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• Why Busing Didn't End School Segregation

  06-10-2016 22:34 via npr.org
  
  A 50-year-old program in Boston buses students of color from the city into more affluent, mostly white suburbs. But why didn't other place adopt this system of desegregation?
  
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• George Washington University Opens Food Pantry For Students

  06-10-2016 22:34 via npr.org
  
  A student food pantry has opened on the campus of one of the most expensive colleges in the nation. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Tim Miller, associate dean of students at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
  
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• Cass City recalls veteran, laid-off teacher - Huron Daily Tribune

  06-10-2016 13:04 via michigansthumb.com
  
  Cass City recalls veteran, laid-off teacher
  Huron Daily Tribune
  CASS CITY — One of two school districts in Tuscola County has called back a teacher that was laid off. Just before the 2016-2017 school year started, the Cass City School District laid off elementary educator Ron McCollum after 15 years there, and the ...
  
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• Elementary School Teacher Under Fire for Using Students As Racist Memes - Yahoo News

  06-10-2016 12:44 via yahoo.com
  
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  Elementary School Teacher Under Fire for Using Students As Racist Memes
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  Most parents send their children to school trusting that their sons and daughters are in good hands and not in the care of a teacher who would use them as props to make racist jokes on social media. But the latter is exactly what happened at Deer Park ...and more »
  
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• How to End Teacher Shortages. Really. - Education Week (subscription) (blog)

  06-10-2016 12:23 via blogs.edweek.org
  
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  How to End Teacher Shortages. Really.
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  My father graduated from Harvard College in the depths of the Great Depression and looked immediately for a job teaching school. In those desperate days, school teaching was considered one of the most secure jobs one could get. Even in the worst of ...
  15 Teacher Quotes To Share On Facebook For World Teachers' Day 2016Bustle
  Arne Duncan to US teacher training programs: Raise your standardsMyAJC (blog)
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• Lang Thomas Photography via CNN Newsource - KSAT San Antonio

  06-10-2016 11:13 via ksat.com
  
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  (CNN) - A wedding is always a special event. But for Kinsey French, it was truly extraordinary. French, of Louisville, Kentucky, has been teaching children with Down syndrome for the past three years at the Christian Academy's Providence School.
  Special education teacher gives each of her students a role in her weddingTelegraph.co.ukall 14 news articles »
  
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• What makes a good teacher? Why certifications and standards don't guarantee quality educators - Salon

  06-10-2016 11:01 via salon.com
  
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  What makes a good teacher? Why certifications and standards don't guarantee quality educators
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  Most of us know the difference a good teacher makes in the life of a child. Many global institutions working to improve access to education, such as the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Education ...
  African countries are facing the world's worst teacher shortageQuartzall 81 news articles »
  
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• How Do You Teach Politics During An Election That Defies Convention?

  06-10-2016 11:01 via npr.org
  
  Many of the conventional rules of presidential politics have been fundamentally upended in the wake of Donald Trump's historic candidacy. Have teachers of politics had to adjust their course content? We talk to professors to find out.
  
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• African countries are facing the world's worst teacher shortage - Quartz

  06-10-2016 10:15 via qz.com
  
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  African countries are facing the world's worst teacher shortage
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  A teacher writes on the board at a floating school in Makoko fishing community on Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria February 29, 2016. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye). Share. Written by. Yomi Kazeem. Obsession. Science of Learning. 1 min ago Quartz africa. African ...
  
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• Ex-teacher indicted on child sex crime charges - Albuquerque Journal

  06-10-2016 08:12 via abqjournal.com
  
  Ex-teacher indicted on child sex crime charges
  Albuquerque Journal
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former teacher, who was the subject of a $750,000 settlement for inappropriately touching a 13-year-old special education student, has been charged with 10 criminal counts, including possessing or manufacturing child ...
  
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• UNA student teacher pens book about homophones - Times Daily

  06-10-2016 07:19 via timesdaily.com
  
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  UNA student teacher pens book about homophones
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  Eric Cagle reads the book he wrote and illustrated to Kilby School students Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 in Florence, Ala. The book is called A-B-C Homophones. Cagle is a UNA student who will graduate in December. ALLISON CARTER/TIMESDAILY. F161006 ...
  
