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• 28-Year-Old Texas Teacher Accused of Sending Nude Picture to 14-Year-Old Former Student - Breitbart News

  08-04-2016 23:39
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  28-Year-Old Texas Teacher Accused of Sending Nude Picture to 14-Year-Old Former Student
  Breitbart News
  Texas authorities have arrested a Huntington, TX middle school teacher after she has been accused of sending a nude photo of herself to a student, per a WFSB report. The report says Kylie Modisette, 28, has been charged with Class A misdemeanor ...
  Texas middle school teacher admits to sending nude photos to former student on SnapchatNew York Daily News
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• Wake County surprises 13 Teacher of the Year finalists - News & Observer

  08-04-2016 23:32
  News & Observer
  Wake County surprises 13 Teacher of the Year finalists
  News & Observer
  Jesse Gore, a seventh-grade teacher at Dillard Drive Middle School in Raleigh, shakes hands with Superintendent Jim Merrill after being named a finalist for the Wake County Public School System's 2016-17 Teacher of the Year award on April 8, 2016.and more »
  

• Siegel High teacher accused of solicitation - The Daily News Journal

  08-04-2016 23:05
  The Daily News Journal
  Siegel High teacher accused of solicitation
  The Daily News Journal
  MURFREESBORO — A Siegel High School teacher accused of trying to solicit a teenage girl for sex was arrested earlier this week after a grand jury indictment, according to a Murfreesboro police spokesman. Matthew Litton, 36, was jailed Wednesday on ...
  Siegel Teacher Charged In Solicitation Of MinorNewsChannel5.comall 4 news articles »
  

• Philly Wants To Tax Soda To Raise Money For Schools

  08-04-2016 22:44 via npr.org
  
  Philadelphia's mayor is proposing a divisive tax on soda and other sugary drinks. The revenue would help fund a plan for community preschools, as well as renovations to parks and libraries.
  
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• Former New Berlin West H.S. teacher charged with sexual assault of student - fox6now.com

  08-04-2016 19:39
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  Former New Berlin West H.S. teacher charged with sexual assault of student
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  WAUKESHA COUNTY — 28-year-old Sara Domres, a former teacher of New Berlin West High School, was charged on Friday, April 8th with two counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff. According to the criminal complaint, the victim indicated that ...
  Former New Berlin school teacher charged with sex with studentMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
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• An Herby Persian Frittata From Michael Pollan's Chef Teacher - New York Times

  08-04-2016 19:13
  New York Times
  An Herby Persian Frittata From Michael Pollan's Chef Teacher
  New York Times
  In the culinary industry, the teacher and writer Samin Nosrat is a go-to resource for matching the correct techniques with the best ingredients. The San Diego-born Iranian-American is at her best in the new Netflix documentary series “Cooked,” teaching ...
  

• Former Tatum teacher taken into custody after alleged improper relationship with student - KLTV

  08-04-2016 19:08
  Former Tatum teacher taken into custody after alleged improper relationship with student
  KLTV
  A former Tatum teacher has been booked into jail after she allegedly had an improper relationship with a student. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Kallie Lynn Boxell, 23, was indicted recently in Rusk County. On Friday, judicial records show she was booked ...and more »
  

• Cheektowaga Central Middle School teacher headed to Siberia for research project - Buffalo News

  08-04-2016 18:47
  Buffalo News
  Cheektowaga Central Middle School teacher headed to Siberia for research project
  Buffalo News
  An eighth-grade science teacher from Cheektowaga Central Middle School bested 340 other applicants for the chance to be a researcher in the Arctic this summer. The stint for Stan Skotnicki – which lasts from June 16 to July 24 – will be in northeastern ...
  

