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• At Calif. Campuses, A Test For Free Speech, Privacy And Cybersecurity

  11-03-2016 22:29 via npr.org
  
  The University of California president, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, secretly ordered data monitoring across the system after hackers broke into the UCLA medical center.
  
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• Dallas Kindergarteners Get An Early Start On Money Management

  11-03-2016 22:01 via npr.org
  
  Financial planners say it's important to start saving for retirement at a young age. You won't believe how young one group of investors is starting in Texas.
  
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• Craigslist Founder Funds Detroit School Projects in National Campaign - Education Week

  11-03-2016 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sarah Jardine set up a page on the website DonorsChoose.org to raise funds for an iPad to use with her autistic students in Detroit. Her effort netted only $25—money she donated herself to kick it off.
  
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• Georgia teacher caught on video telling student she is only good 'for having children' - Daily Mail

  11-03-2016 16:38
  Daily Mail
  Georgia teacher caught on video telling student she is only good 'for having children'
  Daily Mail
  A high school student from Georgia wants her history teacher fired after she recorded him in class calling her 'the dumbest girl that I have ever met' and saying that her sole purpose in life would be to have sex and have children. Shaniaya Hunter, a ...and more »
  

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• Overhaul of testing and teacher evaluations takes big step forward - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  11-03-2016 15:39
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Overhaul of testing and teacher evaluations takes big step forward
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. A major overhaul of Georgia's testing and teacher evaluation system passed unanimously out of a state House committee Friday, and now awaits a vote by all ...
  Key House committee approves changes to teacher evaluationsWSB Atlantaall 6 news articles »
  

• Como Park High School teacher slammed during fight with students [VIDEO] - City Pages

  11-03-2016 14:48
  City Pages
  Como Park High School teacher slammed during fight with students [VIDEO]
  City Pages
  A public school teacher in St. Paul was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when he tried to break up a student fight at Como Park High School. How the fight started, and who escalated the situation, is in dispute. But the moment ...
  Como Park High gets back to class after two-student fight with teacherMinneapolis Star Tribune
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• Clarke teacher alleges administrators aren't enforcing discipline policy - Online Athens

  11-03-2016 14:07
  Online Athens
  Clarke teacher alleges administrators aren't enforcing discipline policy
  Online Athens
  An Athens attorney has petitioned the Clarke County Board of Education for a hearing on a Coile Middle School teacher's contention that the school district's administration is not enforcing a school board policy aimed at protecting employees “from ...and more »
  

• Second-grade substitute teacher arrested after principal discovers she's drunk in class - Washington Post

  11-03-2016 13:08
  Washington Post
  Second-grade substitute teacher arrested after principal discovers she's drunk in class
  Washington Post
  By the time the principal of Bentley Elementary School in Sanford, Fla., confronted Holly Joel, the substitute teacher was already behaving suspiciously. School officials suspected the 52-year-old was intoxicated, but they wanted to make sure, so they ...
  Florida substitute teacher arrested after showing up to class drunkFox News
  FL Police: Substitute Teacher Taught Class Whil
  

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• A College Education Costs Even More Than You Thought It Did

  11-03-2016 13:08 via npr.org
  
  Colleges already list high sticker prices, but those prices still don't reflect the real cost of undergraduate life. And financial aid isn't effectively bridging the gap.
  
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• Teen holds fundraiser for teacher with cancer - WKBW-TV

  11-03-2016 13:01
  WKBW-TV
  Teen holds fundraiser for teacher with cancer
  WKBW-TV
  A local teenager wanted to make a difference after his teacher was diagnosed with cancer. WKBW. A local teenager wanted to make a difference after his teacher was diagnosed with cancer. WKBW. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next.
  

• The power of teacher selection to improve education - Brookings Institution

  11-03-2016 11:07
  Brookings Institution
  The power of teacher selection to improve education
  Brookings Institution
  This report describes the findings from a new study of the teacher selection process in Washington, DC public schools. In 2009, the district created a centralized application process to streamline hiring by screening out less desirable candidates ...
  

