Teachers

Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives. "It's like nothing I've experienced before," one teachers says.

From Texas Standard:Of the more than 1.1 million public school students estimated to have returned to some form of on-campus school activity in Texas,…

From Texas Standard:With the possibility need for social distancing extending well beyond spring break, parents and educators are starting to plan for the…

From Texas Standard:As Texas lawmakers begin tackling one of this session's top legislative priorities – school finance reform – a state Senate measure…

From Texas Standard:"What My Students Taught Me" is produced in partnership with the Teacher Project at Columbia Journalism School.For her first four…

From Texas Standard:Heading into Election Day, there’s a lot on the minds of Texas’ some 1.1 million current and retired public educators. As part of our…

After exploring the idea and stirring worries and warnings from retired teachers and elected officials, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas opted…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is urging the Teacher Retirement System not to raise health care premiums for retired teachers, arguing that state lawmakers should…

After teaching for 36 years in the Rio Grande Valley, Rosalva Reyna looked at her pension and health plan in July 2016 and decided she could live a…