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Should teachers remain neutral on hot topics?

Being neutral on important issues is a hard line to walk in the classroom. Students question teachers constantly on how they plan to vote or how they feel about current topics in the news. Legislators in Arizona want to force teachers to keep their opinions Read More...

Parents Who Skip Scheduled Conferences Could Face Charges

A legislator in Houston wants to subject parents to criminal charges for skipping a scheduled meeting with their child's teacher. Rep. Wayne Smith, R-Baytown, said it is time for the state to crack down on Texans who are shirking their parental responsibilities Read More...

Spanking Ban Proposed in California

Assembly woman Sally Leiber wants to protect toddlers and babies and plans to introduce a bill to prevent spankings. On latimes.com the Bay Area Democrat explains her reasoning in an article titled "A spanking ban: are we gonna get it?" She has received Read More...