- Pop CultureKamilah Newton
Black, Latino teachers call for change amid teacher turnover problem: 'Acknowledge us'
As a follow-up to Yahoo’s Sept. 28 piece on the challenges black educators face in the classroom and as a new Education Trust report is released, Yahoo Lifestyle reached out to black and Latino educators to see if they could offer solutions.
- Pop CultureAbby Haglage
'Being a teacher doesn't pay the bills': Here's the starting salary of educators in each state
Sixty-three percent of public school districts still offer a starting salary below $40,000, according to the National Education Association. “How can we recruit and retain quality teachers ... if we don’t pay them what they’re worth?” asks the organization's president.
- 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.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
'I think my bladder changed': Former teacher describes years without bathroom breaks
Jamilah Pitts spent six years teaching English in New York public schools before moving into an administrative role. "There were just many days when I was constantly empty and ... pouring out from an empty cup."
- 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.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
Bite marks, bruises and dislocated shoulders: How America's teachers are battling classroom violence
The National Education Association reports that across the country, 10 percent of public school teachers have reported being threatened with injury by a student; six percent have been physically attacked.
- 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.
- Pop CultureAbby Haglage
'As a plumber, I make double': Former special-needs teacher speaks out about lack of support
Karin Selchert was a teacher for four years before leaving to become a plumber who makes double. "I loved my job," she says. "It breaks my heart."
- LifestyleRachel Grumman Bender
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.
- 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
'Things have just gotten so bad': Why teachers in America are leaving the classroom for good
More teachers left the profession in 2018 than in any other year on record. Yahoo Lifestyle spoke with over 50 teachers about what led them to abandon a job that many believed would last a lifetime.
