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• This High School Teacher Could Be the 'Never Trump' Movement's Last Hope to Stop Donald Trump's Nomination - People Magazine

  14-07-2016 23:52 via people.com
  
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  This High School Teacher Could Be the 'Never Trump' Movement's Last Hope to Stop Donald Trump's Nomination
  People Magazine
  It's summer vacation for Colorado high school teacher Kendal Unruh – but instead of taking a break, she's trying to take down Donald Trump. Unruh, a conservative activist, is a delegate on the Rules Committee of the Republican National Convention, ...and more »
  
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• Mineral Ridge teacher accused of secretly recording woman undressing - WFMJ

  14-07-2016 22:54 via wfmj.com
  
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  Mineral Ridge teacher accused of secretly recording woman undressing
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  A teacher and coach in the Weathersfield School System faces criminal charges for allegedly secretly recording a former member of his track team as she was undressing. Forty-five-year-old Matthew K. Blair was indicted Thursday by the Mahoning County ...and more »
  
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• State asks judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging teacher tenure laws - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  14-07-2016 22:51 via startribune.com
  
  State asks judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging teacher tenure laws
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  State and school district lawyers asked a Ramsey County judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges state laws protect ineffective teachers. The lawsuit, filed in April, alleges that state laws, such as the Teacher Tenure Act, grant layoff ...and more »
  
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• Tacoma teacher offers students lessons on what to do if they're stopped by a cop - The News Tribune

  14-07-2016 22:48 via thenewstribune.com
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  Tacoma teacher offers students lessons on what to do if they're stopped by a cop
  The News Tribune
  Nathan Gibbs-Bowling in his Lincoln High School classroom, December 2015. David Montesino [email protected]. i. Nathan Gibbs-Bowling in his Lincoln High School classroom, December 2015. David Montesino ...
  
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• McCrory signs North Carolina budget, which includes increase to teacher pay - WSOC Charlotte

  14-07-2016 22:37 via wsoctv.com
  
  McCrory signs North Carolina budget, which includes increase to teacher pay
  WSOC Charlotte
  North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory was in Union County Thursday morning as he continues to drum up support for re-election. While at Shiloh Elementary School, McCrory signed the state budget, which increased average teacher pay to more than $50,000.and more »
  
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• Teacher, 8 others charged in Polk child porn case - WTSP.com

  14-07-2016 22:06 via wtsp.com
  
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  Teacher, 8 others charged in Polk child porn case
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  A Polk teacher is suspended and faces a legal issues after being charged in a porn bust. Grady Trimble , WTSP 4:09 PM. EST July 14, 2016. The parents who knew Juan Berrios, 64, say he seemed friendly and they thought he was a good teacher.
  Elementary school teacher, Disney workers arrested for child pornNew York Post
  First Grade Teacher, 2 Disney Employees Among 9 Men Arrested in Child Porn StingInside Edition
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• Petition to oust teacher garners 500 signatures - Berkeleyside

  14-07-2016 22:02 via berkeleyside.com
  
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  Petition to oust teacher garners 500 signatures
  Berkeleyside
  A petition to oust a Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School teacher who was involved with a counter-protest against a white supremacist group in Sacramento has gathered more than 500 signatures. The middle school teacher's involvement at the protest ...and more »
  
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• Former Life Way Christian teacher fit to stand trial - Arkansas Online

  14-07-2016 21:50 via arkansasonline.com
  
  Former Life Way Christian teacher fit to stand trial
  Arkansas Online
  BENTONVILLE -- A former teacher will stand trial for sexually assaulting a student, Benton County Circuit Judge Brad Karren ruled Thursday. Richard Thomas Riley, 34, of Centerton is charged with sexual assault and distributing, possessing or viewing ...and more »
  
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• Community Grieves Kindergarten Teacher Allegedly Killed by Mother-in-Law During Divorce - People Magazine

  14-07-2016 21:36 via people.com
  
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  Community Grieves Kindergarten Teacher Allegedly Killed by Mother-in-Law During Divorce
  People Magazine
  But here are some of the words that Kent uses when she talks about Jenna herself: "happy," "smiling," "loving." "She was always doing for others," Kent tells PEOPLE, adding, "We're all just still kind of shocked." On June 23, Jenna, a 35-year-old ...and more »
  
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• 'The Teacher' ('Ucitelka'): Karlovy Vary Review - Hollywood Reporter

  14-07-2016 20:09 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
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  'The Teacher' ('Ucitelka'): Karlovy Vary Review
  Hollywood Reporter
  The first Slovak-language feature from lauded Czech filmmaker Jan Hrebejk, who directed the Oscar-nominated 'Divided We Fall,' took home the best actress award at the Karlovy Vary fest. If a teacher helps her charges, then why shouldn't the kids ...
  
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• What's Working: Teacher Engagement and Teacher Leadership - Huffington Post

  14-07-2016 19:10 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  What's Working: Teacher Engagement and Teacher Leadership
  Huffington Post
  In the field of education, the question of how to keep students engaged is a persistent one. Engaged students learn more, retain more, and show more lasting gains, but cultivating engaged students requires a process of continual readjustment and refining.
  
