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• Letters: Teacher should be the one getting punished - OCRegister

  18-02-2017 20:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Letters: Teacher should be the one getting punished
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  I was saddened, and at the same time outraged, reading your article today, “OCC student who recorded instructor suspended” [News, Feb. 15]. Singling out and punishing the student, Caleb O'Neil, for his behavior, while ignoring the equally inappropriate ...and more »
  
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• Teacher placed on leave after her Facebook post urges reporting illegal residents - Sacramento Bee

  18-02-2017 18:24 via sacbee.com
  
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  Teacher placed on leave after her Facebook post urges reporting illegal residents
  Sacramento Bee
  Prosser school officials placed a teacher on administrative leave Friday for using Facebook to urge people to call immigration agents to report suspected illegal residents. Cheriese Rhode, a first-grade teacher in Prosser, reportedly posted a message ...
  Prosser teacher placed on leave following inflammatory Facebook post about immigrationThe Spokesman-Reviewall 3 news arti
  
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• Texas students work to give teacher with cancer dream vacation - 6abc.com

  18-02-2017 17:44 via 6abc.com
  
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  Texas students work to give teacher with cancer dream vacation
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  A group of students at Tomball Junior High School wants to make sure a teacher they love lives out one of her dreams. WPVI. Saturday, February 18, 2017 11:40AM. TOMBALL, Texas (WPVI) --. A group of students at Tomball Junior High School wants to ...
  
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• Undocumented Teachers Shielded by DACA in Legal and Emotional Limbo - Education Week

  18-02-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than 100 Teach For America teachers are among 750,000 undocumented immigrants protected by the deferred-action policy, which President Trump has said is a "very difficult subject" for him.
  
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• Democratic lawmakers, educators urge better pay, conditions to address teacher shortage - KSL.com

  18-02-2017 16:54 via ksl.com
  Democratic lawmakers, educators urge better pay, conditions to address teacher shortage
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  After working in publishing, Brothers sought a career to make a difference in the lives of young people. "I'm wearing the suit I got married in, and I've got a hole in my shoe. I'm working three jobs, and I wish I had more time to dedicate to the kids ...and more »
  
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• Ex-teacher sentenced to 90 days for sex with student - DesMoinesRegister.com

  18-02-2017 16:34 via desmoinesregister.com
  
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  Ex-teacher sentenced to 90 days for sex with student
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  CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. — A former Cedar Rapids substitute teacher found guilty in December of having sex with a student has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Television station KCRG reports that 24-year-old Mary Beth Haglin was sentenced Friday in Linn ...
  Judge sentences former substitute teacher Mary Beth Haglin to 90 days in jailThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Bre
  
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• Texas teacher's riddles had one answer - suspension - Chron.com

  18-02-2017 16:05 via chron.com
  
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  Texas teacher's riddles had one answer - suspension
  Chron.com
  A Central Texas teacher decided to post riddles around her classroom. For the school district, the short quizzes had one answer - administrative leave. The Gatesville Intermediate School teacher, who was not identified, posted what parents and the ...
  Central Texas teacher on leave over riddles posted on class boardKIII TV3all 2 news articles »
  
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• Why This High School Band Is Only Buying Music From Composers Of Color This Year

  18-02-2017 13:54 via npr.org
  
  Often, high School band music is composed by white men. So this school is seeking out music from women and composers of color who are writing music, but aren't being published at the same rate.(Image credit: Evan Frost/MPR News)
  
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• Why This High School Band Is Only Buying Music From Composers Of Color

  18-02-2017 13:54 via npr.org
  
  Often, high School band music is composed by white men. So this school is seeking out music from women and composers of color who are writing music, but aren't being published at the same rate.(Image credit: Evan Frost/MPR News)
  
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• Trump On Autism, DeVos Protests And More Education Stories Of The Week

  18-02-2017 13:00 via npr.org
  
  With Secretary Betsy DeVos rolling up her sleeves and joining President Donald Trump to talk with educators and parents, Washington, D.C., is at the center of a lot of education news this week.(Image credit: Maria Danilova/AP)
  
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• Trump On Autism, DeVos Protests And More Ed Stories Of The Week

  18-02-2017 13:00 via npr.org
  
  NPR Ed's weekly news roundup.(Image credit: Maria Danilova/AP)
  
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• DeVos Spars With Teachers, Trump On Autism And More Education Stories Of The Week

  18-02-2017 13:00 via npr.org
  
  With Secretary Betsy DeVos rolling up her sleeves and joining President Donald Trump to talk with educators and parents, Washington, D.C., is at the center of a lot of education news this week.(Image credit: Maria Danilova/AP)
  
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• Teacher to DeVos: No, I'm not 'hostile' to change. We just don't agree on the changes schools need. - Washington Post

  18-02-2017 12:05 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Teacher to DeVos: No, I'm not 'hostile' to change. We just don't agree on the changes schools need.
  Washington Post
  Pennsylvania teacher Peter Greene has a message for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. DeVos, a Michigan billionaire whose nomination by President Trump sparked unprecedented opposition for an education secretary, has been speaking out recently ...and more »
  
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• Case closed against former Spanish teacher. - Newnan Times-Herald

  18-02-2017 12:02 via times-herald.com
  
  Case closed against former Spanish teacher.
  Newnan Times-Herald
  Teacher Chris Cain's meeting in a local park with a female student during school hours didn't break any laws, but it did violate school system policy, and Cain said that is why he chose to resign his position as a Spanish teacher at Newnan High School.
  
