The Staten Island teacher whose crush on a 15-year-old student has put her in Department of Education limbo has gotten a court-appointed lawyer. The Staten Island Advance reports this could suggest 39-year-old Colleen McGraham may try to fight any attempt the DOE will make to fire her. more ›

A judge decided that the city can attempt to fire a Staten Island teacher who documented her crush on a student on her blog. According to the Staten Island Advance, New Dorp High school teacher Colleen McGraham "hounded the 11th-grader through instant messages and e-mails in 2005, when she was 36 and the student 15." She also visited his blog frequently. more ›