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• Philadelphia teacher surprised with prestigious educator award - 6abc.com

  05-10-2016 23:53 via 6abc.com
  
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  Philadelphia teacher surprised with prestigious educator award
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  At Andrew Jackson Elementary School a very special teacher was presented with the prestigious Milken Educator Award, which is referred to as the "Oscars of Teaching." It's an awards ceremony that played out just like Hollywood's biggest night. The only ...
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• Gateway HS Teacher Charged, Accused Of Touching Student's Backside - CBS Local

  05-10-2016 23:42 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  
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  Gateway HS Teacher Charged, Accused Of Touching Student's Backside
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Gateway High School teacher has turned himself into police after an incident involving a student. According to police, Franklin Joseph Vigo, Jr. is facing a list of charges including, institutional sexual assault, endangering the ...
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• Saints' Roman Harper goes 'all in' as substitute high school teacher ... - ESPN (blog)

  05-10-2016 23:21 via espn.com
  
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  Saints' Roman Harper goes 'all in' as substitute high school teacher ...
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  Saints safety Roman Harper was eager to spend a day with local high school kids, and bought them 300 pizzas to cap the day.
  Check out Roman Harper as a substitute teacher at a Louisiana high schoolAL.com
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• Saints' Roman Harper 'all in' as substitute high school teacher for day - ESPN (blog)

  05-10-2016 23:21 via espn.com
  
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  Saints' Roman Harper 'all in' as substitute high school teacher for day
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  Saints S Roman Harper explains why the idea of spending the day as a substitute teacher appealed to him so much. (0:49). Facebook · Twitter · Pinterest · Email; comment. 5:06 PM ET. Mike TriplettESPN Staff Writer. Close. Covered Saints for eight years ...
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• Looking for More Support, New Teachers Turn to Online Communities - Education Week

  05-10-2016 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To supplement their school- or district-provided mentoring, many novice teachers are seeking support from online and social media communities.
  
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• Helping New Teachers Thrive - Education Week

  05-10-2016 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  This special report explores the challenges new teachers face, and what schools of education, districts, and other organizations are doing to help them succeed.
  
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• Looking Back On 50 Years Of Busing In Boston

  05-10-2016 22:13 via npr.org
  
  For 50 years, Boston has been busing kids to force desegregation. Audie Cornish, who was part of the program as a kid, travels back to Boston to check on its effectiveness all these years later.
  
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• Pascack Valley High School's Argine Safari is NJ teacher of the Year - NorthJersey.com

  05-10-2016 22:03 via northjersey.com
  
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  Pascack Valley High School's Argine Safari is NJ teacher of the Year
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  Argine Safari remembers vividly a moment from her childhood watching the opera La Traviata, feeling goosebumps rise as the music hurled toward its tragic end. Argine Safari. The experience inspired in her a sense of awe and wonder that she hopes to ...
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• Pascack Valley High School's Argine Safari is N.J. teacher of the ... - NorthJersey.com

  05-10-2016 22:03 via northjersey.com
  
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  Pascack Valley High School's Argine Safari is N.J. teacher of the ...
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  A beloved music teacher in the Pascack Valley High School has been named New Jersey teacher of the year.
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• Gwinnett mother upset with how school handled alleged racial rant by teacher - 11alive.com

  05-10-2016 21:52 via 11alive.com
  
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  Gwinnett mother upset with how school handled alleged racial rant by teacher
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  SUGAR HILL, Ga. – A Gwinnett County mother is upset over how a middle school teacher's alleged racist rant has been treated by the school's administration. According to mother Kimberly Cooper, last week, during a before-school intramural sports ...
  Gwinnett teacher investigated for 'inappropriate comments' to studentsAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 2 news articles »
  
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• South Philly Teacher Surprised With $25K Award - CBS Local

  05-10-2016 21:30 via philadelphia.cbslocal.com
  
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  South Philly Teacher Surprised With $25K Award
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  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It was a life-changing shock for a Philadelphia teacher On Wednesday, as she was the surprise recipient of a $25-thousand Milken Educator Award. For 30 years, the Milken Family Foundation has been awarding cash prizes to ...
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• School District Hiring Process Questioned After Teacher Suspension - CBS Local

  05-10-2016 18:21 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
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  School District Hiring Process Questioned After Teacher Suspension
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  The main issue being voiced is that students, not administrators, were the ones who uncovered Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute teacher Christopher Durham's secret. Since it was a few key clicks on a search engine that uncovered the schoolteacher's ...
  Grand Prairie ISD Suspends Teacher After Learning of Alleged Mass Shooting ThreatNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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• A 1-Size-Fits-All Approach to Teacher Quality Doesn't Work - U.S. News & World Report

  05-10-2016 18:10 via usnews.com
  
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  A 1-Size-Fits-All Approach to Teacher Quality Doesn't Work
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  Today is World Teachers' Day, and a scholar explains why borrowing teacher quality models from other countries isn't effective. By The Conversation | Contributor Oct. 5, 2016, at 12:06 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. A 1-Size ...and more »
  
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• Home Culture Maryland Teacher Disciplined After Photos Reveal She Used Black Students as Props... - Atlanta Black Star

  05-10-2016 18:09 via atlantablackstar.com
  
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  Home Culture Maryland Teacher Disciplined After Photos Reveal She Used Black Students as Props...
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  A white teacher in Maryland faced backlash after she posted photos of Black children used for humor and called them a degrading name. In images sent to Atlanta Black Star from an anonymous source, Kelly Forostiak uses her students as props on Instagram ...
  
