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• Educator dispels stereotypes: He's art teacher and wrestling coach - Lincoln Journal Star

  07-01-2017 16:37 via journalstar.com
  
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  Educator dispels stereotypes: He's art teacher and wrestling coach
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Joe Frost stands in his art classroom at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School. Frost also is an assistant wrestling coach at the school. prev. next. LAUREL -- Think back to your high school days and picture a couple of the faculty members. First, the ...
  
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• Community rallies behind beloved ailing LHS teacher - Lowell Sun

  07-01-2017 15:05 via lowellsun.com
  Community rallies behind beloved ailing LHS teacher
  Lowell Sun
  Lowell High School English teacher Ernie Descheneaux, far right, was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The local community has come together to support him and his family. Pictured here with him are his wife, Laurie Descheneaux, and his three sons ...
  
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• Using Social Media, Students Aspire To Become 'Influencers'

  07-01-2017 14:08 via npr.org
  
  Syracuse University Professor Corey Takahashi offers his commentary on the challenge of teaching students who, instead of wanting to be writers or filmmakers, aspire to be online "influencers."
  
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• Former Ingham County teacher sentenced to prison for sexual assaults - WZZM13.com

  07-01-2017 14:06 via wzzm13.com
  
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  Former Ingham County teacher sentenced to prison for sexual assaults
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  Former Leslie School District teacher Jamee Hiatt, 32, was sentenced this week on two sexual assault charges. (Photo: Courtesy photo). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. JACKSON, MICH. - A former Leslie School District teacher was ...
  
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• Chicago Teacher Receives 2017 'Iditarod Teacher on the Trail' Honor - CBS Local

  07-01-2017 13:02 via chicago.cbslocal.com
  
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  Chicago Teacher Receives 2017 'Iditarod Teacher on the Trail' Honor
  CBS Local
  The Iditarod is an adventure that defies imagination: a 1,131-mile (1,821-kilometer) dog sled race through desolate tundra, dense forest, snow-swept mountains and the frigid Alaskan coast. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images). CHICAGO (CBS) — As Chicago ...
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Omaha teacher back in jail after KETV investigation reveals new alleged victim - KETV Omaha

  07-01-2017 11:44 via ketv.com
  
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  EXCLUSIVE: Omaha teacher back in jail after KETV investigation reveals new alleged victim
  KETV Omaha
  The former Omaha middle school teacher is back in the Douglas County Jail after a judge hears new information about Daryl Clark. Advertisement. Clark is already charged with three felonies stemming from allegations he had sex with a 15-year-old girl.
  Former teacher, softball coach accused of sexual assault jailed againOmaha World-Heraldall 3 news articles »
  
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• Who Are You? NPR Ed Would Love To Know

  07-01-2017 10:48 via npr.org
  
  Have story ideas for us? Like what you're reading? Want something different? Here's your chance to let us know.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
  
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• Students raise more than $14K for Virginia teacher injured in house fire - WTHITV.com

  07-01-2017 08:02 via wthitv.com
  
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  Students raise more than $14K for Virginia teacher injured in house fire
  WTHITV.com
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Two fundraising efforts to support a Virginia Beach teacher injured in a house fire surpassed $14,000. Jay Lane, a teacher at First Colonial High School, was injured after escaping the blaze. Unfortunately, his parents didn ...
  
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• Secret Teacher: cutting staff numbers to save money is a dangerous game - The Guardian

  07-01-2017 08:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Secret Teacher: cutting staff numbers to save money is a dangerous game
  The Guardian
  Management has decided that teachers won't be replaced when they leave. We're losing valuable skills and risking our most vulnerable pupils. 'The departure of will have lasting and harmful repercussions far outweighing potential monetary gains.
  
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• Arrest report: NLV teacher justified sex because student was 18 - Las Vegas Sun

  07-01-2017 07:22 via lasvegassun.com
  
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  Arrest report: NLV teacher justified sex because student was 18
  Las Vegas Sun
  A Legacy High School substitute teacher and football coach reasoned that he wouldn't be in trouble for having sex with a student since she was 18 and had told him she was moving out of state and thus outside the Clark County School District ...
  New-dad teacher accused of sex with studentNew York Post
  Report: Teacher had sex twice with 18-year-old studentKLAS-TVall 16 news articles »
  
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• Altoona teacher awarded for her work with personal finance - Leader-Telegram

  07-01-2017 07:09 via leadertelegram.com
  
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  Altoona teacher awarded for her work with personal finance
  Leader-Telegram
  An Altoona High School teacher won a statewide award Thursday for her work as a personal finance instructor and involvement in a financial literacy program for high school students. Kelly Ostrander, in her 27th year at Altoona High School, received the ...
  
