New Florida teachers would have less job security under a bill heading for a House floor vote. ...more

April 7, 2009

The latest job being added to the "working from home" list is teacher intern. With the number of students taking online classes growing, it made sense to University of Central Florida and Florida Virtual School officials to have new teachers practice in the virtual world. ...more

January 19, 2009

Florida moved up in a national teacher salary ranking from 32nd to 29th in the nation, but the state average salary continues to fall below the national average. ...more

January 3, 2009

Migrant farm workers often find it difficult or impossible to attend parent-teacher conferences, so Valrico Elementary School teacher Barbara Jarrett makes house calls. ...more

October 20, 2008

Middle school teachers from the Tampa Bay area and across Florida slipped free from the Earth's gravitational constraints Tuesday, part of a program to nudge students toward careers in math, science and engineering. ...more

September 30, 2008

At the same time Susan Carpenter was waiting to hear whether she had won a Florida Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award, she learned her agricultural program is being cut from Mulrennan Middle School's curriculum. ...more

May 21, 2008

Early in my career as an elementary teacher in Duval County public schools, I learned that a simple thank you from a student can go a long way in making a teacher feel appreciated. ...more

May 6, 2008

They call it "passing the trash" - the practice that allows teachers accused of sexual misconduct to quietly leave and find a new job in another town with a fresh crop of unsuspecting victims. ...more

November 19, 2007