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- LifestyleYahoo Lifestyle
High school cheerleaders kicked off squad for vaping, while schools are ‘desperate’ to stop epidemic
The Texas school district removed several cheerleaders from the squad for "vaping violations." Other schools across the country are struggling to stop teens from vaping.
- LifestylePeople
More Than 25K Teachers Strike in Chicago Over ‘Core Issues,’ Leading to Class Cancellation
More Than 25K Teachers Strike in Chicago
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Busy Philipps is helping to crowdfund school supplies: 'Our government has failed our kids and our teachers’
Actress and activist Busy Philipps is helping secure school supplies for teachers across the country by posting to her nearly 2-million follower Instagram. "I feel a great deal of responsibility for trying to figure out ways to ease the burden on those around me," she says.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Why some school districts are banning teachers from crowdfunding to pay for classroom supplies
As crowdfunding becomes a popular way for teachers to get the missing classroom supplies they need, some districts are banning the practice altogether.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts: How teachers’ stress affects their mental health
In interviews with Yahoo Lifestyle, more than a dozen teachers across the U.S. discussed how increasing demands of teaching have negatively affected their mental health — causing insomnia, depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Teachers are turning to 'sugar daddy' dating site to supplement their salary
Teachers are becoming "sugar babies" to supplement their educator salaries, instead of taking on extra jobs.
- Pop CultureBeth Greenfield
Teacher union leader Randi Weingarten on America's education crisis: 'Teachers are now first responders to everything'
Yahoo Lifestyle checked in with Weingarten about what appears to be a full-blown U.S. teacher crisis, pushing educators out of the field in record numbers.
- Pop CultureKamilah Newton
“If not me, then who?” Black educators open up about the pressure to help black students succeed
While 16 percent of public school students are black, the teaching field remains overwhelmingly white. Black educators open up about the pressure this places on them each day.
- LifestyleBeth Greenfield
'I've never been that sick': Some teachers are so overstressed they're getting physically ill
A Yahoo Lifestyle survey of more than 50 former public-school teachers found anecdotal reports that high stress is fueling physical health problems in America’s educators — a theory researchers have been pushing for years.
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500,000 children could lose free school lunches under Trump administration plan: ‘Kids who are hungry can’t learn’
A Trump administration plan could cause a ripple effect, eliminating free school lunches to 500,000 children in need.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Professor holds baby during 3-hour class after student couldn’t find a sitter
Cissé told her to bring the baby to class so they could “figure it out” together.
- LifestyleRachel Grumman Bender
Most teachers spend at least $500 of their own money on school supplies: 'I bought my own desk chair'
Teachers spend hundreds — sometimes thousands — of dollars on supplies for their classrooms and students each year. "I wish we had more funding and support," says one.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
Florida teacher says the profession is no longer sustainable: 'Who wants to be poor by choice?'
Rachel Bardes spent 16 years teaching Spanish before low salaries and standardized tests made her walk away. “No one wants to be a teacher anymore,” she says.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Boy with autism was ‘embarrassed, disgusted’ by teacher moving desk to bathroom
The boy's mom says her son, who has autism and an autoimmune disorder, was "disgusted" by his desk being placed in the bathroom.
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Sandy Hook Promise releases jarring back-to-school PSA depicting anxiety around school shootings
Sandy Hook Promise is reminding people of the anxiety that students face as they head back to the classroom after one of the deadliest years for school violence.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Elementary school teacher implements 'no-homework policy': Students 'need more family time'
A Texas teacher and mom will not assign homework to her students to give the more quality time at home with their families. "I want to give them time to be a kid. Family time is what they need.”
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Parents say teachers destroy shoes of children who school break dress code: ‘The definition of vandalism’
The Texas school allegedly used duct-tape and permanent marker to color over white areas on children's shoes.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Seminar for teachers sparks backlash for including slides on 'white privilege' and 'racism'
According to one member of a conservative political organization, the inclusion of slides on "white privilege" and "racism" is a sign that the "liberal left is running the school systems."
- LifestyleMegan Johnson
Bride and groom ask for school supply donations instead of wedding gifts: 'Being a teacher, I put my heart and soul into the kids'
A Florida teacher and her now-husband decided to ask their wedding guests to donate school supplies instead of wedding gifts.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
School superintendent defends having janitor wear mask, carry fake gun during active shooter drill
A superintendent in California is standing by his decision to allow a janitor to wear a mask and carry a fake gun around an elementary school's campus during an active shooter drill as, he believes, it made the drill more "realistic."
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Girl, 11, dress coded on last day of school for wearing leggings: 'They put a target on her back'
The 11-year-old girl's T-shirt didn't properly cover her backside, the school allegedly said.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Teacher allegedly pulled out gun after getting cut off in McDonald's drive-thru: 'I felt threatened'
The teacher reportedly called authorities and pulled out her gun when the other female driver left her vehicle and began walking toward her car.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Teacher loses job after allegedly showing student picture of a gun: ‘He couldn't wait until he could bring it to school’
An unidentified student claims that Deven Antani were shown a photo of the gun after filing a complaint with the school on his "inappropriate" behavior.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
34-year-old's Facebook post on why she quit teaching goes viral: 'The filter comes off now'
“I think it's easier for people to believe that I left teaching because of the lousy pay,” wrote Jessica Gentry. “Some would allow them to assume that. That ain't me. The filter comes off now.”
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Mother outraged after son with autism given 'most likely to get lost in a crowd' superlative at school: 'Disrespectful'
“I felt very bad because I don’t think this should be given, not only to my son, not to any kid, because every kid struggles in school,” said Desiree Perez.