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• Emotionally disturbed ex-teacher who poisoned, drowned her two kids convicted of manslaughter - New York Daily News

  08-04-2016 18:43
  New York Daily News
  Emotionally disturbed ex-teacher who poisoned, drowned her two kids convicted of manslaughter
  New York Daily News
  A former teacher accused of poisoning and drowning her two children was found guilty of manslaughter Friday. Lisette Bamenga, 33, had faced life in prison if convicted of murder for the 2012 slayings of her 5-year-old son Trevor Noel Jr. and her infant ...
  NYC Teacher Who Poisoned, Drowned Her 2 Kids Is ConvictedABC Newsall 10 news articles »
  

• Ex-teacher to go on trial over sex remarks at Castlebrae High School in Edinburgh - BBC News

  08-04-2016 17:42
  BBC News
  Ex-teacher to go on trial over sex remarks at Castlebrae High School in Edinburgh
  BBC News
  A former Edinburgh teacher is to go on trial on charges of making sex remarks to a 13-year old girl, a 13-year old boy and to a female trainee teacher. Gavin Atkinson, 58, has denied four offences alleged to have been committed at Castlebrae High ...
  Biology teacher denies making sexual remarks to pupilsSTV Newsall 2 news articles »
  

• Mother arrested after 'assaulting a high school teacher by hitting her with a door for targeting her daughter' - Daily Mail

  08-04-2016 17:41
  Daily Mail
  Mother arrested after 'assaulting a high school teacher by hitting her with a door for targeting her daughter'
  Daily Mail
  A mother was arrested after she allegedly assaulted a high school teacher by 'hitting her with a door' for 'targeting her daughter'. Carla DaRosa, who was denied access at Brockton High School's security desk, slipped off into the building and ran up ...and more »
  

• Math Teacher Marries 18-Year-Old Former Student, Allegedly To Avoid Her Testifying in Sex Case Against Him - Yahoo News

  08-04-2016 16:35
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  Math Teacher Marries 18-Year-Old Former Student, Allegedly To Avoid Her Testifying in Sex Case Against Him
  Yahoo News
  A prosecutor in Alabama is calling a nearly 40-year-old man's marriage to his 18-year-old former student a "sham" to prevent her from testifying against him in a sex case. Matthew Shane Wester - a 38-year-old former math teacher and one-time coach for ...
  

• Florida teacher asks students to fill out 'privilege' form - Washington Times

  08-04-2016 16:32
  Washington Times
  Florida teacher asks students to fill out 'privilege' form
  Washington Times
  Good for the parents for complaining. This "assignment" was completely inappropriate on many levels. Most especially inquiring into the mental health status of students. Twenty_Squared. This form was "handed out to children in a Spanish class." Might I ...
  Florida Teacher Under Fire for "How Much Privilege Do You Have?" Classroom WorksheetMic
  Tampa teacher disciplined over 'privilege' formWTSP.comall 3
  

• Accused Decatur woman wants teacher-student sex law ruled unconstitutional - AL.com

  08-04-2016 16:13
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  Accused Decatur woman wants teacher-student sex law ruled unconstitutional
  AL.com
  Another Alabama teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with a student is challenging the constitutionality of the state's law banning school employee sex with students under the age of 19. Carrie Cabri Witt, 42, a history, psychology and ...
  

• Authorities: Student pushed, punched and kicked a teacher - Traverse City Record Eagle

  08-04-2016 16:08
  Authorities: Student pushed, punched and kicked a teacher
  Traverse City Record Eagle
  TRAVERSE CITY — A New Campus School student could face an assault charge after authorities said she pushed, punched and kicked a teacher. Traverse City police Detective Sgt. Keith Gillis said officers responded to a Thursday call about an assault at ...
  

• Teacher beat 6-year-old for making spelling mistake - Telegraph.co.uk

  08-04-2016 15:38
  Teacher beat 6-year-old for making spelling mistake
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• Local teacher promotes Appalachian growth - The Harlan Daily Enterprise

  08-04-2016 14:03
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  Local teacher promotes Appalachian growth
  The Harlan Daily Enterprise
  Courtesy of Harlan Independent Schools Harlan Independent teacher Steven Palmer recently spoke at the TEDxChattanooga conference. ×. Photo. Purchase Photos. Courtesy of Harlan Independent Schools Harlan Independent teacher Steven Palmer ...and more »
  

• Research Finds Poor Outcomes For Students Who Retake Courses Online

  08-04-2016 13:02 via npr.org
  
  A new study says that 69 percent of Chicago high school students earned Ds or Fs when retaking algebra on computers.
  
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• Discipline for teacher misconduct often handled in secret, Marketplace finds - CBC.ca

  08-04-2016 12:37
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  Discipline for teacher misconduct often handled in secret, Marketplace finds
  CBC.ca
  If your child's teacher was punished for a serious offence such as sexual, physical or verbal misconduct, would you be able to find out about it? Depending on where you live, probably not. A CBC Marketplace investigation into the way provinces handle ...
  

