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The B.C. government has moved to limit debate and pass the bill ending job actions by the province's 41,000 teachers, with passage expected by Thursday afternoon. More...

Several thousand striking teachers and their supporters marched through Victoria to the front lawn of the British Columbia legislature Tuesday to protest back-to-work legislation. More...

The B.C. government says it will not rush through legislation to end a strike by the province's teachers, which began on Monday morning. More...

Parents in British Columbia are bracing for a possible strike as teachers throughout the province vote on whether they want to walk off the job. More...

B.C.'s 40,000 teachers have been granted the right to strike with certain conditions by the province's Labour Relations Board. More...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – The Honduran government wants to impose a law aimed at ensuring the country's frequently striking teachers show up for work the number of days legally required. Teachers responded by walking off the job. Disgruntled parents — who would get greater oversight over schools...

-- A top court has banned any corporal punishment in schools in Bangladesh, a country where millions of children are exposed to physical abuse, officials said Thursday. Despite official instructions to teachers on alternative approaches to child discipline, many children continue to live in...

-- A New York Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of publicly releasing evaluation reports of 12,000 New York City teachers, despite opposition from teachers' unions who say the reports were supposed to remain confidential and do not accurately reflect teacher aptitude. "Educational issues...

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LONDON – Shiver me timbers! Actor Johnny Depp shocked a London school by answering a pupil's fan letter and visiting classes dressed as his character from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie series, teachers said Friday. Depp, 47, responded after 9-year-old Beatrice Delap sent a letter...

Duncan calls for better teacher ratings WASHINGTON, -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Sunday that the nation was failing in its ability to evaluate public school teachers. Out of 300,000 teachers in California, "No one … can tell you who's in the top 10 percent and who's in...

Teachers seek snow day for summer dog days CHICAGO, The hot, sticky dog days of summer in the Chicago area prompted public school teachers to call for a "snow day" for schools with no air conditioning. Warnings of excessive heat for three days, including Friday, led the Chicago Teachers Union...

R.I. School That Fired Entire Staff Rehires Them Union, School District Reach Agreement Allowing Nearly 90 Teachers and Other Staffers to Keep Jobs without Reapplying (AP) A school district that gained the support of President Barack Obama for promoting accountability after it fired all its...