It has been revealed that tax payers from Buffalo are paying teacher’s plastic surgery! All the types of surgeries that teachers can get are included in a health plan and last year it is reported that the Buffalo school system paid millions for faculty plastic surgery. Â They must be a really vain school district because these teachers described this as a perk. Hit the jump to see how much was paid! Steph Bassanini
Tech Talk Education: Can Twitter Help The Classroom??
The education system has changed greatly since I was in school. A New York City teacher has found a way to use Twitter in the classroom and help students. Hit the jump for details on Twitter in the classroom. Follow @TatWza +TatWZA X @ShottaDru Shotta Dru on Google+
(Video) L.A School In Child Sex Abuse Scandal Removes Entire Staff
The beleaguered Los Angeles elementary school that had two teachers arrested for child sex abuse in the past week was closed today as authorities moved to replace the entire teaching and support staff. Click below to see the news report. @WiLMajor
Teacher Strike Keeps 28,000 Students At Home
Teachers in Washington state’s third-largest school district picketed in front of the city’s major high schools Tuesday, hours after they voted to walk away from the classroom. The strike kept 28,000 students at home. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
America’s Teachers are not falling for the Banana In The Tail Pipe!!
@klassic_p Thousands of teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public sector workers have camped out at the Wisconsin Capitol, protesting Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to reduce their take-home pay — by increasing their contribution to their pension plans and health care benefits — and restrict their collective bargaining rights.
