A school told its staff to wear something from the back of their closet, so 2 teachers dug out their wedding dresses

Tech Insider
Loreal Hemenway and Stephanie Osmundson with two other teachers who wore bridesmaids dresses for the dress up day.
Loreal Hemenway and Stephanie Osmundson with two other teachers who wore bridesmaids dresses for the dress up day.

Courtesy Loreal Hemenway and Stephanie Osmundson

Millennials have a favorite parenting style. It isn't working.

Tech Insider
How gentle parenting went bust.
Parents are giving up on gentle parenting after finding that the guidance is confusing or just doesn't work for their kids.

Oxygen/Getty Images, Abanti Chowdhury/BI

My first exposure to gentle parenting ended in projectile vomiting.

A teacher invented a bunch of fake slang words to trick his Gen Z students. Now some of those words have caught on.

Tech Insider
Sam Salem
Sam Salem.

Sam Salem

I was put on a performance improvement plan. Surviving a PIP not only let me keep my job but made me a better employee.

Tech Insider
headshot of Lexi Weber wearing a red beanie
The author was a teacher who survived a performance improvement plan.

Courtesy of Lexi Weber

My husband and I started dating at work. It never negatively impacted our professional lives.

Tech Insider
a couple walking on the beach on their wedding day
Jim and Kimberly Gallina.

Courtesy of Kimberly Gallina

Schools are facing a dire teacher shortage. Less competitive pay for Gen Z and young millennials could make it worse.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Students and a teacher in a classroom

manonallard/Getty Images

China's crashing birthrate will leave millions of teachers jobless in the coming years

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Chinese students at school with a teacher
China could face a surplus of nearly 2 million teachers in the coming years.

Nik Wheeler / Contributor

Kentucky teachers who banded together for years to play the lottery finally won a $1 million prize. Here's how they are splitting it.

Tech Insider
A group of Kentucky middle school employees won a $1 million lottery prize.
A group of Kentucky middle school employees won a $1 million lottery prize.

Courtesy of the Kentucky Lottery.

Oklahoma teachers who mistakenly received $15,000 to $50,000 in bonuses are now being told to give it all back

Tech Insider
State Flag flies over Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City.
State Flag flies over the Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City.

Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

A teacher has gone viral for charging third-graders 'rent' and letting them spend fake money on homework passes

Tech Insider
A stock photo shows a student writing a budget.
A stock photo shows a student writing a budget, with a piggy bank and calculator next to the folder.

FatCamera/Getty Images

Subscribe to Teachers