-union-delegates-could-end-strikeusmeetingteachersus-newschicago-teachers-unionchicago-teachersSun, 16 Sep 2012 04:33:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13768154-chicago-teachers-to-strike-after-talks-failhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13768154-chicago-teachers-to-strike-after-talks-failuschicagostriketeachersus-newsteachers-strikechicago-teachers-unionchicago-mayor-rahm-emanuelchicago-teachersMon, 10 Sep 2012 02:53:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Members of the Chicago Teachers Union distribute strike signage at the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in Chicago. The union has vowed to strike on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, should it fail to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts with Chicago Public Schools by that date. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Teachers respond enthusiastically to passing drivers honking their horns in support as they distribute strike signage at the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in Chicago. The union has vowed to strike on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, should it fail to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts with Chicago Public Schools by that date. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Eight-year-old TaliSol Medina, left, a third-grader from Galileo School, puts the finishing touches on a pro-teachers poster for the Pilsen Alliance community group in front of the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in Chicago. The union has vowed to strike on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 if an agreement over teachers' contracts is not reached with Chicago Public Schools by Monday. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Hundreds of signs saying "On Strike" lay stockpiled in a store room of the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in Chicago. The union has vowed to strike on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 if an agreement over teachers' contracts is not reached with Chicago Public Schools by Monday. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 file photo, members of the Chicago Teachers Union distribute strike signage at the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters in Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union announced Sunday night that its 25,000 members will go on strike Monday morning, Sept. 10, 2012, for the first time in 25 years after contract talks with the school district failed over issues that included benefits and job security. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, right, tells reporters at a news conference outside the union's headquarters that the city's 25,000 public school teachers will walk the picket line Monday morning after final-day talks with the Chicago Board of Education failed to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, left, listens to CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey answer reporters questions at a news conference outside the union's headquarters on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 in Chicago. The CTU announced that the city's 25,000 public school teachers will walk the picket line for the first time in 25 years Monday morning after months of talks with the Chicago Board of Education failed to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts by the Sunday night deadline. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Chicago Board of Education President David Vitale reacts to a reporter's question at a news conference outside the Chicago Teachers Union Headquarters, where he said that final-day talks with the union failed to reach an agreement over teachers' contracts on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 in Chicago. CTU President Karen Lewis subsequently announced that the city's 25,000 public school teachers will walk the picket line Monday morning for the first time in 25 years. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis informs reporters at a news conference outside the union's headquarters in Chicago that the city's 25,000 public school teachers will walk the picket line Monday morning after talks with the Chicago Board of Education broke down on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/03/13639037-in-chicago-lifeline-schools-brace-for-strikehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/03/13639037-in-chicago-lifeline-schools-brace-for-strikeusstrikethreatteachersus-newschicago-public-schoolschicago-teachers-unionchicago-teachers-strikemost-chicagoelfega-cazaresMon, 3 Sep 2012 16:26:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, Emily Ponce, 8, a second-grader at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, watches her brother Jose Ponce, 13, a Perez eighth-grader, as he talks about the chance of a teachers strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation's third-largest school district don't want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. It would be the first big-city strike since Detroit teachers walked off the job for 16 days in 2006. The last Chicago teacher strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Vicky Kleros, principal of the Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, just southwest of downtown, poses outside her school. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation's third-largest school district don't want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. If there is a strike, Kleros said the school would be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every school day so that children still could get breakfast and lunch and participate in activities that would keep them off the streets. Later in the afternoon, the local library and park district buildings will be open - all part of a $25 million school district strike contingency plan. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Vicky Kleros, principal of the Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, just southwest of downtown, looks through files at the school. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation's third-largest school district don't want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. If there is a strike, Kleros said the school would be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every school day so that children still could get breakfast and lunch and participate in activities that would keep them off the streets. Later in the afternoon, the local library and park district buildings will be open - all part of a $25 million school district strike contingency plan. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Aug. 22, 2012 photo, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks at a Chicago Board of Education meeting in Chicago. Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation’s third-largest school district don’t want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. It would be the first big-city strike since Detroit teachers walked off the job for 16 days in 2006. The last Chicago teacher’s strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)</p><p>FILE - In this July 9, 2012 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference in Chicago. As Chicago teachers prepare for a possible strike, Emanuel, who lengthened the school day this year and says he wants to hold teachers more accountable for student performance, has a lot riding on the first teacher contract since he took office last year. Teachers are upset Emanuel canceled a previously negotiated 4 percent raise and fear the district wants merit-only raises tied solely to student achievement. The two sides appeared to have settled a primary issue when they agreed laid-off teachers would be rehired to cover the longer school day instead of paying existing teachers more, but bargaining and posturing over several remaining issues has continued. