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• Ex-Irving teacher appeals sentence for sex assault - Lincoln Journal Star

  29-12-2015 23:55 via
  Ex-Irving teacher appeals sentence for sex assault
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Last year, Irving Middle School teacher Jackson Hedrick was one of 425 teachers hired by Lincoln Public Schools. More than half of those new t… Read more · Middle school suspends teacher accused of sexual assault. An Irving Middle School teacher was ...
  

• Florence One District partnership provides teacher support - SCNow

  29-12-2015 23:45 via
  Florence One District partnership provides teacher support
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  FLORENCE—Florence School District One will begin delving into a new educational partnership in 2016. During the December board meeting, Trustees heard about the type of innovation they can expect to see in the coming years. Teachers and ...
  

• Hoggard teacher named regional teacher of the year - Lumina News

  29-12-2015 23:19 via
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  Hoggard teacher named regional teacher of the year
  Lumina News
  Hoggard High School world history teacher Katie Snyder, left, was named the 2016 southeast regional teacher of the year. She was presented flowers by New Hanover County Schools superintendent Dr. Tim Markley. Staff photo by Terry Lane.
  Hoggard teacher named finalist for N.C. Teacher of the YearStarNewsOnline.com
  Hoggard teacher chosen as finalist for NC Teacher of the YearWWAY NewsChannel 3
  Hoggard's Snyder named Southea
  

• GCPS teacher evaluation, compensation system to factor student growth - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  29-12-2015 23:18 via
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  GCPS teacher evaluation, compensation system to factor student growth
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  Gwinnett County Public Schools during the last budget cycle bumped first-year teacher salaries from seventh in metro Atlanta to fifth. (Special Photo). GCPS teacher evaluation, compensation system to factor student growth. A profile of the average ...
  

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• Cumberland County teacher, employee arrested for assaulting students - WTVD-TV

  29-12-2015 22:59 via
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  Cumberland County teacher, employee arrested for assaulting students
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  Cumberland County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested teacher Danny Mandell Pettigrew and safe school coordinator Terry Van Drake on Tuesday. Both men work at Pauline Jones Middle School. Pettigrew was arrested for misdemeanor child abuse.and more »
  

• Teacher pension time bomb awaits legislature - The Courier-Journal

  29-12-2015 22:51 via
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  Teacher pension time bomb awaits legislature
  The Courier-Journal
  INDEPENDENCE, Ky. – Before Bert Baldwin retired from teaching in 1994, a financial adviser told her she needed only $80,000 in savings to supplement her pension benefits and avoid money worries later in life. Now at 81, Baldwin ticks off all the ...
  

• Teacher pension timebomb awaits legislature - The Courier-Journal

  29-12-2015 22:46 via
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  Teacher pension timebomb awaits legislature
  The Courier-Journal
  INDEPENDENCE, Ky. - Before Bert Baldwin retired from teaching in 1994, a financial adviser told her she needed only $80,000 in savings to supplement her pension benefits and avoid money worries later in life. Now at 81, Baldwin ticks off all the ...
  

• Another former student files federal lawsuit in Davis High teacher sex case - Deseret News

  29-12-2015 22:34 via
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  Another former student files federal lawsuit in Davis High teacher sex case
  Deseret News
  Brianne Altice reacts as she is sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Judge Thomas L. Kay's courtroom in Farmington. Another victim in the teacher sex case is suing the Davis School District and Davis High School in federal ...
  Second student sues Utah school district in teacher sex caseLocalNews8.comall 15 news articles »
  

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• Portage teacher, student exchanged 'hundreds' of sexually graphic texts ... - MLive.com

  29-12-2015 20:44 via
  Portage teacher, student exchanged 'hundreds' of sexually graphic texts ...
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  PORTAGE, MI -- A Portage Public Schools teacher exchanged "hundreds" of cellphone messages this fall with a student documenting their sexual relationship, according to testimony at a Dec. 16 hearing in Kalamazoo County District Court. Corey McNeal.
  Detective: Former teacher also shared explicit photosWOODTV.comall 3 news articles »
  

• My Favorite Teacher: Mary Walldorff - WZZM

  29-12-2015 20:08 via
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  My Favorite Teacher: Mary Walldorff
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  Every month we're spotlighting a teacher who goes out of their way to make a difference in the lives of their students. This month's "My Favorite. Loading… Post to Facebook. My Favorite Teacher: Mary Walldorff Every month we're spotlighting a teacher ...
  

