Students at Elite Schools Tell Sex-Offender Teacher How He Scarred Them

Winston Nguyen, who taught math at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pressuring students from several private schools to send him lewd images.

The New York Times - Mar. 19

Texas embalmer charged with mutilating corpse of registered sex offender

A Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse after she allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Teachers protest cuts to education funding

Teachers across the country are protesting against federal cuts in education. This comes as President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. NBC News' Morgan ...

NBC News - Mar. 21

Teachers in divorce 'limbo' take pension legal action

Teachers unable to get divorced due to delays working out their pensions launch legal action against the government.

BBC News - 4d

Act 'now or never' to hit 6,500 teachers target, report warns

A new report says teacher vacancy posts are at a record high as schools' recruitment problems persist.

BBC News - Mar. 13

Teachers sue Trump admin for stopping affordable student loan repayment plans

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education this week hoping to restore income-based student loan repayment programs.

ABC News - Mar. 20

Trump administration goes to Supreme Court to block teacher preparation grants

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to allow it to block federal teacher preparation grants that lower courts have ordered resumed. It is the latest instance of the ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge blocks Trump administration plan to cut millions for teacher training

Eight states had requested a temporary restraining order, which judge granted saying ‘programs ... will be gutted’ . A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work

With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessons. The British Council has been accused of exploiting hundreds of agency teachers on zero-hour contracts forced to ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

Judge restores teacher preparation grants axed by Trump administration

A district judge temporarily restored teacher preparation grants that were axed by the Trump administration in February. District Judge Julie Rubin issued an injunction restoring the grants, saying ...

The Hill - Mar. 18

South Florida school teacher was applying for asylum when he was deported to Honduras

Since his deportation on Feb. 6, former South Florida teacher and asylum seeker Wualner Sauceda now lives with relatives in Honduras in a remote, rural area with dirt roads and no running water.

NBC News - Mar. 21

Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here'

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”

NBC News - Mar. 15

Eye on America: Teacher diversity, self-sustaining homes, gun safety advocates, and more

We explore stories of resilience and community, starting with a look at a nonprofit in Philadelphia working to advance teacher diversity. Then we visit an eco-minded community building homes with ...

CBS News - 2d

Appeals court rules Trump must reinstate teacher preparation grants in eight states

A federal appeals court Friday refused the Trump administration’s request to lift a judge’s order that officials reinstate teacher preparation grants in eight Democratic-led states that sued. The ...

The Hill - Mar. 21

Atlanta teacher's body found a month after he disappeared on a Georgia lake, sheriff says

The body of an Atlanta teacher and coach who vanished last month while boating on Georgia’s Lake Oconee has been recovered from waters not far from where his fiancee was found dead shortly after ...

NBC News - Mar. 10

Teacher preyed on vulnerable boy and then sexually abused him

The woman admitted grooming and having sexual intercourse with a teenage schoolboy.

BBC News - Mar. 14

PGA Tour could name and shame slow-play offenders after player unrest

Players believe current rules are not fit for purpose Jay Monahan says Tour committed to making changes The PGA Tour may be unable to conclude a deal to unify professional golf but there is, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Trump is offended by a painting of himself. For once, I get where he’s coming from | Dave Schilling

We all know what it’s like to be horrified by our own image. In the president’s case, he looks like a large baby in a suit. While his friends are getting messy in the group chat, Donald Trump ...

The Guardian - 2d

Teacher's body located month after fiancée found dead on lake

Gary Jones' body was found in about 45 feet of water a month after Joycelyn Wilson was found dead near Jones' empty fishing boat, officials said.

CBS News - Mar. 10

Department of Education cuts expected to have 'huge impacts' on teachers

After the Department of Education gutted nearly 50% of its workforce, educators have expressed deep concern -- not only for students' futures but for their own as well.

ABC News - Mar. 15

WATCH: Teacher turns tragedy into good deeds with $20 kindness challenge

Kristina Ulmer’s specific assignment started in 2018 to honor the memory of her sister, Katie Amodei, who passed away in 2014.

ABC News - Mar. 19

'They wanted to be doctors, teachers': Gazans grieve children killed in massive Israeli strikes

Babies and young children are among the hundreds killed in Israel's renewed bombardment.

BBC News - Mar. 20

Teachers union, NAACP sue over Trump order to dismantle Education Department

A group of advocacy organizations and groups invested in schools sued the Trump administration on Monday over the president's executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. The new ...

The Hill - 4d

Sentencing body defends changes after 'two-tier' row

New guidance on sentencing offenders from ethnic monitories and other backgrounds is set to start in April.

BBC News - Mar. 10

Foreign criminals to face Home Office tagging

The move will target offenders and others thought to pose a threat to the public, who can not be deported.

BBC News - Mar. 14

Sentencing Council rejects calls to abandon ‘two-tier’ justice guidelines

Government ‘disappointed’ after body stands firm on pre-sentence reports for offenders from certain backgrounds

Financial Times - 13h

Sentencing Council rejects calls to abandon ‘two-tier’ justice guidelines

Government ‘disappointed’ after body stands firm on pre-sentence reports for offenders from certain backgrounds

Financial Times - 13h

I won’t rage against Trump — I’m too busy mourning America

If I get up and walk away from the Trump-trashing, it’s not because I’m offended.

The Hill - 12h

Minister threatens to override new sentencing rules in 'two-tier' justice row

It follows a row with the Sentencing Council over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.

BBC News - 11h

I won’t rage against Trump — I’m too busy mourning America

If I get up and walk away from the Trump-trashing, it’s not because I’m offended.

The Hill - 12h

Minister threatens to override new sentencing rules in 'two-tier' justice row

It follows a row with the Sentencing Council over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.

BBC News - 11h

Prince Andrew was told Epstein saw Staley as close friend, court hears

FCA presents email evidence it claims shows bank boss and child sex offender were like ‘family’. Prince Andrew was among a number of high-profile contacts of Jeffrey Epstein who were told that the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Former Substitute Teacher and Uber Driver in Tears After Making New York Yankees Roster

Once living "paycheck to paycheck" and moonlighting as an Uber driver, J.C. Escarra is headed to the big leagues

Yahoo Sports - 4d

'The Penguin Lessons,' starring a teacher's pet, has feel-good movie moments down cold

Supremely dry and subtle, Steve Coogan saves this real-life story, about an adopted penguin and an academic rescued from his loneliness, from sentimental excess.

Los Angeles Times - 4h

'The Penguin Lessons,' starring a teacher's pet, has feel-good movie moments down cold

Supremely dry and subtle, Steve Coogan saves this real-life story, about an adopted penguin and an academic rescued from his loneliness, from sentimental excess.

Los Angeles Times - 4h

Dining across the divide: ‘She casts meditation as a cult. I don’t think retreats mean harm’

They bonded over studying languages and becoming teachers. Would they see eye to eye on meditating?. Lizzie, 29, Oxford . Occupation Teaching assistant and trainee teacher Continue reading...

The Guardian - Mar. 20

Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘See you in court’

Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by Congress. Teachers unions and Democratic politicians joined in denouncing Donald Trump ’s ...

The Guardian - Mar. 21