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• PHOTOS: They're All Kings And Queens Of Katwe

  05-10-2016 18:08 via npr.org
  
  Kids in a Uganda slum learn that chess has a lot in common with life. You can't change the way you start out — but you can decide your next move.
  
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• Nude pictures of Orrick Junior High teacher found on district computer - KSHB

  05-10-2016 18:07 via kshb.com
  
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  Nude pictures of Orrick Junior High teacher found on district computer
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  The Orrick School District said it has completed a full investigation and has removed a district computer after a student found nude photos of a teacher on the device. KSHB. Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not ...and more »
  
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• Former JCPS teacher appeals her termination - The Courier-Journal

  05-10-2016 17:31 via courier-journal.com
  
  Former JCPS teacher appeals her termination
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  Former Jefferson County Public Schools teacher Jodi Anderson, who was fired last month over concerns about her use of restraint and other issues, has filed an appeal to her termination with the state. Anderson, who most recently was a teacher at ...
  
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• 14 Teacher Memes To Celebrate World Teachers' Day 2016, Because This Job Can Be Tough - Bustle

  05-10-2016 16:07 via bustle.com
  
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  14 Teacher Memes To Celebrate World Teachers' Day 2016, Because This Job Can Be Tough
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  Regardless of whether or not you have any teaching experience, these 14 teacher memes will demonstrate exactly what it feels like to be an educator in today's day and age. If you are a professional teacher, then you'll be laughing all the way to the ...
  
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• Cactus High teacher has message after crash left her quadriplegic - 12news.com

  05-10-2016 14:52 via 12news.com
  
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  Cactus High teacher has message after crash left her quadriplegic
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  Erin Snyder, a Cactus High math teacher, was left a quadriplegic by a crash March 18, 2016. (Photo: Jeff Bills/12 News). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. PHOENIX - In an exclusive interview with 12 News, for the first time a beloved ...
  
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• Queen Mary law students to learn e-disclosure in new course taught by experts in legal theory and technology

  05-10-2016 14:24 via realwire.com
  
  Master of Laws students at The School of Law, Queen Mary University of London will have practical opportunities to study e-disclosure in a new academic course supported by Anexsys and kCura.Eschewing traditional models, the course will combine guest lectures from a panel of leading lawyers and practitioners with in-depth access to Relativity, the leading e-disclosure software from kCura.“e-Disclosure is now firmly at the heart of modern legal practice,” said Ian Walden, professor of
  
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• Why did this retired teacher get a $12836 bill from the Department of Water and Power? - Los Angeles Times

  05-10-2016 14:01 via latimes.com
  
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  Why did this retired teacher get a $12836 bill from the Department of Water and Power?
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  Good morning. It is Wednesday, Oct. 5. Here is a list of what you might not know about Koreatown. And here's what else is happening in the Golden State: TOP STORIES. Fight over transparency. Hoping to curb the spread of misinformation, the Los Angeles ...
  
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• 15 Teacher Quotes To Share On Facebook For World Teachers' Day 2016 - Bustle

  05-10-2016 13:34 via bustle.com
  
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  15 Teacher Quotes To Share On Facebook For World Teachers' Day 2016
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  There are few people in our lives who make as large of a difference as teachers do, and these 15 teacher quotes for World Teachers' Day should help to put that into perspective. While we should be celebrating teachers every day of the year ...
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• Her $16988.62 DWP bill sent this retired teacher to the emergency room - Los Angeles Times

  05-10-2016 12:20 via latimes.com
  
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  Her $16988.62 DWP bill sent this retired teacher to the emergency room
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  The story I'm about to tell does not quite match the one two years ago about Stella and Savely Goreshter, the Van Nuys condo dwellers who lived in dread after receiving a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bill for $51,649.32. But it ain't bad.and more »
  
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• Her $16,988.62 DWP bill sent this retired teacher to the emergency ... - Los Angeles Times

  05-10-2016 12:20 via latimes.com
  
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  Her $16,988.62 DWP bill sent this retired teacher to the emergency ...
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  The story I'm about to tell does not quite match the one two years ago about Stella and Savely Goreshter, the Van Nuys condo dwellers who lived in dread after.and more »
  
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• Can A School District Help Diversify A Fire Department?

  05-10-2016 12:00 via npr.org
  
  In an effort to boost diversity and interest in firefighting, the Los Angeles fire department created special career-focused programs in local high schools.
  
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• Baltimore County teacher faces discipline over social media post ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  05-10-2016 03:22 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore County teacher faces discipline over social media post ...
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  A teacher at Deer Park Elementary School in Baltimore County faces disciplinary action after she posted a picture of herself with a class of students on school ...and more »
  
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• Trust Is Missing From School-Improvement Efforts - Education Week

  05-10-2016 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Distrust among school leaders and educators can depress teacher retention and harm students, writes Dana Barlin.
  
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• Teacher Learning - Education Week

  05-10-2016 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fourth grade math teachers who took content-intensive professional development improved their own general math knowledge, but those gains did not trickle down to students, according to a federal study released last week.
  
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• School Staffing - Education Week

  05-10-2016 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Teachers who are hired when the school year is in full swing are not as effective as those hired before classes begin, a new study finds.
  
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• New Teachers Make Up a Significant Segment of Profession - Education Week

  05-10-2016 01:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  New data show that 12 percent of all U.S. public school teachers are in their first or second year, raising questions both about the overall stability of the teaching force.
  
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