Teachers

Michigan saw a 40% increase in teacher retirements last year due to the pandemic.

As a thank you to the state's educators and support staff, money has been allocated in the state budget to give qualified teachers $500 and support staff $250 in hazard pay.

According to a recent study, 94% of public school teachers pay for their own supplies.

With so much uncertainty this back-to-school season, Krispy Kreme is showing appreciation for our incredible teachers.

I think we can all help kick off the 2019-2020 school year strong!

The John Ball Zoo wants to show their thanks and gratitude to our teachers!

If you work at a school, Red Robin wants to celebrate the end of the school year with you!

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! As a treat for teachers, Chipotle is offering buy-one-get-one burritos May 8. WZZM 13 reports that teachers can get the BOGO deal at participating locations across the U.S. and Canada from 3 p.m. to closing on Tuesday...

Michigan is facing a shortage of substitute teachers and it's having a direct affect on schools. The Detroit Free Press says the lack of substitute teachers, ...is making it difficult for schools to cope when there are absences due to illness or family emergency, or for those times when a teacher needs to be away for training...

With over 300 area schools closed after this weekend's winter storm, lots of West Michigan kids (and school employees) were probably pretty happy today. Aside from having a day off, teachers have another reason to rejoice too! A West Michigan Brewery is offering a special "snow day discount" to teachers today.

School is almost back in and some teachers at a West Des Moines Community School District interrupt a boring 'welcome back meeting' to sing a song about the summer coming to an end to the tune of a Les Miserables song. This is pretty epic.

Two women English teachers at Destrehan High School in Destrehan, La., have been arrested for allegedly having a threesome with a 16-year-old male student.