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• Former teacher charged with sex abuse of underage relative - 9NEWS.com

  06-10-2016 04:10 via 9news.com
  
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  Former teacher charged with sex abuse of underage relative
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  KUSA - A former teacher and gymnastics instructor is accused of sexually assaulting an underage relative. Dean Allen McCollum, 44, was arrested Wednesday for abuse that reportedly happened between approximately 2001 and 2006. He's charged with ...
  Fort Collins teacher arrested for child sex assaultThe Coloradoan
  Fort Collins police arrest teacher, coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting child relativeThe
  
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• 'Misunderstood texts' from Keller ISD teacher lead to active shooter scare - FOX 4 News

  06-10-2016 03:42 via fox4news.com
  
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  'Misunderstood texts' from Keller ISD teacher lead to active shooter scare
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  KELLER, Texas - A phone call from a teacher's spouse caused confusion that led officers to believe there was an active shooter at a Keller middle school. However, police didn't find one. The false alarm came just one day after an assignment in a drama ...
  School shooting assignment puts Keller drama teacher under investigationWFAA.com
  Drama teacher's 'active shooter' scenario leads to report of gunm
  
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• DISD Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Abusing First Grader - CBS Local

  06-10-2016 03:39 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
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  DISD Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Abusing First Grader
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Pre-K teacher at Arthur Kramer Elementary in Dallas ISD, Jorge Ruiz, 53, was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and indecency with a child by contact. Ruiz was placed in Lew ...
  Dallas Elementary School Teacher Arrested for Sexually Abusing Student: PoliceNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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• Former substitute teacher arrested for violating bond, contacting youth - Journal Times

  06-10-2016 03:31 via journaltimes.com
  
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  Former substitute teacher arrested for violating bond, contacting youth
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  RACINE — A former Racine Unified substitute teacher — charged with sexual assault after reportedly sexting with teens and groping two girls — has been charged again after reportedly trying to contact one of the alleged victims. Justin D. Beaton, 29 ...and more »
  
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• Fort Collins police arrest teacher, coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting child relative - The Denver Post

  06-10-2016 02:58 via denverpost.com
  
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  Fort Collins police arrest teacher, coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting child relative
  The Denver Post
  Police in Fort Collins say they have arrested a man who has worked as an elementary school teacher and kids gymnastics coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child relative. Dean Allen McCollum, 44, was taken into custody on Wednesday on the ...
  Fort Collins teacher arrested for child sex assaultThe Coloradoan
  Former teacher charged with sex abuse of underage rel
  
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• Shaker High teacher accused of endangerment - Times Union - Albany Times Union

  06-10-2016 02:28 via timesunion.com
  
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  Shaker High teacher accused of endangerment - Times Union
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  COLONIE — A Shaker High School teacher faces a charge of endangering welfare of child for allegedly having online contact with a male student that involved ...
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• Shaker High teacher accused of endangerment - Albany Times Union

  06-10-2016 02:28 via timesunion.com
  
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  Shaker High teacher accused of endangerment
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  Shaker High School teacher Daniel Weaver of Latham is accused of endangering the welfare of a child. (Colonie Police photo). Shaker High School teacher Daniel Weaver of Latham is accused of endangering the welfare of a child. (Colonie Police photo).
  Police: Shaker High School teacher charged with child endangermentWRGB
  Now-former Shaker HS teacher charged after alleged inappropriate conduct with student onlineNEWS
  
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• Fort Collins teacher arrested for child sex assault - The Coloradoan

  06-10-2016 02:26 via coloradoan.com
  
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  Fort Collins teacher arrested for child sex assault
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  A Fort Collins elementary school teacher and gymnastics coach was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile relative repeatedly over several years. Dean Allen McCollum, 44, is a teacher at Bauder Elementary School and has also ...
  Fort Collins police arrest teacher, coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting child relativeThe Denver Post
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• A day in the life of a teacher in Ethiopia - UNICEF (press release)

  06-10-2016 01:43 via unicef.org
  
  A day in the life of a teacher in Ethiopia
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  World Teacher's Day is celebrated every year on 5 October as a way to recognize and support teachers across the globe. This year, spend a day in the life of a teacher in Ethiopia to learn how she's helping her students teach the youngest members of ...and more »
  
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• Police: Shaker High School teacher charged with child endangerment - WRGB

  06-10-2016 01:27 via cbs6albany.com
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  Police: Shaker High School teacher charged with child endangerment
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  COLONIE, NY (WRGB)--"We are inviting the strangers right into our homes, our children's bedrooms, right through their media devices, cell phones, iPads, laptops. Predators that are out there do you have access to your children almost 24 hours a day ...
  Now-former Shaker HS teacher charged after alleged inappropriate conduct with student onlineNEWS10 ABC
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• Grand Prairie teacher on leave after school shooting comment - FOX 4 News

  06-10-2016 00:32 via fox4news.com
  
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  Grand Prairie teacher on leave after school shooting comment
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  GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Disturbing comments a Grand Prairie teacher is accused of making a few years ago in another state have led to him being removed from the campus. The teacher was arrested, and the charges later dropped. But North Texas ...
  Grand Prairie teacher on leave also worked in Fort Worth ISD before being allowed to resignDallas Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Middle schoolers walk out to protest teacher leaving - KOIN.com

  06-10-2016 00:03 via koin.com
  
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  Middle schoolers walk out to protest teacher leaving
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  Seventh and 8th grade students at the Astor K-8 school in Portland protesting the relocation of one of their teachers on Oct. 5, 2016. (KOIN). Middle schoolers walk out to protest teacher leaving. Middle schoolers walk out to protest teacher leaving.
  
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