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Teacher Resigns After Student Finds Out About Her Porn Star Past

It's the history lesson one Missouri teacher hoped she would never have to cover. St. Louis science teacher Tera Myers stepped down Friday after a student confronted her about her past working as an actress in X-rated films. The 38-year-old Parkway North High School educator -- who starred in pornographic videos in the...

Ohio SB 5: The Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill Explained

Today the Ohio Senate will consider Senate Bill 5, which was just approved by the state's Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee in a 7-5 vote. SB 5, as it's known, is sponsored by Sen. Shannon Jones, a first-term Republican from Ohio's 7th District. The bill takes aim at state collective bargaining laws, and opponents...

Collective Bargaining: Do SAT Scores Prove States Need It?

Does collective bargaining make for better or worse test scores? With Republican-controlled legislatures and state houses from Wisconsin to Oklahoma attempting to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights, figures on the combined SAT and ACT college entrance test scores in states without them are proving fodder...

NYC Teachers Sue City for Slander Over Lesbian Sex Allegations

Two New York City high school teachers accused of having a sexual romp in a classroom are suing the city for $2 million for ruining their reputations. Alini Brito and Cindy Mauro were fired last month after a state arbitrator's report concluded that the pair of language teachers were having a "sexual encounter" when...