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• California teacher shortage could get worse, report warns - San Jose Mercury News

  21-01-2016 21:17 via
  California teacher shortage could get worse, report warns
  San Jose Mercury News
  MONTEREY - The teacher shortage in the K-12 system has become so critical that a local school district is offering a $10,000 signing bonus for its next math and science teachers. But the shortage, which began to show its effects in 2014 in Monterey ...and more »
  

• Four stellar Miami-Dade educators vie to become county's Teacher of the Year - Miami Herald

  21-01-2016 20:15 via
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  Four stellar Miami-Dade educators vie to become county's Teacher of the Year
  Miami Herald
  There are more than 20,000 teachers in Miami-Dade County public schools — but only one can be the teacher of the year. The field is down to four finalists who boast almost 50 years of classroom experience between them. The 2017 Francisco R. Walker ...
  

• Teacher Spotlight: Dr. Linda Barlow - Madison County Carrier

  21-01-2016 20:12 via
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  Teacher Spotlight: Dr. Linda Barlow
  Madison County Carrier
  With a passion for learning and knowledge, Dr. Linda Barlow, a 7th grade English, language arts and intensive reading teacher, joins the teaching staff at Madison County Central School. Barlow, a native of Worth County, Ga., has taught for 28 years ...
  

• Watch This Teacher's Elaborate Adele Parody About Snow Days - TIME

  21-01-2016 19:55 via
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  Watch This Teacher's Elaborate Adele Parody About Snow Days
  TIME
  Third-grade teacher Mary Morris really loves snow days. So much that she created this very elaborate, six-minute parody of Adele's “Hello,” all about snow days. Seriously, the production values here are much higher than your average Adele parody.
  

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• West Boca teacher wins $10000 for invention for respiratory patients - Sun Sentinel

  21-01-2016 19:51 via
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  West Boca teacher wins $10000 for invention for respiratory patients
  Sun Sentinel
  Eagles Landing Middle School science teacher Jerry O'Donnell is $10,000 richer after winning an award for his invention. He invented the Nebutyre, a device to help people without electricity administer their nebulizer treatment. He came up with the ...
  

• Ex-Olentangy teacher's arrest confirmed parents' worst fears - Columbus Dispatch

  21-01-2016 19:33 via
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  Ex-Olentangy teacher's arrest confirmed parents' worst fears
  Columbus Dispatch
  DELAWARE, Ohio -- Parents had suspicions about their kids' favorite teacher. And knowing what he's now accused of, they're struggling with the fact that they didn't do more to confront him. An 11-year-old's mother testified in the sexual abuse trial of ...
  'We trusted him,' parent says in former Olentangy teacher's trialABC6OnYourSide.comall 4 news articles »
  

• Senate Republicans seek tougher teacher anti-strike bills - Detroit Free Press

  21-01-2016 19:22 via
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  Senate Republicans seek tougher teacher anti-strike bills
  Detroit Free Press
  Senate Republicans introduced legislation today to toughen Michigan's anti-strike laws in the wake of teacher sick-outs that have prompted the closing of Detroit Public Schools buildings. The bills follow the filing of a lawsuit Wednesday by DPS ...and more »
  

• Arundel High teacher charged with inappropriately touching student - CapitalGazette.com

  21-01-2016 19:07 via
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  Arundel High teacher charged with inappropriately touching student
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  Nathan Lee Martin, 39, of Odenton, has been charged with fourth-degree sex offense by a person in position of authority, fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault, according to online court records. Nathan Lee Martin, 39, of Odenton, has been ...
  Arundel High teacher charged with sexual assault of girlWBAL Baltimore
  Arundel High Teacher Allegedly Sexually Abused StudentWBAL Ra
  

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• Teaching: Just Like Performing Magic - The Atlantic

  21-01-2016 19:03 via
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  Teaching: Just Like Performing Magic
  The Atlantic
  Education, at its most engaging, is performance art. From the moment a teacher steps into the classroom, students look to him or her to set the tone and course of study for everyone, from the most enthusiastic to the most apathetic students. Even ...
  

