Los Angeles schools superintendent Ramon C. Cortines e-mailed me Monday night with a reaction to my latest column on the wide-ranging investigation of award-winning fifth-grade teacher Rafe Esquith. I ...

KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Parents, teachers and students of Hobart Elementary School held a rally in front of the campus Monday morning in response to the removal of fifth-grade teacher Rafe ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s internal investigation into celebrated fifth-grade teacher Rafe Esquith found that he allegedly fondled children in the 1970s and that in recent years he ...

Attorneys for Los Angeles Unified teacher Rafe Esquith raised the stakes in their battle to get him reinstated this week, signaling their intent to file a class-action lawsuit for those in so-called ...

A famed Los Angeles teacher who received awards from George W. Bush and Oprah Winfrey allegedly fondled children during the 1970s and called underage former students “sexy” and “hottie” in messages, ...

Rafe Esquith, a longtime teacher at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School, ran a theater nonprofit for his students, many of whom were low income, and was nationally recognized for his teaching methods.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) --Teacher Rafe Esquith filed a $1 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 2,000 teachers against the Los Angeles Unified School District. The suit follows the ...

Internationally acclaimed Los Angeles elementary school teacher Rafe Esquith was put on indefinite leave from the classroom earlier this year amid allegations of misconduct, though the circumstances ...

And his name is Rafe Esquith. By encouraging students to develop good personal habits, by stimulating their curiosity, engaging their minds, and making all of it fun, Esquith has gained the admiration ...

The Los Angeles school district has released a number of emails from famed educator Rafe Esquith to students that, on their face, seem inappropriate and would appear to back the district’s decision to ...

Rafe Esquith's "Real Talk for Real Teachers" is a perfect antidote for teachers demoralized by bureaucratic interference and the testing mania. For the past 24 years, Esquith has taught fifth grade at ...

Rafe Esquith’s “Real Talk for Real Teachers” is a perfect antidote for teachers demoralized by bureacratic interference and the testing mania. Esquith is no self-appointed guru sitting in some cubicle ...