• Lesson Plan: Teach Students How To Rebuff Terrorist Recruiters - NPR

  11-03-2016 10:58
  New Vision
  Lesson Plan: Teach Students How To Rebuff Terrorist Recruiters
  NPR
  Employers want to hire the best and the brightest to get the job done. So do terrorist groups. In Africa, terrorist groups are actively recruiting well-educated boys and girls. The groups want recruits who can be leaders, who know how to give orders ...
  Kenyan teacher eyes $1 million prize for campaign against extremismNew Vision
  Kenyan teacher eyes $1 mn prize for campaign against extremismDaily Mail
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• Lesson Plan: Teach Students How To Rebuff Terrorist Recruiters

  11-03-2016 10:57 via npr.org
  
  Terrorist groups in Kenya are trying to lure smart recruits who can give orders and boost their brand on social media. A high-school teacher is battling them in the classroom.
  
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• Supplemental teacher pay bill approved - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

  11-03-2016 07:20
  Supplemental teacher pay bill approved
  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
  INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers revived a controversial provision on teacher pay on the last day of session Thursday. House Bill 1005 would allow administrators to give extra pay to educators who teach advanced placement courses. The additional salary ...and more »
  

• Special Education teacher sues district for not properly training her to deal with violent students - The Denver Channel

  11-03-2016 06:47
  The Denver Channel
  Special Education teacher sues district for not properly training her to deal with violent students
  The Denver Channel
  Denver7 reporter Sally Mamdooh tell us a lawsuit been filed against the Thompson School District after a teacher was allegedly attacked violently by special needs students. KMGH. A former Thompson School District special education teacher is speaking ...and more »
  

• Fairfax Co. Teacher Resigns After Investigation Into Misconduct During Student Trip to Germany - NBC4 Washington

  11-03-2016 06:24
  NBC4 Washington
  Fairfax Co. Teacher Resigns After Investigation Into Misconduct During Student Trip to Germany
  NBC4 Washington
  A high school teacher at Langley High School in Fairfax County resigned after he was investigated for allegedly participating in sex acts with teenager on a trip to Germany. A parent said he didn't know the trip wasn't sponsored by the school. News4's ...and more »
  

• Kenyan teacher eyes $1 million prize for campaign against extremism - New Vision

  11-03-2016 06:18
  New Vision
  Kenyan teacher eyes $1 million prize for campaign against extremism
  New Vision
  He began giving anti-extremism classes three years ago, shortly after Kenyan troops crossed into neighbouring Somalia to attack gunmen from the Al-Qaeda linked Shebab. Ayubmohamud 703x422. Kenyan teacher Ayub Mohamud. Using chalk and a ...
  Kenyan teacher eyes $1mn prize Sunday for campaign against extremismCapital FM Kenya (press release) (blog)all 3 news articles »
  

• Como Park High gets back to class after two-student fight with teacher - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  11-03-2016 05:13
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Como Park High gets back to class after two-student fight with teacher
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Operations at the St. Paul school appeared normal after two high-profile incidents involving its teachers. By Rochelle Olson Star Tribune. March 10, 2016 — 11:35pm. itemprop. Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune Gabrielle Huepenbecker showed up for a ...
  Como Park teacher punched twice by students, police sayTwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
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• School teacher to donate kidney to 8-year-old student - wtkr.com

  11-03-2016 04:50
  New York Daily News
  School teacher to donate kidney to 8-year-old student
  wtkr.com
  Oakfield, Wis. – A Fond du Lac County elementary school teacher is making an unusually big impact on the life of one of her students. Jodi Schmidt, a first-grade teacher at Oakfield Elementary School, is about to donate a kidney to 8-year-old Natasha ...
  Wisconsin teacher donating kidney to ailing 8-year-old studentNew York Daily News
  Teacher Donates Kidney to First-Grade Student on Final Stages of Dialysis
  

