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• Married teacher, 43, accused of adopting student, 15, for sex - WND.com

  08-07-2017 23:53
  
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  Married teacher, 43, accused of adopting student, 15, for sex
  WND.com
  (Fox News) A New Jersey teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy again and again — after she adopted him, court documents state. Rayna Culver, 43, a teacher in Trenton, housed a former student of hers after he was booted from ...
  Teacher accused of sex with student after becoming his legal guardianNJ.com
  Teacher adopted 15-year-old pupil 'so she could have sex with him'The Independe
  
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• Carlsbad teacher nominated for Golden Apple award - Carlsbad Current-Argus

  08-07-2017 22:25
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  Carlsbad teacher nominated for Golden Apple award
  Carlsbad Current-Argus
  About 139 middle school teachers across New Mexico were nominated for the 2018 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching given by the state's Golden Apple Foundation. And Carlsbad sixth-grade teacher Wendy Region is one of them. Region, who ...
  
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• Vassalboro teacher brings back astronaut lessons to the classroom - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

  08-07-2017 19:32
  
  Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
  Vassalboro teacher brings back astronaut lessons to the classroom
  Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
  Breanne Desmond, a sixth-grade science teacher, traveled to Alabama this June as part of the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy program. By Madeline St. AmourStaff Writer. Follow on Twitter · Email Writer · 207-861-9239. Share. facebook · tweet.
  
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• District to take action against teacher who allegedly called black students 'rats' - WSOC Charlotte

  08-07-2017 16:25
  
  WSOC Charlotte
  District to take action against teacher who allegedly called black students 'rats'
  WSOC Charlotte
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Punishment could be coming for a Florida teacher accused of calling elementary school students "rats" that could "infest the class" and saying "that's why their race is either dead or in jail." The teacher at Carter G. Woodson ...and more »
  
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• Music teacher surrenders on charges of sex with a student - Stanly News & Press

  08-07-2017 14:40
  
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  Music teacher surrenders on charges of sex with a student
  Stanly News & Press
  An Albemarle music teacher surrendered to Durham police on charges of sex crimes with a juvenile student. Authorities charged John William Garris, 44, Thursday night on charges of first-degree statutory sexual offense and taking indecent liberties with ...
  
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• NJ private school teacher who admits molesting students won't go to prison - New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

  08-07-2017 14:27
  
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  NJ private school teacher who admits molesting students won't go to prison
  New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
  TRENTON — A 40-year-old private school teacher has admitted molesting two children in a plea deal that will spare him from serving time in prison. Menachem A. Chinn, of East Windsor, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of endangering the welfare of a ...
  
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• When Kids Struggle With Addiction, 'Recovery Schools' Offer Needed Support

  08-07-2017 14:05 via npr.org
  
  An estimated 1.3 million teens struggle with substance use disorders. For teenagers in Wisconsin, there is only one high school that treats students' addiction while they earn a diploma.(Image credit: Vivian Shih for NPR)
  
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• Kids Struggling With Addiction Need School, Too, But There Are Few Options

  08-07-2017 14:05 via npr.org
  
  An estimated 1.3 million teens struggle with substance use disorders. For teenagers in Wisconsin, there is only one high school that treats students' addiction while they earn a diploma.(Image credit: Vivian Shih for NPR)
  
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• Editorial: Do we need a different kind of teacher? It's worth discussing - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  08-07-2017 13:20
  
  Editorial: Do we need a different kind of teacher? It's worth discussing
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Last Monday, when most of us were fully immersed in the long holiday weekend, members of the SUNY board of trustees quietly sent out a public notice. In that notice, the board's charter school committee let it be known that it was holding an emergency ...
  
