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• Boudreau named Nebraska Teacher of the Year finalist - Omaha World-Herald

  24-11-2015 19:51 via
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  Boudreau named Nebraska Teacher of the Year finalist
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  Lori Boudreau teaches an English class at Papillion-La Vista High School on Monday. Boudreau was recently named one of five finalists for Nebraska 2016 Teacher of the Year. Boudreau named Nebraska Teacher of the Year finalist. Photo by Rachel George ...
  

• Why can't lottery money cover teacher salaries - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

  24-11-2015 19:21 via
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  Why can't lottery money cover teacher salaries
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  It's difficult to be a newshound in South Dakota without feeling a bit of déjà vu. Some topics cycle through every year or two, as predictably as the soybean crop, bitter blowing snow or a late August mosquito cloud. Abortion. Low teacher pay. Denny ...
  

• Early release for Deloc ex-teacher is upheld - Philly.com

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  Early release for Deloc ex-teacher is upheld
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  A Delaware County Judge on Tuesday rejected the argument from the District Attorney's office that a former teacher convicted of sexually abusing students should not be eligible for early release. Paul Hochschwender, 55, of Broomall, who taught in the ...and more »
  

• Police: Brenham Junior High teacher's aide struck student with bat - KHOU

  24-11-2015 18:39 via
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  Police: Brenham Junior High teacher's aide struck student with bat
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  BRENHAM, Texas -- A 61-year-old Brenham Junior High School teacher's aide has been arrested for allegedly hitting a student with a baseball bat. Loading… Post to Facebook. Police: Brenham Junior High teacher's aide struck student with bat BRENHAM, ...
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• Haslett math teacher receives national honor, $25000 - Lansing State Journal

  24-11-2015 18:32 via
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  Haslett math teacher receives national honor, $25000
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  HASLETT – Haslett High School math teacher Kevin Tobe this morning was the recipient of a $25,000 award as one of the nation's top teachers. The windfall, with no strings attached, comes from the Milken Family Foundation's National Education Awards ...
  

• IPS English teacher wins Milken Award — and $25000 - Indianapolis Star

  24-11-2015 18:31 via
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  IPS English teacher wins Milken Award — and $25000
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  It might not seem like Shortridge High School junior Samantha Jones learned much about writing from working on a year-long sewing project, but with the guidance of a national award-winning English teacher, maybe she did. The connection between sewing ...and more »
  

• Teacher Hopes “Thankful Turkeys” Becomes Holiday Tradition - CBS Local

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  Teacher Hopes “Thankful Turkeys” Becomes Holiday Tradition
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  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A South Florida teacher has a lot to be thankful for this year. Marisabel Lopez has her dream job as a first grade teacher at Somerset Academy Bay and now she can add author to her resume. She wrote the book “Thankful Turkeys” over ...
  

• Thomasville High School student faces charges of assaulting teacher, classmate ... - WXII The Triad

  24-11-2015 16:42 via
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  Thomasville High School student faces charges of assaulting teacher, classmate ...
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  A juvenile faces charges of assaulting a teacher and a classmate following an incident in a Triad classroom Monday. Related. NC GOP lawmakers set aside $8M for... NC elections board chair announces... Jewish school closed as FBI... NC restaurant server ...
  Viewpoint: Walk a mile in teacher's shoesSouth Bend Tribune
  Boy, 14, charged in fight at Thomasville school that hurt te
  

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• Indiana seeks extension for dual credit teacher requirements - WLKY Louisville

  24-11-2015 14:04 via
  Indiana seeks extension for dual credit teacher requirements
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  INDIANAPOLIS —Indiana is seeking a deadline extension for new credentialing standards requiring most of the state's dual credit teachers to earn additional college credit. The Higher Learning Commission voted in November to allow states to seek an ...and more »
  

• Rockland police seek to charge teen with threatening teacher - WCVB Boston

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  Rockland police seek to charge teen with threatening teacher
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  Police are seeking to charge a 13-year-old boy with threatening to kill a teacher, the Enterprise reported. Police have applied for a criminal complaint against the boy for making threats to commit a crime after another student said the boy brought the ...
  

