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World Teacher News: Archive by Date
July 2008
 Has the 'bac' met its Waterloo? France 07 July 2008
Setback for Philadelphia schools plan United States 01 July 2008
What does scrap metal business portend for tomorrow's leaders? Sierra Leone 01 July 2008
June 2008
Academies criticised for expelling 10,000 United Kingdom 27 June 2008
Voucher program in doubt United States 10 June 2008
Charter school to close United States 10 June 2008
May 2008
Four week strike ends Suriname 21 May 2008
Civil servants and teachers in France go on strike France 20 May 2008
Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe General Secretary arrested Zimbabwe 20 May 2008
School inspectors to focus more on lessons, less on data United Kingdom 15 May 2008
Children severely affected by China's earthquake China 14 May 2008
Violence hits teachers Zimbabwe 14 May 2008
Teachers' strike cancelled Kenya 08 May 2008
Appeal of parents' evenings waning, says schools minister United Kingdom 08 May 2008
High-stakes testing United Kingdom 07 May 2008
March 2008
Flat-packed for the future United Kingdom 26 March 2008
Mugabe fails to pay promised salaries to teachers Zimbabwe 20 March 2008
Global Action Week 2008 International 19 March 2008
In the mainstream but Isolated United States 19 March 2008
Keep Big Brother out of the classroom, says union United Kingdom 18 March 2008
Union praises education budget Namibia 14 March 2008
Religious state schools accused of fuelling social segregation United Kingdom 14 March 2008
Schools caught charging parents to secure places United Kingdom 12 March 2008
February 2008
Teachers' union officials assaulted Zimbabwe 26 February 2008
Just tell us the truth about academies United Kingdom 19 February 2008
Global Action Week: 21-27 April 2008 International 12 February 2008
Safety guidance for school trips proposed United Kingdom 06 February 2008
January 2008
As PTA groups move online, so does dissension United States 08 January 2008
Poorest children 'falling behind' United Kingdom 02 January 2008
Teachers Threaten Mass Resignation Nigeria 02 January 2008
December 2007
Caribbean Congress of Labour to mediate in Suriname teacher's strike Suriname 20 December 2007
It's shocking, the numbers of school goers nursing hatred Rawanda 14 December 2007
The end of colleges as we know them? United Kingdom 14 December 2007
Surprise inspections planned for schools United Kingdom 13 December 2007
Government 'in the dark' over teacher shortage crisis United Kingdom 11 December 2007
We need an assessment system that promotes professional integrity United Kingdom 06 December 2007
Same story around the world International 05 December 2007
EI expresses relief at the release of UK teacher Sudan 04 December 2007
November 2007
Zimbabwe loses 25 000 teachers as brain drain quickens Zimbabwe 15 November 2007
Public gives teachers a glowing report United Kingdom 07 November 2007
Church decides to convert seven schools in city's poorest neighborhoods United States 06 November 2007
Schools warned to improve or face closure United Kingdom 01 November 2007
October 2007
Soldiers and police to mark examinations Zimbabwe 31 October 2007
Government 'will not raid school surpluses' United Kingdom 31 October 2007
Teachers vote with their feet Zimbabwe 17 October 2007
No end in sight as teachers strike enters its fifth day Israel 16 October 2007
Teachers Rally in Sofia for Higher Pay Bulgaria 04 October 2007
Zimbabwe teachers strike in pay row Zimbabwe 04 October 2007
September 2007
Schools without teachers Sierra Leone 19 September 2007
Faith schools 'cherry picking' United Kingdom 18 September 2007
Lib Dems make deprived pupils a priority United Kingdom 17 September 2007
Pay rises on way for teachers, nurses New Zealand 13 September 2007
Figures show more pupils truanting from school United Kingdom 12 September 2007
Catholic schools eyed for charters United States 11 September 2007
August 2007
Unrealistic expectations United Kingdom 08 August 2007
Teachers angry over treatment Namibia 07 August 2007
English instruction touted for immigrants United States 02 August 2007
July 2007
Social studies, science, art and music lessons cut United States 26 July 2007
