Pinoy teachers

HONOLULU, HI — Four Hawaii public school teachers were recently awarded with one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for teachers: the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, or PAEMST. One of them...

LAS VEGAS — The Clark County School District in Southern Nevada recently hired 57 special education teachers from all over the Philippines — and they’re not the first. Back in 2017, 84 special ed teachers from...

OAKLAND, CA — Filipino-American educators are among the thousands who are involved in the Oakland teachers strike. Better pay, smaller class sizes, and other issues essential to students — these are the main reasons why thousands of...

The massive Los Angeles teacher’s strikes continued this week. As 30,000 educators continued to call for higher wages,  increased staffing and lower classroom sizes, the United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Professor Emily Lawsin was teaching Asian American studies at the University of Michigan for 18 years, but her contract was recently terminated. She believes it was in retaliation because in 2017, Lawsin, her husband and fellow...

ELMHURST, NY — You have to see it from up above to get a glimpse of their movement: their collective steps on Saturday in a nationwide rally for gun control. Middle school teacher Rosalinda Bajolo is hoping...

SAN MATEO, CA — It is in this room where Ligaya Avenida and her team sort out countless applications from Filipino educators hoping to teach in the US. Avenida — who was once a teacher in the...

Filipino teachers in southern Nevada adjusted well in the educational standard of the US curriculum. Some were overwhelmed but others are excited as they debut their first teaching year in America. Lesson plans, class scheduling, and...

In the Bay Area, some Fil-Am teachers agree that statues of Confederate figures should be taken down, after the Charlottesville protests and violence that took place last weekend. After all, they say these statues represent hate...

LAS VEGAS — For decades, the Philippines was the breeding ground of trained nurses for the United States. Today, the nation has become the number one source for foreign-skilled teachers for Clark County. Grappling with the teacher shortage...