Did allegedly sexy schoolteachers Alini Brito and Cindy Mauro have lesbian sex in a non-lesbian classroom? According to your brain, the New York Post, and a Facebook group, yes! But according to Brito, who's filing a wrongful termination lawsuit... no.

Tea Party Caucus founder Rep. Michele Bachmann has been planning a weekly course on the Constitution for new members of Congress, many of whom ran on their rich constitutional knowledge. And her first guest professor? Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Two Hawaiian teachers have taken a new approach to teaching their students by reworking lyrics to popular songs by artists like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and more into some seriously cool visual history lessons ever. Some favorites, inside.

Good news: fewer 'dropout factory' high schools! Bad news: more highly educated unemployed teenagers.

In your traditional Tuesday media column: a new racket for News Corp, a new editor at Men's Journal, a new features editor at the NY Daily News, a new name for Medill J-school

In your foreboding Monday media column: speculating on News Corp's education business, Associated Content is good for something, NBC Nightly News is now scrounging for any old viewers, Keith Olbermann prepares to talk trash, and a new media blog.

Frank Melchiorre, a 26-year-old New Jersey science teacher, was very popular with his students until he was arrested Wednesday for—well, just read the comments on his Facebook fan page, starting from the bottom. They tell the story.

A lot of people have been wondering why New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped former Hearst chief Cathie Black to run the city's school system. Add Black to the list: Bloomberg never even interviewed her before offering her the job.

If you're a lady, chances are every time someone writes you a letter of recommendation they say you're "caring" or "sensitive," especially if you threatened to rip their balls off if they didn't. There's your problem: too caring and sensitive!

Joel Klein, who's been the head of the New York City school system since 2002, is stepping down—to take a job at News Corp. One insane job to another! His replacement: Hearst chairman Cathie Black.

A new report about our glorious post-racial American education system reveals that black males are doing absolutely horribly by nearly every measure. Oh, you knew that already? No, we mean worse than was already thought. Which is bad.

Little Jimmy O'Keefe, the video fabulist who killed ACORN, tried to break into a senator's phone system and creepily plotted to seduce a CNN reporter, has a new video out. This time he caught teachers talking cavalierly about their students!

5,057 janitors have PhD's, doctorates, and professional degrees says the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which estimates 17 million Americans have college degrees they don't need for their jobs. They have great opinions about Chekhov's oeuvre, though. [via]

According to the New York Post, three New York City high school teachers were fired for having "inappropriate" Facebook "dealings" with students, including commenting "This is sexy" on a student's photos. Let's turn this into a teachable moment! Teachers: Don't.

Facebook investor Peter Thiel is planning to give college students $100,000 each to drop out and launch startups. The editor of Slate is pretty disgusted with the concept. This idea will destroy "white boys" and "middle class values!"

Teaching high school math for 17 years finally caught up with Donald Wood. Yesterday, the Tennessee teacher lost his mind during class and started throwing chairs and desks across the room. Wood was cuffed and removed from school grounds.

Tonight's Daily Show featured another "Back in Black" segment, during which comedian Lewis Black yells about things. This evening, the topic was America's fractured educational system, and—from Waiting for Superman to Tony Danza—Black didn't hold back. Video inside.

Have you ever asked yourself, "Is there anyone who doesn't love Snooki?" I have, and I could never answer, "Yes!" until this morning, when—during a Morning Joe discussion on education—Lawrence O'Donnell hated on the Princess of Poughkeepsie.

Here's a scenario where writing under a pseudonym is a wise choice: You're a former prostitute turned elementary schoolteacher and you're venting to the Huffington Post about the recent Craigslist erotic services shutdown. One schoolteacher didn't choose the anonymous route.

Prescription danger! Nobel cheater! Cat in tree! Communication screwups! Bad science learning! Slob doctors! And coreshine won't get you more shine! It's your Friday Science Watch, where we watch science—in a hat, on a mat!