teaching /tags/teaching teaching en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:00:00 GMT She was blacklisted during McCarthyism. Now she’s speaking out against Florida’s teaching standards /education/2025-11-18/she-was-blacklisted-during-mccarthyism-now-shes-speaking-out-against-floridas-teaching-standards At 100 years old, Lee Grant knows the cost of McCarthyism better than almost anyone else on the planet. She's one of the last surviving actors to be blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare. Now she's speaking out against Florida’s new social studies teaching standards on the history of communism. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:00:00 GMT /education/2025-11-18/she-was-blacklisted-during-mccarthyism-now-shes-speaking-out-against-floridas-teaching-standards Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America UF publishes best practices for improving math education in the new year /education/2024-12-27/uf-publishes-best-practices-for-improving-math-education-in-the-new-year The list was compiled after a ten-week listening tour with students, teachers and parents across the state. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:51:49 GMT /education/2024-12-27/uf-publishes-best-practices-for-improving-math-education-in-the-new-year Danielle Prieur Turning STEM majors into educators to tackle a teacher shortage — and a ‘disconnect’ /education/2024-06-05/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-stem-fiu-miami-dade FIUTeach at Florida International University aims to reduce the shortage of math and science teachers in Miami-Dade County and beyond — while ensuring educators are subject matter experts. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± goes into one of South Florida's oldest high schools to see how the program is working. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-05/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-stem-fiu-miami-dade Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel More time in the classroom, plus a paycheck: How USF prepares elementary teachers /education/2024-06-04/teacher-pay-internship-usf-manatee-florida-shortage The Manatee County school district partners with USF to offer intensive experiences in classrooms for education undergraduates — and it is one of the few programs in Florida to pay interns. The aim is to entice, prepare and inspire new teachers, in the hope they will also stay to teach locally upon graduation. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-04/teacher-pay-internship-usf-manatee-florida-shortage Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel Role Call: Universities, schools partner to train more qualified teachers, but shortage persists /education/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas. In the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± series Role Call, we found these programs are "moving the needle, but only a very, very small amount." Fri, 31 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-31/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-role-call Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel Teachers say they can't live and work in Florida anymore /education/2023-11-30/teachers-work-florida Florida teachers are leaving the state and their profession. They blame unrealistic workloads, restrictive laws and stagnant pay. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:01:00 GMT /education/2023-11-30/teachers-work-florida Nancy Guan 'Nattie Meets World' connects with her students through TikTok /podcast/sundial/2023-06-01/broward-teacher-tiktok-classroom Viral TikToker and elementary school teacher Natalie Stuart joins host Carlos Frías to share how she uses dance and social media to connect to her students. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:51:10 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-06-01/broward-teacher-tiktok-classroom Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo South Florida teachers on how the profession has been affected by the pandemic /2022-01-17/south-florida-teachers-on-how-the-profession-has-been-affected-by-the-pandemic Teachers face pressure from COVID, politicians, and parents. What’s it like being a teacher today? Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:02:57 GMT /2022-01-17/south-florida-teachers-on-how-the-profession-has-been-affected-by-the-pandemic Leslie Ovalle Atkinson After 50 Years In The Classroom, A Plantation Teacher Gets A Farewell Send-Off /news/2018-10-02/after-50-years-in-the-classroom-a-plantation-teacher-gets-a-farewell-send-off Boodnaraine Tihal has been a teacher for 50 years. He started when he was just 18 years-old, in his home country of Guyana. He also taught in the Bahamas,… Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:38:30 GMT /news/2018-10-02/after-50-years-in-the-classroom-a-plantation-teacher-gets-a-farewell-send-off Caitie Muñoz Florida Teachers Consider 'Civil Disobedience' To Say No To Testing /education/2014-11-16/florida-teachers-consider-civil-disobedience-to-say-no-to-testing In September, Alachua County kindergarten teacher Susan Bowles refused to give a state reading test.She told the parents of her students it was an act of… Mon, 17 Nov 2014 04:17:09 GMT /education/2014-11-16/florida-teachers-consider-civil-disobedience-to-say-no-to-testing