J.D. Mata/ FugueFilms trailer to new feature film THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE!

J.D. Mata, founder and President of FugueFilms, based out of Los Angeles is proud to announce his SIXTH film release, THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE. This is the official trailer. OVERVIEW: Fugue Filmmaking is a term J.D....

Harried teachers take out 'monster parent insurance' › Japan Today: Japan N...

" Look out, teachers, “monster parents” are loose in the community; you better get insured. In fact, more and more teachers are doing just that, Yomiuri Weekly (July 13) finds. The first policy of the type the magazine wryly dubs “monster parent insurance” appeared...

Exposing the Madness and Hidden Agenda of Public Education

One part of the bill mandates that boys may now use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa.  This must be strange and weird! There must be more pressing issues and concerns that need to be addressed, but certainly not this kind.  Are the people's taxes...

Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'

Brilliant idea, should be implement to other countries who have racist problem.." Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency. ...

Columbia Noose Professor Likely to Be Fired for Plagiarism

Alleged plagiarism outed in Columbia University professor's case--but are there racial overtones? After Madonna Constantine claimed she found a noose hanging on her office door, some have said she manufactured the incident to protect herself from ongoing investigations.This...

270 students arrested in protest

" STUDENTS and teachers clashed with police in Chile to protest an education Bill they say doesn't go far enough to bring equal access to schooling for the poor even with a Government flush with copper dollars. About a thousand students marched shoulder to shoulder in the...

MP calls for law requiring student fights to be reported

There seem to be two schools of thought with regard to student fighting:  either let them sort them it out themselves, or have adults intervene to prevent further issues. A recent incident in Ontario has one MP calling for a law that would enforce the latter policy. What...

2 teachers punished for refusing to stand up, recite 'Kimigayo'

"The Tokyo education board on Friday punished two teachers of public schools for refusing to stand up at the schools’ enrollment ceremonies in April when the ‘‘Kimigayo’’ anthem was being recited, the board said. A high school teacher was reprimanded with a...

Cannes winner "The Class" reminds of "Salaam Bombay"

"CANNES, France —61st Cannes Film Festival awarded the French film "The Class," a story about classroom life using real students and teachers (amateur actors) at a junior high school, with Palme d'Or, the most...

Five-year-old children facing school sinbins over bad behaviour

"Unruly children as young as five face being taught in "education sin bins" under Government plans to stop pupils becoming out of control. Increasing numbers of primary pupils will be temporarily removed from normal classes and sent to special units to tackle bad...

Teachers protest on Paris streets

Tens of thousands of teachers marched through Paris streets, protesting the education ministry's policies to cut jobs. "The protestors are also unhappy about President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to force schools...

Thousands protest across France

Hundreds of thousands of civil servants across France are on a massive strike protesting job cuts.  Protesters include teachers, hospital workers, tax officials and government officials.  France's...

Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike

"A teachers' union in Zimbabwe has threatened to call a strike unless government supporters stop attacks on its members.The Progressive Teachers Union said 133 of its members had been assaulted, and more than...

Strike disrupting 8,000 UK schools

Teachers in the UK have gone on their first national strike in 21 years. About a third of schools in England and Wales have been affected so far. "The walkout by thousands of teachers has closed or partially...

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