• Detroit Schools in Session After Teacher Sick-out Shutdown - ABC News

  21-01-2016 19:03 via
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  Detroit Schools in Session After Teacher Sick-out Shutdown
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  Burton International Academy computer advanced teacher Denice McGee, bottom left, holds a sign as she and other protesters wait to cross the street Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, in Detroit. Most of Detroit's public schools closed for the day on Wednesday ...
  Most Detroit schools closed by teacher sick-outCrain's Detroit Business
  Rats, roaches, mold – poor conditions lead to teacher sickout, closure of most ...Washing
  

• Santa Fe art teacher accused of touching girl, 6, beneath underpants - KOAT Albuquerque

  21-01-2016 19:00 via
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  Santa Fe art teacher accused of touching girl, 6, beneath underpants
  KOAT Albuquerque
  SANTA FE, N.M. —A Catholic school art teacher in Santa Fe has been arrested and charged with one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor. Aaron Dean Chavez, 47, of Santa Fe, was arrested this week after authorities said he confessed to ...
  Santa Fe art teacher confesses to inappropriately touching studentKRQE News 13
  Santa Fe teacher arrested for inappropriately touching student
  

• Be In The Know About Education — With NPR Ed's Newsletter

  21-01-2016 19:00 via npr.org
  
  From grit to great teachers, brain science to science projects, get our take on what's happening in education. Insights delivered weekly.
  
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• Building Empathy in Classrooms and Schools - Education Week

  21-01-2016 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Teachers Brianna Crowley and Barry Saide offer advice on developing an empathic mindset in an education culture that doesn’t always value it but desperately needs it.
  
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• Students are a passion for Hernando Teacher of the Year Brandon Wright - Tampabay.com

  21-01-2016 16:59 via
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  Students are a passion for Hernando Teacher of the Year Brandon Wright
  Tampabay.com
  When students returned to Springstead High School on Tuesday from the holiday weekend, things were a little different, in a way, for many of them. One of their teachers, Brandon Wright, had been selected as the Hernando County School District's 2016 ...
  

• My Teacher is Tops: Haley Lilley - 13WMAZ

  21-01-2016 16:58 via
  My Teacher is Tops: Haley Lilley
  13WMAZ
  This week's top teacher has been teaching for several years, but it's her first year at the academy for Classical education or ACE. Loading… Post to Facebook. My Teacher is Tops: Haley Lilley This week's top teacher has been teaching for several years ...
  

• He Was a Pistol-Wielding Chemistry Teacher Students Called 'The Protector ... - TheBlaze.com

  21-01-2016 16:41 via
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  He Was a Pistol-Wielding Chemistry Teacher Students Called 'The Protector ...
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  A chemistry teacher at the Pakistani university where at least 21 were slaughtered Wednesday died trying to shield his students from a flurry of bullets. Image source: Facebook. Lecturer Syed Hamid Husain, 32, was known as “The Protector” to his ...
  An armed Pakistani teacher is hailed as a hero after Taliban terrorist attackWashington Post
  Armed Teacher Fired On Taliban To Protec
  

• Teacher race affects black students' odds of being labeled 'gifted' - Washington Post

  21-01-2016 14:07 via
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  Teacher race affects black students' odds of being labeled 'gifted'
  Washington Post
  Black students are half as likely as white students to be assigned to gifted programs, even when they have comparably high test scores. But the racial gap in “giftedness” largely evaporates when a black student is taught by a black teacher, according ...and more »
  

• Teacher inspires young readers, while facing challenge at home - whnt.com

  21-01-2016 13:52 via
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  Teacher inspires young readers, while facing challenge at home
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  LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) - There's so much more to her story, than what you see in the classroom. That's how one local mom described a Tennessee Valley educator, as she nominated her for WHNT News 19's Tools for Teachers award.
  

