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• Dothan City Schools developing teacher assessments - Dothan Eagle

  09-01-2016 22:31 via
  Dothan City Schools developing teacher assessments
  Dothan Eagle
  Dothan City Schools teachers and administrators have been at work with state officials on a new assessment plan for teachers. School systems across the state are working on individualized system assessments for educators. The assessments will meet ...and more »
  

• Minnesota teacher licensing overhaul delayed; unlikely before spring - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  09-01-2016 21:13 via
  Minnesota teacher licensing overhaul delayed; unlikely before spring
  TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  The Minnesota Board of Teaching is moving ahead with an overhaul of the state's system for licensing educators from out of state in the wake of a missed legislative deadline and a bruising court ruling. Board of Teaching members met Friday to review a ...and more »
  

• Frisco ISD coach and teacher resigns after investigation - WFAA

  09-01-2016 20:02 via
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  Frisco ISD coach and teacher resigns after investigation
  WFAA
  A Centennial High School coach and teacher who was placed on administrative leave last November has now resigned from the Frisco Independent School District. Todd Campbell was the target of a complaint that he had made derogatory and ...
  

• NYC Teacher Claims She Was Fired Over Central Park 5 Lessons - The Root

  09-01-2016 19:09 via
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  NYC Teacher Claims She Was Fired Over Central Park 5 Lessons
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• Mitchell Elementary teacher brings home Golden Apple - KOKI FOX 23

  09-01-2016 18:42 via
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  Mitchell Elementary teacher brings home Golden Apple
  KOKI FOX 23
  FOX23 partnered with Tulsa Public Schools, Cox Communications and Bob Hurley Buick GMC to present the Golden Apple Award to Tulsa teachers. The winners received a trophy and $250 from Bob Hurley Buick-GMC. FOX23 morning anchor Ron Terrell ...
  

• Arrests made in deadly shooting of Seattle teacher - KING5.com

  09-01-2016 18:10 via
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  Arrests made in deadly shooting of Seattle teacher
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  SEATTLE -- Two people are behind bars in connection with the deadly shooting of a Seattle teacher in Belltown last month. Loading… Post to Facebook. Arrests made in deadly shooting of Seattle teacher SEATTLE -- Two people are behind bars in ...
  2 people arrested in deadly shooting of Seattle teacherThe Bellingham Herald
  Police arrest 2 linked to teacher's Belltown murderThe Seattle Times
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• Medicaid plan, teacher pay to lead 2016 legislative session - Washington Times

  09-01-2016 16:52 via
  Medicaid plan, teacher pay to lead 2016 legislative session
  Washington Times
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Proposals to expand Medicaid and raise South Dakota's teacher pay are expected to dominate the legislative session that begins when lawmakers return to Pierre on Tuesday. The session - and especially the expansion plan - could ...and more »
  

• What was teacher watching in class? - Evanston Now

  09-01-2016 16:20 via
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  What was teacher watching in class?
  Evanston Now
  Evanston police are investigating an incident in which students claimed a substitute teacher at Haven Middle School was watching pornographic videos at his desk while students worked on a science project. Police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan says the school ...
  

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• Officials: Teacher finds gun in student's wheelchair - WYFF Greenville

  09-01-2016 09:54 via
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  Officials: Teacher finds gun in student's wheelchair
  WYFF Greenville
  Authorities said a teacher at an elementary school in Chester found a gun in a student's wheelchair in a classroom. A report from the Chester County Sheriff's Office said a teacher at Chester Park Elementary School of Inquiry realized that a student in ...
  Chester teacher finds gun in student's wheelchairThe Herald
  Teacher finds gun in Chester elementary school classroomWBTVall 35 news articles »
  

• Orange County faces a teacher drought - OCRegister

  09-01-2016 06:50 via
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  Orange County faces a teacher drought
  OCRegister
  In a big shift from just a few years ago – when school districts were handing out pink slips to teachers in the wake of budget cuts – the scramble is on. School districts are snapping up every new teacher they can find, and they're going to new lengths ...and more »
  

• Queens teacher gets 10 years' probation for sex with 2 teen students - New York Daily News

  09-01-2016 05:58 via
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  Queens teacher gets 10 years' probation for sex with 2 teen students
  New York Daily News
  A Queens gym teacher guilty of having sexual relations with two 16-year-old male students was sentenced to 10 years' probation Friday. Joy Morsi, 40, a married mom of four, already completed a year of psychiatric counseling for the sex acts.
  

• DESOTO COUNTY, MS (localmemphis.com) - Local Memphis

  09-01-2016 05:41 via
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  DESOTO COUNTY, MS (localmemphis.com)
  Local Memphis
  Southaven, Mississippi police say the choir director at DeSoto Central High School had sex with a student. 29-year-old Megan Morgan was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of sexual battery. DeSoto County School leaders say Morgan is no longer ...
  Students not surprised by sexual battery charge against their teacherwreg.com
  DeSoto County teacher arrested, charged with sexual batteryFOX13 Memphisall 12 news articles&nb
  

• Substitute teacher accused of watching porn in Haven Middle School classroom ... - WLS-TV

  09-01-2016 05:30 via
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  Substitute teacher accused of watching porn in Haven Middle School classroom ...
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  Police are investigating a teacher accused of watching pornography in a classroom full of sixth graders. ABC7 Exclusive. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=1152370" frameborder="0" ...
  

• Trial to start for woman accused of killing teacher - Chicago Tribune

  09-01-2016 04:59 via
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  Trial to start for woman accused of killing teacher
  Chicago Tribune
  Nearly two years after a popular teacher at Brother Rice High School was stabbed to death in his Orland Park home, the trial of the woman accused of his killing is set to begin this week in Chicago. Highly popular with his students and co-workers, Al ...
  

• Substitute teacher accused of threatening to have students shot - WESH Orlando

  09-01-2016 04:11 via
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  Substitute teacher accused of threatening to have students shot
  WESH Orlando
  JIM: WESH 2'S CLAIRE METZ REPORTS, THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS WERE MORE THAN DISTURBED. CLAIRE: THE 61-YEAR-OLD SUBSTITUTE TEACHER WAS IN A CLASSROOM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME HERE AT TURIE T. AFTER ...
  Substitute teacher tells students she would let gunman into...WKMG Orlandoall 8 news articles »
  

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