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• Student says teacher shut him in dark closet as punishment - FOX31 Denver

  18-02-2017 06:19 via kdvr.com
  
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  Student says teacher shut him in dark closet as punishment
  FOX31 Denver
  DENVER -- A middle school student said a teacher shut him in a dark closet, facing the wall as punishment during a detention Thursday and now that teacher is on paid administrative leave. Alex Manzanares said he showed up for detention during lunch at ...
  
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• Online records: Chester Co. teacher jailed, charged with rape, sexual battery involving student - WBBJ-TV

  18-02-2017 06:19 via wbbjtv.com
  
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  Online records: Chester Co. teacher jailed, charged with rape, sexual battery involving student
  WBBJ-TV
  CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn.-A Chester County High School teacher is jailed. Online records show he is charged with rape and sexual battery. Director of schools Troy Kilzer confirmed Mike Ulmer was suspended without pay Friday and arrested a short time ...and more »
  
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• Haven Elementary home to Savannah-Chatham's top teacher - Savannah Morning News

  18-02-2017 05:59 via savannahnow.com
  
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  Haven Elementary home to Savannah-Chatham's top teacher
  Savannah Morning News
  As a second-grade teacher at a high-poverty inner city school, Jeffries works hard to make sure her students feel loved and supported. “I just want to make the largest impact on my kids as I possibly can,” Jeffries said. “At my school, just being there ...and more »
  
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• Oklahoma teacher accused of “popping” 4-year-old in the mouth - kfor.com

  18-02-2017 05:01 via kfor.com
  
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  Oklahoma teacher accused of “popping” 4-year-old in the mouth
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  OKLAHOMA CITY - An elementary teacher is accused of hitting a four-year-old in the face. His family claims the alleged incident happened at his elementary school. Pre-K student King Tullis has a very active imagination and loves to learn. His ...
  
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• George Steele, 'The Animal' Wrestler and Mild-Mannered Teacher, Dies at 79 - New York Times

  18-02-2017 04:46 via nytimes.com
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  George Steele, 'The Animal' Wrestler and Mild-Mannered Teacher, Dies at 79
  New York Times
  George Steele, known in the wrestling world as the Animal during the 1970s and '80s, had a habit of stuffing his mouth with padding torn from the turnbuckles. Credit Marc Serota for The New York Times. George Steele, a gruff, green-tongued fighter who ...
  George 'The Animal' Steele Dead at 79TMZ.com
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• South St. Paul teacher charged with two more pharmacy armed robberies - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  18-02-2017 01:00 via twincities.com
  
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  South St. Paul teacher charged with two more pharmacy armed robberies
  TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  A South St. Paul special-education teacher charged this week with robbing a Woodbury pharmacy at gunpoint for prescription pain medication now is accused of also twice sticking up a Walgreens store in West St. Paul. Melanie Sue Parkin, 36, of South St.
  South St. Paul teacher charged in armed robberies of drugstoresMinneapolis Star Tribune
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• Admirers salute slain teacher as Naperville murder probe continues - Chicago Tribune

  18-02-2017 00:29 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Admirers salute slain teacher as Naperville murder probe continues
  Chicago Tribune
  The emotional wound is too catastrophic, and the not knowing who or why too maddening for Aurora residents David and Sandy Lange to speak at length just yet about their only son, Matthew David Lange. The younger Lange was a respected instructor at ...and more »
  
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• Charges dropped against Cy-Fair teacher accused of sex with ... - KTRK-TV

  18-02-2017 00:14 via abc13.com
  
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  Charges dropped against Cy-Fair teacher accused of sex with ...
  KTRK-TV
  Officials say they cannot move forward with the case against a Cy-Fair ISD teacher accused of having a relationship with an 18-year-old Swedish exchange ...and more »
  
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• Grand Prairie-UTA partnership takes aim at teacher shortage - Dallas News

  18-02-2017 00:11 via dallasnews.com
  
  Dallas News
  Grand Prairie-UTA partnership takes aim at teacher shortage
  Dallas News
  GRAND PRAIRIE — Attracting qualified instructors is difficult — and not just because there's a shortage of teachers, University of Texas at Arlington President Vistasp Karbhari said Friday. "What we really have is a shortage of students who want to ...and more »
  
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• Local teacher suspended over inappropriate riddles - KWTX.com - KWTX

  18-02-2017 00:06 via kwtx.com
  
  Local teacher suspended over inappropriate riddles - KWTX.com
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  A local intermediate school was placed on leave Friday after parents complained about inappropriate student riddles that appeared in a PowerPoint ...and more »
  
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