Students enlisted in ads to recruit teachers United States 26 July 2007
School with call centre training site in classroom United Kingdom 24 July 2007
Poem to Kimiko Nezu Japan 19 July 2007
Pay teachers to work in deprived areas, says thinktank United Kingdom 19 July 2007
Immigrants' access to schools is discussed United States 16 July 2007
Teach For America strives for educational equality United States 02 July 2007
June 2007
Taco Bell High may come to Canada Canada 24 June 2007
Too much, too late United Kingdom 19 June 2007
The shameful growth of a generation of 'neets' United Kingdom 13 June 2007
Robots to guard schools Korea 12 June 2007
KTU submits formal complaint to ILO Korea 02 June 2007
May 2007
Assessment industry faces a test of its own United States 30 May 2007
Teachers' Mass Protest on 8 May Iran 10 May 2007
Pay cut cruel Fiji 03 May 2007
April 2007
Government attacked over class sizes United Kingdom 30 April 2007
Schools will obey testing mandate United States 23 April 2007
Union leader arrested Iran 23 April 2007
Teachers urge action on asbestos threat United Kingdom 18 April 2007
Protesting teacher killed Argentina 09 April 2007
PTUZ leader abducted at gun point Zimbabwe 09 April 2007
Teachers to undertake survey of school buildings United Kingdom 09 April 2007
School tests 'exhaust' 11-year-olds United Kingdom 03 April 2007
Assessment coach is always being tested United States 03 April 2007
March 2007
Students sue anti-cheating service United States 30 March 2007
Who watches the watchdog? United Kingdom 27 March 2007
ABCs of change for Latino children United States 26 March 2007
Teens face £50 fines for not attending class United Kingdom 26 March 2007
Iran crushes teachers' pay protest Iran 19 March 2007
Republicans turn against Bush's prized 'No Child' act United States 15 March 2007
The dropouts of Myers Park High United States 15 March 2007
Guinea-Bissau teachers threaten strike Guinea-Bissau 14 March 2007
Sadtu threatens mass action over grievances South Africa 08 March 2007
United for Fair (Education) Funding Canada 08 March 2007
February 2007
Teachers Offered $180 000 to avert strike Zimbabwe 20 February 2007
Geography lessons to include climate change United Kingdom 05 February 2007
January 2007
Fairfax Resists 'No Child' Provision United States 27 January 2007
GES to reverse disparities between urban and rural schools Ghana 21 January 2007
Official details smaller schools United States 12 January 2007
Parents protest plan to close special education centers United States 12 January 2007
Introducing the minister of no faith in communities United Kingdom 11 January 2007
Kelly accused of hypocrisy over son's private education United Kingdom 10 January 2007
Urgent action appeal for Ethiopia Ethiopia 05 January 2007
Small schools fading away with rural populations United States 03 January 2007
School email and text plans for parents United Kingdom 01 January 2007
December 2006
School board abandons evolution sticker case United States 21 December 2006
Nearly 1,000 children attending alternative basic education Ethiopia 21 December 2006
Teachers not paid South Africa 17 December 2006
November 2006
Schools, teachers fight No Child Left Behind in court United States 30 November 2006
Teachers to stage national strike Korea 21 November 2006
Police detain 10 in connection with leaked grade 12 exam papers Zambia 18 November 2006
Oaxaca Mexico 06 November 2006
Teachers return to work tomorrow after two days of strike action Solomon Islands 01 November 2006
October 2006
Headteacher crisis: the numbers tell the story United Kingdom 10 October 2006
Schools on guard after recent shootings United States 06 October 2006
Teachers strike continues Greece 01 October 2006
More Poor Results For Charter Schools United States 01 October 2006
September 2006
Education most important for 2007 elections Sierra Leone 29 September 2006
Brown call to raise school-leaving age United Kingdom 27 September 2006
Severe weather radios to be provided to public schools United States 27 September 2006
Johnson quiet over spin accusations United Kingdom 24 September 2006
Detroit teachers strike United States 13 September 2006