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• Gov. Pat McCrory touts teacher pay raises in signing state budget - Charlotte Observer

  14-07-2016 18:55 via charlotteobserver.com
  
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  Gov. Pat McCrory touts teacher pay raises in signing state budget
  Charlotte Observer
  Gov. Pat McCrory signed the state budget Thursday at Union County Elementary School. McCrory announced that the $22.34 billion budget includes a 4.7 percent pay increase for teachers across the state, meaning that for the first time in state history ...and more »
  
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• Teacher Protests Pause as Mexico Agrees to Revise Teacher Evaluation Plan - NBCNews.com

  14-07-2016 18:53 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Teacher Protests Pause as Mexico Agrees to Revise Teacher Evaluation Plan
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  Teachers in Mexico have been protesting for quite some time now. When the Mexican government permitted the change of educational reforms in 2013, thousands of teachers took the streets saying the new evaluation oversteps their labor rights. Since the ...
  Lawmakers: New Mexico's low teacher pay hurts recruitingKFDAall 10 news articles »
  
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• Parents sue state, school districts over teacher tenure - Minnesota Public Radio News

  14-07-2016 18:42 via mprnews.org
  
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  Parents sue state, school districts over teacher tenure
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  Maria Le and Mary Clive speak to a student. Teachers Maria Le, left, and Mary Clive speak to a student outside of Central Park Elementary in Roseville Tuesday. Clive was Le's student teacher before being brought on full-time at the school. Evan Frost ...and more »
  
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• One Key to Reducing School Suspension: A Little Respect - Education Week

  14-07-2016 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Stanford University study finds that a one-time intervention to help teachers and students empathize with one another halved the number of suspensions at five California middle schools, and helped build bonds between disengaged students and their schools.
  
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• The Travesty of Teacher Tenure - Human Events

  14-07-2016 16:35 via humanevents.com
  
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  The Travesty of Teacher Tenure
  Human Events
  The mills of justice grind slowly, but life plunges on, leaving lives blighted when justice, by being delayed, is irremediably denied. Fortunately, California's Supreme Court might soon decide to hear — four years after litigation began — the 21st ...and more »
  
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• Stamp Honoring 'Stand and Deliver' Teacher Now on Sale - ABC News

  14-07-2016 16:34 via abcnews.go.com
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  Stamp Honoring 'Stand and Deliver' Teacher Now on Sale
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  The U.S. Postal Service is now selling a stamp in honor of the late California calculus teacher Jaime Escalante, whose story about pushing underachieving students to succeed was chronicled in the 1988 hit movie "Stand and Deliver." The USPS issued the ...
  East Los Angeles teacher Jaime Escalante honored with special stampKABC-TV
  Forever Stamp honors former Sacramento area teacherABC10.com
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• Ballard teacher 'abandoned' students on field trip, keeps his job - MyNorthwest.com

  14-07-2016 15:01 via mynorthwest.com
  
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  Ballard teacher 'abandoned' students on field trip, keeps his job
  MyNorthwest.com
  A teacher at Ballard High School was suspended for his actions during a field trip to Deception Pass. (MyNorthwest photo). Comments. Share. Tweet. Share; Share. A Ballard High School teacher remains on the job, even after an investigation found he ...
  
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• Forgetting Isn't Healing: Lessons From Elie Wiesel

  14-07-2016 14:30 via npr.org
  
  Calls for racial healing often focus on putting the painful past behind us. NPR's Sonari Glinton remembers the man who taught him never to forget: Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.
  
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• For LGBTQ Students, Author Says, Safety Is 'Not Enough'

  14-07-2016 12:00 via npr.org
  
  Safety for LGBTQ students is critical, but inclusive policies shouldn't stop there, author Michael Sadowski argues in his new book.
  
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• Using data to improve teacher preparation programs (essay) - Inside Higher Ed

  14-07-2016 09:21 via insidehighered.com
  
  Inside Higher Ed
  Using data to improve teacher preparation programs (essay)
  Inside Higher Ed
  Teacher preparation programs can improve outcomes for future teachers and their students if they use student-achievement data to inform their efforts, writes Benjamin Riley. Pity the lowly education major. A classmate gets into medical or law school ...
  
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• State Regents relax long-term substitute teacher rule - Albany Times Union

  14-07-2016 04:26 via timesunion.com
  
  State Regents relax long-term substitute teacher rule
  Albany Times Union
  Will relaxed rules around the hiring of long-term substitute teachers shortchange children in New York's poorest schools? That's what some education policymakers argue, but it didn't stop the state Board of Regents from amending state regulations to ...and more »
  
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• Former LA Unified teacher Rafe Esquith can continue with his lawsuit, judge rules - Los Angeles Times

  14-07-2016 03:37 via latimes.com
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Former LA Unified teacher Rafe Esquith can continue with his lawsuit, judge rules
  Los Angeles Times
  A popular former Los Angeles Unified teacher who was investigated and fired after allegations of inappropriate behavior will be allowed to continue his defamation lawsuit against the school district, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.
  Fired LAUSD teacher Rafe Esquith wins legal round against districtLA Daily Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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