Rafe Esquith may have been America’s most famous teacher — even, some said, its best — when the Los Angeles Unified School District fired him in 2015. The three lawsuits prompted by that ...

A former Los Angeles Unified School District teacher won a round in court Wednesday when a judge ruled he can move forward with his lawsuit alleging he was removed from his classroom for criticizin… ...

Rafe Esquith, second from right, is awarded the 2003 National Medal of the Arts. The document further claims that Esquith sent a number of inappropriate emails to former students on a district ...

Rafe Esquith, a famous public-school teacher and author, filed a $1 billion proposed class-action lawsuit in October that made some shocking allegations against the Los Angeles Unified School District ...

Rafe Esquith (second from right) received a National Medal of the Arts award from President George W. Bush in 2003. Some of the allegations refer to circumstances that predate Esquith’s time ...

Rafe Esquith—perhaps the most decorated elementary-school teacher in the country, the only K-12 educator ever to receive the National Medal of the Arts—has been accused of sexual misconduct ...

Rafe Esquith may have collected more accolades over the years than any other teacher in America. His honors include Disney’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, the National Medal of Arts and ...

At one point, Esquith ends an email with “your favorite ATM. Rafe.” In one 2013 email, Esquith praised a former student, who was 14 years old, saying she was “Beautiful. Elegant. Dazzling. Sexy.

The lead plaintiff in the case is Rafe Esquith, a teacher with over 30 years experience whose dismissal last March received wide publicity. Esquith is the founder of the Hobart Shakespeareans, ...

Rafe Esquith, a famous public school teacher and author, filed a $1 billion proposed class-action lawsuit Thursday that makes some shocking allegations against the Los Angeles Unified School ...

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 ...