Greed blamed for India school blaze India 05 September 2006
Gary, Indiana teachers end strike United States 05 September 2006
Unpaid Palestinian teachers go on strike Palestine 03 September 2006
August 2006
Detroit teachers reject contract proposal United States 31 August 2006
Teachers want more maternity leave Jamaica 31 August 2006
Charter school students score lower in reading and math United States 24 August 2006
State school costs hit £14,000 average United Kingdom 21 August 2006
Singapore calls English teachers out of retirement Singapore 14 August 2006
Bureau to raise primary education enrolment Ethiopia 14 August 2006
Auditors reproach California charter schools United States 14 August 2006
Urgent action appeal for Lebanese teachers Lebanon 06 August 2006
Evolution opponents lose in Kansas Primary United States 06 August 2006
July 2006
Special schools need to feel protected United Kingdom 30 July 2006
Voucher plan ignores performance evidence United States 21 July 2006
Comparing public and private schools United States 15 July 2006
Punishing the PRI Mexico 13 July 2006
Teachers want accountability from Congress United States 06 July 2006
NZ kindergarten teachers achieve pay parity New Zealand 06 July 2006
Kenya: 60,000 more teachers needed Kenya 06 July 2006
Teach for America surges in popularity United States 05 July 2006
Teachers plan tougher agitation Bangladesh 05 July 2006
June 2006
Help state pupils or lose charity cash United Kingdom 29 June 2006
370 uncertified teachers will be fired; 450 at risk United States 27 June 2006
Scientists call for better teaching on evolution United Kingdom 23 June 2006
Battle over New York school cell phone ban United States 16 June 2006
Curbing the blackboard exodus South Africa 13 June 2006
School students resume strikes Chile 07 June 2006
Special-ed tuition a growing drain on D.C. United States 06 June 2006
May 2006
Parents rebel at 'Dickensian' school run by millionaire evangelist friend of Blair United Kingdom 31 May 2006
Reining in Charter Schools United States 14 May 2006
Crisis as AIDS strikes teachers Tanzania 14 May 2006
April 2006
Calls for action on class sizes United Kingdom 20 April 2006
EI President Thulas Nxesi: Governments must commit to spend more on Education International 12 April 2006
Schools curb student protests on immigration United States 06 April 2006
Schools Adopting Security Lockdown Drills United States 06 April 2006
They are destroying education United Kingdom 04 April 2006
March 2006
2580 temporary teachers now permanent staff South Africa 29 March 2006
Mass protests on the streets of France France 29 March 2006
Satisfied with state schooling? United Kingdom 19 March 2006
D.C. Schools to Test New Special-Ed Rule United States 17 March 2006
Schools bill will rely on Tory votes thanks to hardcore Labour rebels United Kingdom 09 March 2006
February 2006
Slap on wrist for private schools in fees cartel United Kingdom 28 February 2006
Global Action Week 2006 International 27 February 2006
Teachers' merit pay up for vote United States 27 February 2006
Parents don't see a crisis over science and math United States 20 February 2006
Why failing schools are a mythical beast United Kingdom 13 February 2006
Schools await final grade United States 13 February 2006
Schoolgirl's religious dress case to go before Lords United Kingdom 06 February 2006
Schools still fighting to end tensions United States 02 February 2006
Research casts doubt on Kelly reading plan United Kingdom 01 February 2006
Girls’ schooling under threat Afghanistan 01 February 2006
January 2006
Teens' bold blogs alarm area schools United States 18 January 2006
Expert warns against government phonics plans United Kingdom 05 January 2006
December 2005
Teacher lesson checks 'punitive' United Kingdom 30 December 2005
I will break the law says head United Kingdom 30 December 2005
Judge rules against 'intelligent design' in science class United States 21 December 2005
Teachers' strike in Bulgaria might escalate Bulgaria 16 December 2005
Blair rejects alternative white paper United Kingdom 15 December 2005
Creationist critic resigns United States 11 December 2005
Newborn baby registered for school United Kingdom 06 December 2005