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• Police: Teacher accused of sex acts with student fled country - WBAL Baltimore

  07-01-2017 05:41 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Police: Teacher accused of sex acts with student fled country
  WBAL Baltimore
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a Franklin High School teacher after detectives found that she engaged in sex acts with a student, Baltimore County police said. Advertisement. Police said Ekatherine Pappas, 24, of Nottingham, started teaching ...
  Warrant issued for Franklin High teacher on sex abuse charge after video discoveredBaltimore Sun
  Police: Balt. Co. Teacher Left Country After Sex Acts With
  
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• Dewey HS students stand behind embattled teacher - KTUL

  07-01-2017 05:37 via ktul.com
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  Dewey HS students stand behind embattled teacher
  KTUL
  A Northern Oklahoma teacher is getting national attention, for the wrong reason. A series of social media posts blasting his students, Muslims and gay people posted to his now-private Facebook page. Dan Close's social media posts spanned the course of ...
  Oklahoma teacher under fire for Facebook posts calling for Muslims to be 'butchered'KOKH FOX25
  American-Islamic Relations chapter asks Dewey schools to discipline teacherExaminer
  
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• Teacher education program sees success by placing teachers in classrooms sooner - Bowling Green Daily News

  07-01-2017 04:27 via bgdailynews.com
  
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  Teacher education program sees success by placing teachers in classrooms sooner
  Bowling Green Daily News
  Recent Western Kentucky University graduate and Bowling Green High School English teacher Rachel Swift works with students Friday, January 6, 2017, at the school. Swift was a product of WKU's Clinical Experiences and Practices in Teaching program.
  
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• Authorities: Teacher, husband operated meth lab - Arkansas Online

  07-01-2017 03:11 via arkansasonline.com
  
  Authorities: Teacher, husband operated meth lab
  Arkansas Online
  HAHNVILLE, La. — A Louisiana middle school teacher is in custody after investigators say they uncovered evidence that she and her husband were running a meth lab at the home they shared with their 7-year-old child. Sheriff's spokesman Capt. Pat Yoes ...
  St. Charles Parish teacher, husband accused of running meth labNOLA.comall 27 news articles »
  
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• Fabens teacher arrested for improper relationship with student - KFOX El Paso

  07-01-2017 02:02 via kfoxtv.com
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  Fabens teacher arrested for improper relationship with student
  KFOX El Paso
  A teacher has been arrested for improper relationship with a student, according to the El Paso Sheriff's Office. Kenneth Evans, 31, is a science teacher at Fabens High School, according to superintendent Poncho Garcia. Garcia said Evans is on paid ...
  Fabens teacher arrested, accused of having improper relationship with studentKVIA El Paso
  Fabens ISD Teacher Charged with Inappropriate Relationship with
  
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• Science Teacher Posted Ex-Girlfriend's 'Sex Image' Online: Cops - Patch.com

  07-01-2017 01:08 via patch.com
  
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  Science Teacher Posted Ex-Girlfriend's 'Sex Image' Online: Cops
  Patch.com
  JOLIET, IL — A high school science teacher posted a “sex image” of an ex-girlfriend online and now has a warrant out for his arrest, police said. Stephen Soderborg, 28, posted the woman's photo to the website ZOIG, police said. ZOIG boasts of ...
  
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• Chalmette special-education teacher accused of indecent behavior with a juvenile - NOLA.com

  07-01-2017 00:19 via nola.com
  
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  Chalmette special-education teacher accused of indecent behavior with a juvenile
  NOLA.com
  David C. Kimberly, a New Orleans resident who teaches special education at Lacoste Elementary School in Chalmette, was arrested Thursday (Jan. 5, 2016) on a charge of indecent behavior with a juvenile in connection with emails and texts he has been ...
  Chalmette special ed. teacher arrested for inappropriate emails to former studentWGNO
  Chalmette teacher booked with indecent behavior with a j
  
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• Teacher reprimanded over model essay about abortion - WBAL Baltimore

  07-01-2017 00:02 via wbaltv.com
  
  Teacher reprimanded over model essay about abortion
  WBAL Baltimore
  A sixth-grade Baltimore City middle school teacher has been reprimanded after using the controversial topic of abortion in an effort to help students improve their writing skills. Advertisement. School administrators have spent the past few days trying ...and more »
  
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