A Bronx middle school teacher was struck by a stray bullet in his sixth-floor classroom, just a day before the new school year began. Jhairo Colon, a special education teacher, was setting up his classroom when he heard a pop and felt a sting. He didn't know what hit him at first, but then the pai
A former high school teacher in San Diego was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to solicit sex from a minor he believed was 16 years old. This case raises some disturbing questions about online predators and the tactics they use. Sean Michael Stevenson, a 59-year-old science te
In a groundbreaking shift, schools across the U.S. are reevaluating and revamping the way they teach students to read. This transformation is spurred by the alarming fact that only one-third of elementary school students in the country are reading at grade level, as revealed by the latest National