November 2005
Parents warned of cyber bullying United States 26 November 2005
Education Ministry, trade unions partly reconciled Bulgaria 24 November 2005
Cabinet revolt over parent power United Kingdom 16 November 2005
Schwarzenegger is dealt a stinging rebuke by voters United States 13 November 2005
Pennsylvania voters oust school board United States 11 November 2005
Teachers' union adopts a Louisiana school district United States 04 November 2005
October 2005
Teachers vote to return to school Canada 30 October 2005
Huge victory for teachers in Turkey Turkey 28 October 2005
Prosecution of Four Union and Student Leaders Cambodia 26 October 2005
Teachers arrested in South Korea Korea 20 October 2005
B.C. public sector to rally in support of teachers Canada 17 October 2005
Girls' education hits high in Lofa Liberia 10 October 2005
Jail threat Canada 10 October 2005
Education's illegal 'covert propaganda' United States 05 October 2005
Mozambique not training enough teachers Mozambique 05 October 2005
Legislative hammer to punish teachers Canada 05 October 2005
September 2005
Intelligent design goes on trial United States 28 September 2005
Technology mars start of school year in D.C. United States 20 September 2005
Speed up our new pay, demand teachers Kenya 13 September 2005
New teachers get rude awakening Canada 06 September 2005
New academy schools fuel education row United Kingdom 06 September 2005
Seeking a balance in hiring United States 01 September 2005
August 2005
Two thirds oppose state aided faith schools United Kingdom 25 August 2005
Point of principle United Kingdom 16 August 2005
Teacher unions boycott Walmart United States 15 August 2005
As China's economy grows, so does China's child labour problem China 15 August 2005
City schools could be front for evangelists United Kingdom 10 August 2005
Schools, developer strike deal for teachers United States 10 August 2005
July 2005
Teachers seek 12 percent raise United States 31 July 2005
Warning over reforms to teachers' workload United Kingdom 27 July 2005
Survey reveals 'bog standard' state of school toilets United Kingdom 12 July 2005
Pride and public education New Zealand 05 July 2005
Education Department seeks dismissal of lawsuit United States 04 July 2005
June 2005
Teachers get free rent at troubled Maryland complex United States 26 June 2005
Test results linked to living standards United Kingdom 15 June 2005
Pennsylvania school privatisation effort collapses United States 07 June 2005
May 2005
Lib Dems call for halt on academies United Kingdom 31 May 2005
Pregnant student defies graduation ban United States 20 May 2005
Teachers have no plan for strike vote Canada 16 May 2005
Utah governor snubs federal requirements United States 04 May 2005
Curb parent power, say heads United Kingdom 03 May 2005
April 2005
Private deals block Jamie's school dinners United Kingdom 26 April 2005
Exam marking to be processed in India United Kingdom 26 April 2005
Test waiver denied United States 18 April 2005
National's Education Policies Have Failed Here And Overseas New Zealand 14 April 2005
Not good enough United Kingdom 14 April 2005
Strikebound schools shut down Canada 13 April 2005
March 2005
Union warns heads of sack over workload rules United Kingdom 31 March 2005
Catholic schools' enrollment drops again United States 31 March 2005
Teachers call off strike proposal Scotland 25 March 2005
Schools to get tolerance video United States 21 March 2005
Primary schools targeted for rebuilding United Kingdom 18 March 2005
Schwarzenegger wants school junk food ban United States 08 March 2005
Tories outline plans for special needs education United Kingdom 08 March 2005
February 2005
5000 teachers could face dismissal Israel 28 February 2005
New deadline to clear teachers' back-pay Botswana 20 February 2005
700 teachers off pay-roll - stop work Uganda 20 February 2005
Bush cuts education funding United States 18 February 2005
Bush's high school plan faces opposition United States 14 February 2005
Plan to mix state and private pupils United Kingdom 01 February 2005
January 2005
Teachers' strike will spread Zambia 26 January 2005
Aceh schools reopen after tsunami Indonesia 26 January 2005