• A Mother Hangs Her Hopes On A New High School

  24-11-2015 13:33 via npr.org
  
  No school can succeed without the support of the families who send their children there.
  
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• Former Teacher Charged in West Haven Middle School Chair-Pulling Incident - NBC Connecticut

  24-11-2015 13:26 via
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  Former Teacher Charged in West Haven Middle School Chair-Pulling Incident
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  David Pfaff, a former eighth-grade science teacher at Bailey Middle School in West Haven, has been arrested. A former eighth-grade science teacher at Bailey Middle School in West Haven who was let go after pulling a chair out from under a student has ...
  Ex-Middle School Teacher Arrested After Video Shows Him Pulling Out Boy's ChairHuffington Post
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• East Bay school district argues that former teacher Joseph Martin did not ... - San Jose Mercury News

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  CONCORD -- As former Woodside Elementary School teacher Joseph Martin sits in a Central Valley cell serving a 12-year prison sentence for molesting seven boys, his former school district is denying that any abuse occurred as part of a surprising ...and more »
  

• Montgomery Co. elementary school to honor teacher - WKYT

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  Montgomery Co. elementary school to honor teacher
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  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Before family and friends of 51-year-old, Sheila Baker, say goodbye to their loved one, the elementary school that she taught at will honor her on Tuesday with several tributes. While on her way to school last Friday, ...
  School Remembers Teacher Killed In CrashLEX18 Lexington KY Newsall 3 news articles »
  

• Goodbye, No Child Left Behind

  24-11-2015 11:05 via npr.org
  
  Congress appears ready to overhaul the nation's most important federal education law, No Child Left Behind. Civil rights groups though worry some changes will hurt poor and minority children.
  
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• Feminist Teacher's Lesson Plan: Discriminate against Boys - American Thinker

  24-11-2015 08:18 via
  Feminist Teacher's Lesson Plan: Discriminate against Boys
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  War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength. And inequality is equality – at least in the mind of Karen Keller, the Bainbridge Island Review, and their enablers. Reported recently was that Keller, a kindergarten "teacher" at Captain ...
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• Prosecutors: Photos show teen disposing of teacher's body - CNN

  24-11-2015 03:06 via
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  Prosecutors: Photos show teen disposing of teacher's body
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  (CNN) Surveillance photos shown in court Monday in Philip Chism's murder trial show the then-14-year-old outside the Danvers, Massachusetts, school, wheeling a recycling bin that prosecutors say held the body of his slain algebra teacher. The photos ...
  Philip Chism wore bloodied clothes, bought a movie ticket after math teacher's ...Boston.com
  Philip Chism seemed down after teacher's death, friend saysThe Boston Globe
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• Tech teacher receives teacher excellence award - The Reporter

  24-11-2015 02:57 via
  Tech teacher receives teacher excellence award
  The Reporter
  North Penn High School's award-winning technology and engineering teacher Curt Reichwein is shown at the school recently. Mark C. Psoras — The Reporter. By Jarreau Freeman, [email protected], @JarreauFreeman on Twitter.
  

• Valley teacher accused of groping at least six students back in jail facing ... - ABC30.com

  24-11-2015 02:41 via
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  Valley teacher accused of groping at least six students back in jail facing ...
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  Victor Gomez was already accused of lewd acts with several students and now he is facing more charges. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc30.com/video/embed/?pid=1096951" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>. KFSN.
  

• Former San Pedro High teacher to stand trial for alleged sexual contact with boys - The Daily Breeze

  24-11-2015 02:30 via
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  Former San Pedro High teacher to stand trial for alleged sexual contact with boys
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  San Pedro High teacher Michelle Yeh, 29, was arrested July 17, 2015. (Booking mug courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department). By Larry Altman, Daily Breeze. Posted: 11/23/15, 5:16 PM PST | Updated: 8 hrs ago. # Comments. A former San Pedro High ...
  

• Shortridge teacher receives national award - WISH-TV

  24-11-2015 01:42 via
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  Shortridge teacher receives national award
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  Melody Coryell, an English teacher at Shortridge High School was presented the Miliken Educator Award. The prestigious honor recognizes outstanding teachers across the country. It also comes with $25,000. “Melody prepares her students to be global ...and more »
  

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