High school teacher Monte Syrie admitted that he wants his students to succeed, and that means getting rid of the textbook classroom rules. High school is already a social minefield for teenagers, and ...

Courtney Schermerhorn, a high school U.S. history teacher in Texas, has spent 25 years in the classroom — long enough, she says, to know which rules matter and which ones simply waste time.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Teachers across Florida will need to stick to some strict new rules if they want to stay in the classroom. The State Board of Education recently voted to align its policies with ...