Teachers damage office Papua New Guinea 12 January 2005
Teachers strike to demand 40% pay rise Guinea 12 January 2005
The St. Louis teachers' union set strike date United States 09 January 2005
10,000 teachers rally against Dovrat report Israel 05 January 2005
December 2004
Culture call for children Wales 29 December 2004
Evidence of cheating by Texas schools United States 21 December 2004
November 2004
Verdict out on abstinence-only sex education United States 29 November 2004
Kenya to attain parity in school enrolment Kenya 12 November 2004
October 2004
Teachers question Tory promises United Kingdom 07 October 2004
$1B in Federal Aid to Schools Delayed United States 05 October 2004
September 2004
World Bank wants teachers pay rise pegged on merit Kenya 28 September 2004
Korean teachers oppose new information system South Korea 28 September 2004
Parties Seek to Put Education on Agenda United States 27 September 2004
MPs call for changes to teachers' pay United Kingdom 21 September 2004
Parents call for crackdown on bullying United Kingdom 15 September 2004
Teachers' union to weigh new offer South Africa 07 September 2004
A good deal for secondary teachers New Zealand 06 September 2004
The noisy truth of community United Kingdom 02 September 2004
August 2004
Independent school sacks whistleblowers United Kingdom 27 August 2004
Govt offers $500 bonus if teachers sign pay deal New Zealand 26 August 2004
Elementary teachers threaten strikes Canada 19 August 2004
Voucher law ruled unconstitutional United States 17 August 2004
Pressure from teachers and principals produces progress New Zealand 17 August 2004
Arnold Schwarzenegger agrees to settle class action United States 13 August 2004
Texas schools sue state for funding reform United States 11 August 2004
Teachers end industrial action Northern Ireland 03 August 2004
July 2004
Markers blame computer system for test delays United Kingdom 29 July 2004
Education Minister steps into exam row New Zealand 29 July 2004
High-flying schools must think small United Kingdom 27 July 2004
Rural schools given more time to meet teacher standards United States 19 July 2004
Many India schools closed after fatal fire India 19 July 2004
Kerry woos teachers with vow of funding United States 19 July 2004
Union claims ministry refusing to address teachers' claims New Zealand 19 July 2004
Opposition mounts to certification-by-testing scheme United States 14 July 2004
Education officials review use of tenure United States 06 July 2004
60,000 Honduran teachers to take to the streets Honduras 06 July 2004
Katsina plans to recruit 10,000 teachers Nigeria 02 July 2004
June 2004
Virginia May Issue Fitness 'Report Cards' United States 23 June 2004
Police investigate website exam 'scam' United Kingdom 23 June 2004
Teachers to court over pay South Africa 09 June 2004
Poor schools sue for funding United States 08 June 2004
Superintendent debate: Do we need big tests? United States 03 June 2004
Zambia National Union of Teachers hails state move Zambia 03 June 2004
May 2004
Classroom violence United Kingdom 27 May 2004
Global campaign for education intensified Sierra Leone 20 May 2004
Kansas court blocks order to close schools United States 20 May 2004
Next Head Of Schools May Get $600,000 - City Cutting 285 Teachers United States 14 May 2004
Senate split on special education United States 14 May 2004
Secondary school strike averted Israel 06 May 2004
April 2004
Who really benefits from voucher schemes? United Kingdom 30 April 2004
Schools struggle with diversity programs United States 28 April 2004
Failure to employ teachers hurting educational standards Zambia 28 April 2004
Teachers take action against league tables United Kingdom 12 April 2004
March 2004
Detroit scraps teacher-matching program United States 27 March 2004
Denver teachers OK student-based raises United States 22 March 2004
Gendarmes arrest teachers' union leaders Burundi 14 March 2004
Council widens truancy net to include Heathrow United Kingdom 10 March 2004
Kuito City in Need of 670 Teachers Angola 05 March 2004
No change in classroom methods, says study into performance pay for teachers United Kingdom 02 March 2004