• Watch A NYC Firefighter Propose To A Teacher In Front Of Her Ecstatic Students - Gothamist

  29-12-2015 19:40 via
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  Watch A NYC Firefighter Propose To A Teacher In Front Of Her Ecstatic Students
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  Creating the most romantic firefighter scene we've seen since Steve Martin whispered sweet nothings into Daryl Hannah's ear via an empty vessel in Roxanne, comes this guy, straight out of the FDNY. Little information is given aside from the YouTube ...
  FDNY firefighter proposes to teacher girlfriend during fire safety lesson at ...WABC-TV
  Watch a Firefighter Propose to a Teacher in Front of Her Over
  

• Ex-Northwood teacher guilty of child porn - Toledo Blade

  29-12-2015 19:34 via
  Ex-Northwood teacher guilty of child porn
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  A former Northwood High School math teacher accused of viewing child pornography on his home computer pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court. Frank B. Stefan, Jr., 58, of Northwood faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison when he ...and more »
  

• Colorado McDonald's launches new teacher appreciation program - Colorado Springs Gazette

  29-12-2015 19:19 via
  Colorado McDonald's launches new teacher appreciation program
  Colorado Springs Gazette
  McDonald's of Colorado recently launched a new teacher appreciation program, "McD Teacher of the Month." To nominate a teacher, participants must submit in 140 characters or less why the teacher they are nominating deserves to win and use the hashtag ...
  

• Katie Landry named Saints/Chevron Teacher of the Week during Jaguars game - NewOrleansSaints.com

  29-12-2015 18:30 via
  Katie Landry named Saints/Chevron Teacher of the Week during Jaguars game
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  Chevron and the Saints will continue to show their commitment to the development and education of our children by recognizing Teacher of the Week Katie Landry. Landry is in her fifth year as the kindergarten teacher at Eaton Park Elementary School in ...
  

• Somali high school student punches teacher in the face over perceived gay overture - The College Fix

  29-12-2015 18:11 via
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  Somali high school student punches teacher in the face over perceived gay overture
  The College Fix
  An attempt at anti-bullying went awry at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin, leading to a teacher getting punched in the face. Ridwaan Mohamud, a 17-year-old of Somali background, broke his teacher's nose on December 21 after stewing all ...
  

• Teacher raped by sex offender prison inmate reaches settlement - CBS News

  29-12-2015 16:12 via
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  Teacher raped by sex offender prison inmate reaches settlement
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  Last Updated Dec 29, 2015 1:28 PM EST. PHOENIX -- An Arizona teacher who was left alone in a prison classroom and then raped by a convicted sex offender has reached a settlement in her lawsuit accusing corrections officials of failing to protect her.
  Arizona Prison Teacher Raped in Classroom by Convicted Rapist Agrees To SettlementPeople Magazine
  Teacher Raped in Prison by Sex Offender Reaches SettlementABC News
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• Test scores in teacher evaluations to move forward in Nevada - Education Week (subscription)

  29-12-2015 14:30 via
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  Test scores in teacher evaluations to move forward in Nevada
  Education Week (subscription)
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's schools chief says he expects test scores to be tied to teacher evaluations as planned next year, despite a recent overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law that no longer requires states to do so. Steve Canavero ...
  After test score moratorium, school districts retool teacher evaluationsCapital New Yorkall 19 news articles »
  

• How Writing Down Specific Goals Can Empower You

  29-12-2015 13:00 via npr.org
  
  The act of writing can affect health, happiness and success. In one experiment, goal-setting dramatically reduced the achievement gap.
  
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• La Cañada Elementary pays tribute to a late teacher by replacing a stolen plaque - Los Angeles Times

  29-12-2015 12:31 via
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  La Cañada Elementary pays tribute to a late teacher by replacing a stolen plaque
  Los Angeles Times
  La Cañada Elementary school teachers Barb Drange, left, and Dale Freyberger hold a plaque honoring former LCE science teacher and chorus leader Frank Beemer, who died in 2003. La Cañada Elementary school teachers Barb Drange, left, and Dale ...
  

• Former Bainbridge teacher gets 8 months for sex with student - Kitsap Sun

  29-12-2015 04:56 via
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  Former Bainbridge teacher gets 8 months for sex with student
  Kitsap Sun
  Former Bainbridge Island High School science teacher Jessica Fuchs is escorted in Kitsap County Superior Court in August. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN. By Andrew Binion of the Kitsap Sun. Updated: Yesterday 7:56 p.m.. share. 1. top. Credit: LARRY ...
  Former Bainbridge High School teacher sentenced in student-sex caseQ13 FOXall 18 news articles »
  

• New lawsuit filed over former Davis High School teacher's sex acts with students - Salt Lake Tribune

  29-12-2015 01:20 via
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  New lawsuit filed over former Davis High School teacher's sex acts with students
  Salt Lake Tribune
  A second victim of an imprisoned former Davis High School English teacher has filed a federal lawsuit against her, the school and officials over her sexual contact with underage students. The lawsuit alleges school officials should have known that ...and more »
  

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