• Teacher Bill Hann says goodbye to the classroom after 60 years - ABC Online

  08-04-2016 12:15
  ABC Online
  Teacher Bill Hann says goodbye to the classroom after 60 years
  ABC Online
  Bill Hann may be 80 years old but he reckons he is probably more proficient with technology than the average teacher. That is undoubtedly one of the key reasons, along with a love for teaching and good health, why the retiring Rossmoyne Senior High ...
  Longest-serving WA teacher ends 60 yearsYahoo7 Newsall 2 news articles »
  

• Teacher who won $1M accused of shoplifting $14.99 blouse - WCSH6.com

  08-04-2016 12:01
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  Teacher who won $1M accused of shoplifting $14.99 blouse
  WCSH6.com
  EDGECOMB, Maine (AP) -- An English teacher from Maine who won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize last year has been accused of shoplifting a blouse worth $14.99. Nancie Atwell is founder of The Centre for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb.
  Teacher who won $1 million prize is accused of shoplifting a $14.99 blouseSTLtoday.com
  Teacher Who Won $1M Award Accused of Stealing $15 BlouseNewserall 22 news articles »
  

• Nova Scotia revokes teacher licences at high rate — secretly - CBC.ca

  08-04-2016 11:16
  CBC.ca
  Nova Scotia revokes teacher licences at high rate — secretly
  CBC.ca
  Nova Scotia revokes teacher certifications at a higher rate than any other English-speaking province. For every 1,000 Nova Scotia teachers, 4.2 have had certificates revoked, according to data collected for a CBC Marketplace investigation into teacher ...and more »
  

• Using Student Test Scores Will Make Teacher Evaluations Better - Hartford Courant

  08-04-2016 10:59
  Hartford Courant
  Using Student Test Scores Will Make Teacher Evaluations Better
  Hartford Courant
  A South Glastonbury third-grader gets some keyboard instuction before taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test in 2014. The test is given on computers. A South Glastonbury third-grader gets some keyboard instuction before taking the ...
  

• New Zealand teacher in her 30s resigns after 'performing oral sex on male student' - Daily Mail

  08-04-2016 08:10
  Daily Mail
  New Zealand teacher in her 30s resigns after 'performing oral sex on male student'
  Daily Mail
  A female high school teacher has resigned after she allegedly performed oral sex on a boy after his school leaver's dinner. The teacher, who is in her mid-thirties, allegedly performed the sex act on the year-13 student after leaving the formal venue ...
  Teacher resigns after 'performing oral sex on her male pupil'Daily Star
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• Denver teacher fired after physical misconduct with student - 9NEWS.com

  08-04-2016 03:52
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  Denver teacher fired after physical misconduct with student
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  The bruised arm of a young boy. His mother says he sustained the injuries during a physical incident with a teacher. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. DENVER - A teacher at KIPP Montbello College Prep in Denver was fired Thursday ...
  

• Texas middle school teacher admits to sending nude photos to former student on Snapchat - New York Daily News

  08-04-2016 02:57
  New York Daily News
  Texas middle school teacher admits to sending nude photos to former student on Snapchat
  New York Daily News
  A Texas middle school teacher was arrested after a dirty show-and-tell with one of her former students. Kylie Modisette, a teacher at Huntington Independent School District, was arrested on Thursday and admitted to Texas Rangers she sent nude photos to ...
  Texas middle school teacher sendt nude photos to former student over SnapchatDaily Mail
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• Hamilton female high school teacher engaged in sex act with student - Waikato Times

  08-04-2016 02:01
  Hamilton female high school teacher engaged in sex act with student
  Waikato Times
  A female teacher has resigned from her job at a Hamilton high school after allegedly performing oral sex on a senior student. The teacher is reported to have performed the sex act on a Year 13 boy the night of the school leavers' dinner in November ...and more »
  

• Educators and Legislators support higher teacher starting pay - WCSH6.com

  08-04-2016 01:50
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  Educators and Legislators support higher teacher starting pay
  WCSH6.com
  AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A plan to raise starting pay for Maine teachers was expected to get its first debate and vote in the Legislature on Thursday. The proposal would create a new $40,000 starting pay for full time teachers. At a morning ...and more »
  

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