Heads snub truancy fines United Kingdom 01 March 2004
Report on Columbine Is Released United States 01 March 2004
February 2004
Democrats decry 'No Child Left Behind' United States 24 February 2004
Teachers warned over school trips United Kingdom 21 February 2004
Bush repeats support for school vouchers United States 15 February 2004
Recruiting heads told to behave United Kingdom 09 February 2004
White House lists programs it wants to cut United States 05 February 2004
Teacher unions complain of text book delay Sri Lanka 05 February 2004
School strike to widen Israel 05 February 2004
Puttnam calls school trip fears 'barking' United Kingdom 04 February 2004
Shared principals United Kingdom 03 February 2004
Web site promises access to school data United States 02 February 2004
January 2004
Teachers and education in China - underfunded and undervalued China 29 January 2004
Budget constraints hamper teacher recruitment Zambia 21 January 2004
Classroom assistants 'are failing' United Kingdom 19 January 2004
Some schools turning to marketing deals United States 14 January 2004
Blair faces new row over school funds United Kingdom 03 January 2004
December 2003
Diverse State Schools Suffer More United States 28 December 2003
District earns failing grade in year-end cleaning review Canada 28 December 2003
Northern Ireland's teachers vote for action Northern Ireland 22 December 2003
Striking teachers clash with police Eucador 14 December 2003
Honduran teachers oppose IMF Honduras 12 December 2003
School Teachers begin Two-Day Strike Mali 10 December 2003
Judge bars Colorado school voucher law United States 05 December 2003
November 2003
Outsourcing fails United Kingdom 25 November 2003
Chicago teachers approve 4-year contract United States 24 November 2003
School funding guarantee 'neglects deprived children' United Kingdom 19 November 2003
New housing policy threat to rural schools New Zealand 12 November 2003
Union attacks 'pay freeze' for teachers United Kingdom 11 November 2003
School violence data under a cloud in Houston United States 10 November 2003
Concern over false allegations United Kingdom 05 November 2003
October 2003
Incidents Against City School Educators Skyrocket Nearly 40 Percent United States 31 October 2003
Overseas ministers demand action over recruitment Global 31 October 2003
Teachers Ordered Back to Work United States 21 October 2003
Learning report fails on class sizes Canada 13 October 2003
Classroom assistants boycott United Kingdom 08 October 2003
September 2003
Schools lack specialist teachers United Kingdom 23 September 2003
Cash-strapped school sends pupils home United Kingdom 20 September 2003
Deferred retirement United States 20 September 2003
Mold outbreak plagues New England schools United States 16 September 2003
Marchers in St. Louis urge school boycott United States 09 September 2003
More teachers needed to cope with influx of pupils Uganda 02 September 2003
August 2003
Funding crisis 'costs 3,500 teachers' United Kingdom 29 August 2003
Teacher recruitment Kenya 24 August 2003
Most Americans think teachers aren't paid enough United States 24 August 2003
Baton Rouge school desegregation case ends United States 20 August 2003
Government's critics jostle as exams fallout begins United Kingdom 15 August 2003
Panic alarms to be fitted in schools and hospitals United Kingdom 10 August 2003
Police clash with protesting teachers Sri Lanka 02 August 2003
PPTA slams school housing changes New Zealand 02 August 2003
July 2003
New school created for gay students United States 30 July 2003
State school students have edge in Higher Education United Kingdom 26 July 2003
Inflation only pay offer United Kingdom 13 July 2003
Education an issue in presidential election United States 12 July 2003
A-level crisis could happen again, MPs say United Kingdom 04 July 2003
Ministry of Education to enlist 29,000 primary teachers Angola 01 July 2003
June 2003
UNICEF to launch initiative to get girls into school Burkina Faso 24 June 2003
Zurich teachers protest at falling standards Switzerland 21 June 2003
Higher pay for teachers in rural areas Nigeria 20 June 2003
Give us a break United Kingdom 17 June 2003
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