In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. Collins. My mother was also a teacher, so I saw firsthand what it meant to be a ...

"The answer is, there's usually a class, gender, and race intersection going on here." Being a public school educator is a job that comes with the satisfaction of being able to teach and shape young ...

There’s long been a push to bring more teachers of color into classrooms, with policymakers and district leaders spearheading recruitment and retention initiatives. But one voice has been notably ...

When Nick Watkins started teaching high school science in 2022, he didn't expect to feel burned out just two years later. "I feel it coming on, and it's really sad because I keep telling myself that ...

Being a teacher is an incredibly challenging and often underappreciated job. Between controlling a classroom of nearly 30 students, formulating lesson plans, and dealing with unruly parents and ...

American teachers are increasingly stepping away from their jobs because of the educational systems and structures that prevent them from engaging in good teaching, which involves professional ...

If we are looking for lessons from the chaos of the pandemic, one of them should be how difficult being a teacher is. Teaching is more than relaying knowledge. Teachers must keep students focused, ...

Alfred “Shivy” Brooks II, an economics and government teacher at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Ga., turns 40 March 9. On the cusp of middle age, Brooks already has worn far more ...

From the “grandaddy of acting teachers” Konstantin Stanislavsky all the way to your local high school’s wrangler of theater kids, drama teachers play a crucial role in the artistic and emotional ...