KSHB 41 reporter Caroline Hogan covers development across the Kansas City area. Share your story idea with Caroline. Teachers Like Me, a Kansas City program working to address teacher diversity in the ...

Ben Inouye is in his 20th year of teaching secondary English and is currently in West Jordan, Utah. He also teaches English ...

The courage to tell my own stories, even the uncomfortable ones, transformed how I show up for my students and for myself.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An organization which removes barriers for new Black teachers in Kansas City, Missouri, is celebrating two early successes. First, Teachers Like Me helped increase the percentage of ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. Teachers are primary figures ...

My colleagues, friends and family often praise my relentless pursuit of excellence, especially in my teaching career. But what they don’t always see is the weight behind that drive — the pressure I ...

Starting teachers now are being hired at $48,000, but something needs to be done to incentivize the best teachers to stick things out. The starting salary is attractive, but there’s really no reason ...

“Ms. Homer, you’re the only teacher who really gets me.” I looked up from my desk as one of my students lingered behind after class. Her words caught me off guard, not because I hadn’t heard similar ...

Stories have captivated me as far back as I can remember. As children, my brothers and I were surrounded by good books. Our mother was a voracious reader of fiction; Dad preferred the news and ...

I have always received high marks on student evaluations of my courses. I rank especially high in clarity, organization, and preparedness. That has been true when I teach philosophy of science (my ...