• Harford 2016 Teacher of the Year finalists have impressive credentials, varied backgrounds - Baltimore Sun

  11-03-2016 04:11
  Baltimore Sun
  Harford 2016 Teacher of the Year finalists have impressive credentials, varied backgrounds
  Baltimore Sun
  It's one of the highest, if not the highest, local honors a teacher in Harford County Public Schools can receive – being named Teacher of the Year. The five 2016 finalists have been announced and one will be named at the annual Harford County Teacher ...and more »
  

• Haws failing at her job, says Unified teacher survey - Journal Times

  11-03-2016 04:08
  Journal Times
  Haws failing at her job, says Unified teacher survey
  Journal Times
  From left, Naomi Baden, executive director of the Racine Education Association; President Aaron Eick and Racine Unified Superintendent Lolli Haws. Union officials said Thursday that Haws is failing in many areas, and needs to drastically improve her ...
  

• Teacher hurt by tree branch expected to fully recover - fox5sandiego.com

  11-03-2016 04:00
  fox5sandiego.com
  Teacher hurt by tree branch expected to fully recover
  fox5sandiego.com
  SAN DIEGO -- A kindergarten teacher was injured by a falling tree branch Wednesday afternoon at a Scripps Ranch primary school. Miramar Ranch Elementary School instructor Lana O'Shea was walking with her pupils down a stairway on the grounds of the ...
  Teacher Saved Students Before Hit by Falling Tree: ParentsNBC 7 San Diego
  Teacher struck in head by falling tree branch at Miramar Ranch Elementary Schoo
  

• St. Paul teacher's suspension raises questions about free speech, Facebook - KMSP-TV

  11-03-2016 03:26
  KMSP-TV
  St. Paul teacher's suspension raises questions about free speech, Facebook
  KMSP-TV
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - A St. Paul teacher is suspended over Facebook posts, but there are a lot of questions surrounding the situation. Even though the posts don't mention race specially, Black Lives Matter-St. Paul interpreted it that way because of ...
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• Minnesota Senate panel tackles teacher licensing tangles - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  11-03-2016 02:41
  TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  Minnesota Senate panel tackles teacher licensing tangles
  TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  A week after a legislative oversight agency said the way Minnesota licenses teachers is broken, state lawmakers began grappling with the best way to fix it. They started Thursday by debating a bill in the Senate Education Committee that would clean up ...and more »
  

• Jury clears SeaTac teacher of rape charges - The Seattle Times

  11-03-2016 01:53
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  Jury clears SeaTac teacher of rape charges
  The Seattle Times
  A Highline School District teacher accused of having sex with her former student was found not guilty. Share story. By Paige Cornwell. Seattle Times staff reporter. A King County Superior Court jury on Thursday cleared an award-winning SeaTac teacher ...
  SeaTac elementary school teacher acquitted on child rape chargesQ13 FOXall 19 news articles »
  

• Lawmakers vote to repeal ISTEP, strengthen teacher background checks - Indianapolis Star

  11-03-2016 01:43
  Indianapolis Star
  Lawmakers vote to repeal ISTEP, strengthen teacher background checks
  Indianapolis Star
  Proposals to repeal the state's ISTEP test and strengthen teacher background checks cleared the General Assembly on the final day of the 2016 session and are now on their way to Gov. Mike Pence. Lawmakers also approved $10 million in spending on ...and more »
  

• Bradford County Teacher Accused of Tampering with Evidence in Death Investigation - wnep.com

  11-03-2016 00:31
  wnep.com
  Bradford County Teacher Accused of Tampering with Evidence in Death Investigation
  wnep.com
  SHESHEQUIN TOWNSHIP -- Charges were filed Thursday against a teacher from Bradford County accused of tampering with evidence in a death investigation. Authorities say the charges have to do with the overdose death of her boyfriend last month in ...
  Canton Area Teacher Removed From Classroom Following Drug ChargesMy Twin Tiers.com
  Teacher accused of evidence tampering at scene of deathElmira
  

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