• Substitute teacher accused of sexting - WHIO

  21-01-2016 13:39 via
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  Substitute teacher accused of sexting
  WHIO
  Mary Breth — the Anna High School substitute teacher accused of sending inappropriate photos and text messages — is a graduate of Anna High School, according to authorities. “Citizens from that area asked us if we were investigating it or if we knew ...
  Ohio substitute teacher charged with sexting underage student during years of ...New York Daily News
  Substitute teacher accused of sending nude photo to studentWKEF ABC 22all 9 ne
  

• Former Apopka Elementary School teacher accused of molesting student - WFTV Orlando

  21-01-2016 13:36 via
  WFTV Orlando
  Former Apopka Elementary School teacher accused of molesting student
  WFTV Orlando
  A former Apopka Elementary School teacher was arrested on charges of molesting a student years ago. Donald Sharp, 66, was arrested in Apopka on charges of sexual battery with a victim under 12 years of age. In May 2015, a girl approached an Apopka ...
  Former Apopka Elementary teacher arrested on sexual-battery chargesOrlando Sentinel
  Former teacher accused of sexual battery on studentFox 35 Orlan
  

• Can A $9 Computer Spark A New Wave Of Tinkering And Innovation?

  21-01-2016 10:56 via npr.org
  
  It fits in your hand, can connect to Wi-Fi and has Bluetooth. The $9 CHIP promises to be a teaching tool that's also fun to play with. It's just one of several low-cost computers hitting the market.
  
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• Lacey teacher who stopped shooter will seek House seat - The Olympian

  21-01-2016 09:58 via
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  Lacey teacher who stopped shooter will seek House seat
  The Olympian
  Olympian file photo: Brady Olson, a teacher from North Thurston High School who tackled a boy firing a gun in the school, said he plans to run for a seat in the 22nd Legislative District. Peter Haley Staff photographer. i. Olympian file photo: Brady ...
  Hero teacher, Brady Olson, expected to run for officeKIRO Seattleall 5 news articles »
  

• Developing: New Berlin West High School teacher on administrative leave - fox6now.com

  21-01-2016 04:32 via
  Developing: New Berlin West High School teacher on administrative leave
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  NEW BERLIN -- Nearly a year after a New Berlin West High School basketball coach was arrested and accused of possessing marijuana on school property and fired, FOX6 News has learned of new issues at the school. Another internal investigation is ...
  

• Teacher's 'Snow Day' video going viral - WBIR.com

  21-01-2016 02:10 via
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  Teacher's 'Snow Day' video going viral
  WBIR.com
  One Jefferson County teacher's snow day parody has gone viral. Bigger plans are now in the works. Jan. 20, 2016. Becca Habegger 8:52 PM. EST January 20, 2016. CURRENT_URL: /news/local/education/teachers-snow-day-video-going-viral/20002717.
  

• Rockwall teacher charged with child sex assault - WFAA

  21-01-2016 02:08 via
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  Rockwall teacher charged with child sex assault
  WFAA
  A letter was sent home to Rockwall School District parents this week, alerting them to a police investigation into a teacher. Loading… Post to Facebook. Rockwall teacher charged with child sex assault A letter was sent home to Rockwall School District ...
  Rockwall Teacher Out Of Jail After Child Sex AccusationCBS Local
  Rockwall ISD teacher on leave as police investigate allegations of sexual ...Dallas Morning News (blog)
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• 4th at same school! Teacher busted for sex with girl - WND.com

  21-01-2016 01:06 via
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  4th at same school! Teacher busted for sex with girl
  WND.com
  Louisiana's Destrehan High School has just arrested its fourth teacher for having sex with students. The latest teacher tryst involves geography instructor Kimberly Naquin, 26 – who also happens to be the daughter of the president of the St. Charles ...
  Read Kimberly Naquin arrest affidavit in teacher-student sex caseNOLA.com
  4th time in 10 years: teacher arrested for sex with student12NewsNow.Comall 36 news articles&nbs
  

• Video shows ex-Olentangy teacher fondling second-grader - Columbus Dispatch

  21-01-2016 01:01 via
  Columbus Dispatch
  Video shows ex-Olentangy teacher fondling second-grader
  Columbus Dispatch
  DELAWARE, Ohio — Matthew Rausenberg hung his head and wiped tears as the girl — now 9 and holding a pink plush toy — testified that he had been her favorite teacher, but now she doesn't like him. Her testimony followed an eight-minute video ...
  Former teacher in tears as mothers of alleged victims present testimonyNBC4i.com
  Rausenberg Trial Day 1: Victims Testify Against Former Tea
  

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