Article: Teacher Fired over Trayvon Martin Fundraiser

This article is a must read for teachers. Understanding what is appropriate for teachers is a debatable issue, as an influential member of student lives it is an essential discussion. This article, Teacher Fired over Trayvon Martin Fundraiser, examines this very question; "What do you do with a teacher who provides students with authentic learning opportunities? A teacher who invests her own resources to support students? A teacher who was voted Teacher of the Year two of the last three years?If you’re Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School in Pontiac, Mich., you fire her."