In a few weeks, we will be starting a new academic term. With each new group of students comes a new batch of names to learn. While some instructors are able to master a large number of student names ...

A Florida high school teacher who lost her job is receiving an outpouring of support — and some criticism — for calling a student by their preferred name, rather than their legal name. Melissa Calhoun ...

The decision was made not to renew Melissa Calhoun's annual contract after an investigation was conducted into the situation, said BPS Spokesperson Janet Murnaghan in a statement emailed to FLORIDA ...

Satellite High School is in Satellite Beach, Florida, near Cape Canaveral and about an hour east of Orlando. At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, Florida began requiring educators to get ...

Columbus City Schools has changed the names and genders of transgender and gender-variant students this month to their name and sex assigned at birth in district systems after the district dropped its ...

Addressing students by name is a powerful way to help build community in a classroom by helping students to develop a sense of belonging in the classroom and helping students learn each others' names.

Former Brevard County teacher Melissa Calhoun lost her job for using a student's chosen name without parental permission, sparking international attention and debate. Despite a settlement allowing her ...

Teachers are facing blowback amid conflicts over using students' preferred names and pronouns. The latest case comes from Florida, where district officials declined to renew a Satellite Beach high ...