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• Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher - The New ... - New York Times

  21-10-2016 22:23 via nytimes.com
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  Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher - The New ...
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  Margaret Jusinski first got to know her investment broker through the breakfasts he provided when he visited her public school in the leafy suburbs of New ...and more »
  
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• Ohio substitute teacher told second graders he would behead them - New York Daily News

  21-10-2016 20:05 via nydailynews.com
  
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  Ohio substitute teacher told second graders he would behead them
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  An Ohio substitute teacher is out of the job after telling a class of second graders he would behead them if they didn't behave. Riley Ham, 7, told WCMH-TV, “I don't feel safe,” after a sub who calls himself “Mr. S.” made the sick joke to her class ...
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• Ex-Teacher Slits His Throat in Court Upon Jury's Verdict He Raped 13-Year-Old Girl - PEOPLE.com

  21-10-2016 17:02 via people.com
  
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  Ex-Teacher Slits His Throat in Court Upon Jury's Verdict He Raped 13-Year-Old Girl
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  Moments after his child sexual assault conviction, an ex-teacher slit his own throat in courtWashington Post
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• 'I feel like I was the victim': Former high school teacher blames student for seducing her - Washington Post

  21-10-2016 13:22 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  'I feel like I was the victim': Former high school teacher blames student for seducing her
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  She was a 24-year-old substitute teacher. He was a 17-year-old high school student. And over the course of an illicit, months-long relationship during the 2015-2016 school year in Cedar Rapids, she admits, the pair had sex “hundreds of times.” local.and more »
  
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• The Future of STEM – It's All About Changing Education

  21-10-2016 12:33 via realwire.com
  
  Innovation within technology and engineering is a key driver of economic growth in the UK, though the well-documented skills gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) is an ongoing concern for government, business leaders and educators alike.In addition to impacting the rate of economic recovery, the STEM skills gap is equally a very real problem for school pupils, university students and parents, as our young people look to equip themselves with the skills, knowledge and...Sou
  
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• Texas May Be Denying Tens Of Thousands Of Children Special Education

  21-10-2016 10:59 via npr.org
  
  Texas school officials have until early November to explain why they placed a limit on the percentage of children enrolled in special education, as a Houston Chronicle investigation revealed.
  
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• Editorial: Teacher programs need more demanding admissions standards - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  21-10-2016 06:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Editorial: Teacher programs need more demanding admissions standards
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  After years of negotiations and input from education interest groups, teachers and their unions, the U.S. Department of Education recently released its revised Teacher Preparation Regulations, designed to help ensure that students get the best new ...
  
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• Report: Salaries just 'part of the solution' for Utah's teacher shortage - Deseret News

  21-10-2016 06:17 via deseretnews.com
  
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  Report: Salaries just 'part of the solution' for Utah's teacher shortage
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  Amyra Burnett sets up her special education preschool classroom at the new Butler Elementary School in Cottonwood Heights on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. View 22 Items. Show Caption Kristin Murphy, Deseret News. Amyra Burnett sets up her special ...and more »
  
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• Detroit's real teacher shortage - The Detroit News

  21-10-2016 06:09 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Detroit's real teacher shortage
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  Too many children are struggling with overcrowded classes, a revolving door of substitutes, and out-of-field teachers, Walsh writes. (Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. One month after school opened, Detroit public schools still had nearly ...
  
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• Student: Teacher said he'd behead, bury misbehaving students - Fox News

  21-10-2016 06:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Student: Teacher said he'd behead, bury misbehaving students
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  NEWARK, Ohio – A second-grader says a substitute teacher in Ohio threatened to cut off students' heads and bury them if they misbehaved. The student's father tells WCMH-TV (http://bit.ly/2e3OSiV ) that his 7-year-old daughter reported that the male ...and more »
  
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• American Academy Of Pediatrics Lifts "No Screens Under 2" Rule

  21-10-2016 06:05 via npr.org
  
  A new policy statement says kids as young as 15 months can learn from media when a caregiver is present and involved.
  
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• NYC teacher saves seizure-stricken kid using CPR, defibrillator - New York Daily News

  21-10-2016 04:05 via nydailynews.com
  
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  NYC teacher saves seizure-stricken kid using CPR, defibrillator
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  Amy Spears, 44, a math teacher at Louis Armstrong School in East Elmhurst, "holds it together" and uses a defibrillator and performs CPR on a seizure-stricken student in order to save her life. (SimplyCreativePhotography/Getty Images). BY Ben Chapman ...
  
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• Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student in Md. After Prior Guilty Plea in Va. - NBC4 Washington

  21-10-2016 02:03 via nbcwashington.com
  
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  Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student in Md. After Prior Guilty Plea in Va.
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  Fairfax County Public Schools failed to ensure a teacher who pleaded guilty to assaulting a student had his Virginia teaching license revoked, which allowed the man to find another teaching job and later assault another young student. According to an ...and more »
  
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• Selbyville educator named "Teacher Who Makes A Difference" - WMDT

  21-10-2016 01:42 via wmdt.com
  
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  Selbyville educator named "Teacher Who Makes A Difference"
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  A Sussex County teacher got a special surprise Thursday morning, recognizing her work as an educator. More from WMDT. US confirms 11th death due to Takata air bags · Bennett Does Snow Hill A Solid By Topping Decatur · Cambio de patrón de tráfico ...and more »
  
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• Shelley Dufresne set for Jan. trial in Destrehan teacher-student sex case - NOLA.com

  21-10-2016 00:49 via nola.com
  
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  Shelley Dufresne set for Jan. trial in Destrehan teacher-student sex case
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  Shelley Dufresne, a former Destrehan High School teacher, is scheduled for trial on Jan. 17 in Jefferson Parish's 24th Judicial District Court on charges that she had sex with a 16-year-old student. Print Email · Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The ...
  
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• Bishop McDevitt teacher faces numerous child sex abuse charges - PennLive.com

  21-10-2016 00:21 via pennlive.com
  
  Bishop McDevitt teacher faces numerous child sex abuse charges
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  The Dauphin County District Attorney's office arrested and charged Bishop McDevitt High School teacher Randi Lynn Zurenko, 33, with dozens of sexual abuse of children charges Thursday. (Dauphin County district attorney's office). Print Email.and more »
  
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