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HBCUs play an outsize role in producing teachers of color in the U.S., where only 7% of teachers are Black, compared with 15% of students. Nearly half of all Black teachers nationwide are graduates of an HBCU.

Loren Carcamo arrived to Kleberg Elementary School ready to pick up her daughter when an unexpected surprise happened, her water broke.

Beth Gaskill, a teacher and the founder and CEO of Big City Readers, has the tips you should know.

Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage.

C is for Caffeine, Coffee Break and Complimentary.

Summer’s almost over, and school will start soon, but some classrooms are still missing teachers. During the 2021-2022 school year, 48 states and Washington, DC, said they didn’t have enough special education teachers; 43 states and DC said they need more math teachers; and 41 states and DC had shortages of science teachers, according to the U.S. Department of Education....

Miami-Dade teachers got a ton of free supplies to wrap up preparations ahead of the next school year. NBC 6’s Victor Jorges reports.

As a number of teachers leave the profession, what can schools, districts, and politicians do to address a national shortage and incentivize educators to stay? LX News Storyteller Jalyn Henderson talks to teachers and other experts to find out what’s actually behind the shortage and what can be done to fix it.

President and CEO of Oolite Arts, Dennis Scholl, has more on how you can apply.

President Joe Biden congratulated the 2022 national teacher of the year by offering a deeply personal story saluting those teachers who helped him overcome a serious childhood stutter

Two thirds of support staff in Minneapolis schools are “homeless or highly mobile,” and many staff work multiple jobs, said Aria Campbell. Campbell is a rep with the Minnesota Federation of Teachers and a support professional in Minneapolis schools. Teachers have been on strike for two weeks now, calling for wage increases, more manageable class sizes and mental health resources...

Teachers have long sought ways to deliver a complete version of U.S. history that engages their young students and includes contributions by people of color

In 2016, a woman approached Ernest Crim III and his wife at an outdoor event in Chicago, yelled racial slurs and spat on them. Crim posted a video of the incident that went viral and was picked up by several news outlets. Today, you might recognize him for his TikToks about Black history (he posts as @mrcrim3). Crim tells LX...

Educators across the country say they are burned out and stressed out, according to a survey of teachers in the largest teachers’ union in the country.

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has the latest on a new bill that would allow Florida schools to require cameras inside the classrooms.

Broward County Public Schools and the Broward Teachers Union announced a tentative agreement for teacher pay increases for the 2021/22 school year. Teachers will receive a $2,000 one-time stipend as well. Salaries will increase 1.33 percent for Highly Effective teachers on the Pay for Performance salary schedule, according to a news release. Teachers in the Effective category of the Pay…

People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “People of the Year.”