Inspired by the academic success of schools like the Michaela secondary school in northwest London, some principals are introducing tight controls on students’ behavior.
Tag: Teachers and School Employees
At These Schools, Arab and Jewish Students Share Their Feelings, With Each Other
At a time when support for peace is at a low, conversations at Israel’s Hand in Hand schools about the Oct. 7 attack and the war in Gaza sound different than they do elsewhere.
Jamaica Fears Brain Drain as Teachers Leave for U.S. Schools
Severe teacher shortages in the United States are prompting schools to recruit foreign teachers, sparking fears that education in Jamaica will suffer.
France on Edge After Killing of a Teacher and Hamas Attack
Another attack at a school, three years after the beheading of a teacher, has heightened anxiety about a new wave of terrorism in an already scarred country.
South Korean Teachers Rally for Protections From Harassing Parents
For months, tens of thousands of educators have protested nationwide against a rule they say keeps them from disciplining students for fear of being accused of child abuse.
The U.K.’s Wave of Strikes Explained: Why Is It Ending?
For months, labor disputes rattled Britain, disrupting transportation, the mail and even medical procedures. Now, tensions seem to have eased.
French Student to Be Charged With Premeditated Murder in Teacher’s Stabbing
Prosecutors painted a portrait of a troubled, socially awkward teenager who had been bullied, and who attempted suicide in October.
Teacher in France Dies After Student Stabs Her, Government Says
A spokesman said a 16-year-old stabbed a teacher, who then died. A local prosecutor said his office had opened an investigation and the student was in custody.
British Schools Work to Combat Andrew Tate’s Views
Alarmed by an online personality’s popularity among their students, educators are mobilizing to combat the sexism he promotes.
The Teacher Who Volunteered in Ukraine
When Russia invaded, recruiting officers asked no questions of the Ukrainian teacher. They handed her a rifle and 120 bullets, and assigned her to a unit expecting to fight in urban combat if the Russian Army broke into Kyiv.