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13553435-chicago-teachers-union-sets-sept-10-strike-datehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13553435-chicago-teachers-union-sets-sept-10-strike-dateusteachersus-newschicago-teachers-unionchicago-teachersWed, 29 Aug 2012 21:49:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/07/13166605-bernanke-students-must-be-wise-with-college-loanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/07/13166605-bernanke-students-must-be-wise-with-college-loansuspoliticsteachersbernankefederal-reserve-chairman-ben-bernankeTue, 7 Aug 2012 20:05:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13021873-biden-romney-doesnt-see-value-in-educationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13021873-biden-romney-doesnt-see-value-in-educationusteachersmitt-romneyus-newsbidenjoe-bidenSun, 29 Jul 2012 22:44:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/24/12934461-agreement-reached-on-longer-chicago-school-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/24/12934461-agreement-reached-on-longer-chicago-school-dayusteachersus-newschicago-teachersWed, 25 Jul 2012 00:06:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12800695-obama-proposes-1b-for-science-math-teachershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12800695-obama-proposes-1b-for-science-math-teachersuspoliticsscienceteachersmath-and-science-teachersWed, 18 Jul 2012 04:02:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama pauses as he is applauded during his speech at a fundraising event at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Obama is spending the day fundraising in Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12775912-fact-finder-recommends-raise-for-chicago-teachershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12775912-fact-finder-recommends-raise-for-chicago-teachersusteachersus-newschicago-teachersTue, 17 Jul 2012 00:38:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12602095-nd-oil-towns-prosperity-doesnt-reach-teachershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12602095-nd-oil-towns-prosperity-doesnt-reach-teachersusoiltownteachersnorth-dakotaus-newsmolly-lippertFri, 6 Jul 2012 18:30:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this June 8, 2012, McVay Elementary school in Williston, N.D., is shown. To keep pace with the expected influx of students, school officials are hiring 52 new teachers, adding dozens of modular classrooms and reopening McVay Elementary that shuttered a dozen years ago due to declining enrollment after the region's first oil boom went bust. (AP Photo/Williston Herald, Jackson Bolstad)</p><p>In this June 8, 2012, photo, Dr. Viola LaFontaine, superintendent of the Williston, N.D., Public School District No. 1, points to all the positions that McVay Elementary needs filled before it re-opens this fall, in Williston, N.D. To keep pace with the expected influx of students, school officials are hiring 52 new teachers, adding dozens of modular classrooms and reopening the old McVay Elementary school that shuttered a dozen years ago due to declining enrollment after the region's first oil boom went bust. (AP Photo/Williston Herald, Jackson Bolstad)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12592676-gop-teachers-balk-at-obama-centric-nea-conventionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12592676-gop-teachers-balk-at-obama-centric-nea-conventionuspoliticsrepublicansteachersFri, 6 Jul 2012 07:43:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Wearing a shirt that says "Educators for Obama 2012," Marsha Fabian, a teacher, of Lancaster, Penn., claps during the National Education Association's annual convention in Washington, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>National Education Association (NEA) members write notes to Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the NEA's annual convention in Washington, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>A participant at the National Education Association's annual convention wears a pin supporting President Barack Obama, in Washington, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Patricia Schmidt, an elementary teacher from Wautoma, Wisc., right, attends the National Education Association's annual convention in Washington, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>A banner of signatures in support of President Obama is on display at the National Education Association's annual convention in Washington, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>President Obama impersonator and teacher Sean NgYing, of Deltona, Fla., center, takes photos with Melissa Sisk, left, and Kathleen Johnson, both teachers in Anne Arundel, Md., during a fundraiser for a Democratic PAC at the National Education Association's annual convention in Washington, on Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12323051-apnewsbreak-post-katrina-school-firings-wrongfulhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12323051-apnewsbreak-post-katrina-school-firings-wrongfuluskatrinanew-orleansfiredteachershurricane-katrinaus-newsWed, 20 Jun 2012 20:40:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12290177-new-venture-connects-us-teachers-onlinehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12290177-new-venture-connects-us-teachers-onlineusteachersstanford-universityus-newsconnectingunited-kingdom-basedTue, 19 Jun 2012 03:45:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 2, 2011, file photo, Randi Weingarten, left, president of the national American Federation of Teachers, waits to speak to a group of teachers and union laborers on the steps of Providence, R.I., City Hall. Concluding her remarks about education reform at Stanford University last year, Weingarten decided to turn the tables and ask a question of the audience. "You're all technology people," she said. "Could you actually help us?" Weingarten said she received one call, from Louise Rogers, chief executive of TSL Education, a United Kingdom-based company that operates an online network that lets teachers around the globe access, review and discuss lesson plans and other learning materials. The result of that call, to be unveiled Tuesday, June 19, 2012, is called Share My Lesson, an online portal that teachers will be able to access free of charge and that is expected to contain more than 100,000 user-generated materials.(AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12167760-chicago-teachers-vote-for-strike-in-battle-over-payhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12167760-chicago-teachers-vote-for-strike-in-battle-over-paychicagostrikedisputeunionteachersvotedamidauthorizeonly-on-msnbc-comMon, 11 Jun 2012 16:19:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12129290-90-percent-of-chicago-teachers-authorize-strikehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12129290-90-percent-of-chicago-teachers-authorize-strikeuschicagoteachersus-newschicago-public-schoolschicago-teachers-unionchicago-teachersFri, 8 Jun 2012 22:04:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this June 6, 2012 photo, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis casts her ballot during a strike authorization vote at a Chicago high school. Angered by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s call for a longer school day and wage and benefit concessions, 25,000 Chicago teachers voted this week to consider authorizing their first strike in a quarter-century. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>From left, first-grader Travios Slater, fourth-grader Kiante Byrd, their grandmother Jeanette Byrd, their aunt Letitia Daniel, mother Felisha Slater, and cousin Randall Darring pose on Daniel's front porch, Friday, June 8, 2012, in Chicago. Angered by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s call for a longer school day and wage and benefit concessions, 25,000 Chicago teachers began voting Wednesday, June 6, 2012, to consider authorizing their first strike in a quarter-century. Both Daniel and Slater worry for their children's safety during a strike, because they won't be able to go to school &#8212; one of the few safe havens in their neighborhoods at a time of escalating gang violence. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2011 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard greet students as they arrive at Carl Schurz High School in Chicago. Angered by Emanuel’s call for a longer school day and wage and benefit concessions, 25,000 Chicago teachers began voting Wednesday, June 6, 2012, to consider authorizing their first strike in a quarter-century. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)</p>