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• Why 18 States Are Suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

  08-07-2017 12:06 via npr.org
  
  Plus other education news: College enrollment is on the decline, school district leaders take a stand against the Senate health care bill, and interest rates on student loans are going up.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)
  
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• A Transgender Child Faces Growing Up

  08-07-2017 12:00 via npr.org
  
  We first met Q Daily two years ago. Now he's 11, just finished fifth grade, and as a transgender child, is facing big questions not only about his body, but also about his role in the world.(Image credit: Jennifer Hsu/WNYC)
  
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• Secret Teacher: nothing could prepare me for the death of a student - The Guardian

  08-07-2017 08:02
  
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  Secret Teacher: nothing could prepare me for the death of a student
  The Guardian
  'The news brought to light some of the children's own experiences of grief or loss.' Photograph: Alamy. Teacher Network · The Secret Teacher. Secret Teacher: nothing could prepare me for the death of a student. Helping children understand the death of ...
  
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• Special Ed Teacher Sues CPS Over Firing - NBC Chicago

  08-07-2017 04:06
  
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  Special Ed Teacher Sues CPS Over Firing
  NBC Chicago
  A special education teacher is fighting back against her firing by suing the Chicago Board of Education. Lisa Chavarria reports. (Published Friday, July 7, 2017). A special education teacher is fighting back against her firing by suing the Chicago ...
  Fired CPS teacher says district tried to silence her | Chicago Sun ...Chicago Sun-Times
  Lauded Teacher Was Fired For Ripping CPS, Special Ed Cuts ...DNAinfoall 7 news articles &r
  
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• After serving time for sex crimes, former teacher to speak at national conference - Wichita Eagle

  08-07-2017 03:02
  
  Wichita Eagle
  After serving time for sex crimes, former teacher to speak at national conference
  Wichita Eagle
  A former Wichita teacher who was imprisoned for sex crimes involving a 15-year-old female student is scheduled to speak at a national conference on professional practices for educators. Kurt Brundage, who pleaded guilty in 2012 to two felony counts of ...
  
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• Report recommends limited raises, other solutions to teacher contract impasse - Grand Forks Herald

  08-07-2017 02:46
  
  Grand Forks Herald
  Report recommends limited raises, other solutions to teacher contract impasse
  Grand Forks Herald
  Grand Forks School Board President Doug Carpenter explains parts of the proposed district budget while defending why there should be a freeze in pay during a June 15 public hearing. An impasse hearing was called after the School Board and the teachers ...and more »
  
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• Lawsuits allege Garland ISD's transfer allowed special ed teacher to continue sexual and physical abuse - Dallas News (blog)

  08-07-2017 02:16
  
  Dallas News (blog)
  Lawsuits allege Garland ISD's transfer allowed special ed teacher to continue sexual and physical abuse
  Dallas News (blog)
  A special education teacher who was transferred by Garland ISD in January 2016 after allegedly breaking a boy's arm, continued physically and sexually abusing students for five more months, according to two recently-filed lawsuits. Michael Roell, 36 ...
  
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• Police honor Maine teacher for saving bus full of school children - Bangor Daily News

  08-07-2017 01:07
  
  Bangor Daily News
  Police honor Maine teacher for saving bus full of school children
  Bangor Daily News
  South Portland teacher Joshua Galvin (center) saved a bus full of children on Thursday when he brought the vehicle to a stop after the driver suffered a heart attack. By CBS 13. Posted July 07, 2017, at 6:49 p.m.. Scarborough Police say a teacher's ...
  Scarborough police praise teacher who grabbed control of bus carrying 25 childrenPress Herald
  Teacher saves preschoolers after bus driver has he
  
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• Duffy, 60, was a special education teacher - mySanAntonio.com

  08-07-2017 00:47
  
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  Duffy, 60, was a special education teacher
  mySanAntonio.com
  Linda Luna Duffy, who spent her career as a special education teacher in the Alamo Heights Independent School District, died July 5 from complications with ALS. Linda Luna Duffy, who spent her career as a special education teacher in the Alamo Heights ...
  
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• Satellite High teacher allegedly pulled pranks on student, records show - Florida Today

  08-07-2017 00:16
  
  Satellite High teacher allegedly pulled pranks on student, records show
  Florida Today
  Before former Satellite High teacher Charles Krininger was arrested for alleged sexual conduct with a student, he was warned about pulling pranks on a student and making "inappropriate and derogatory remarks" in class, records show. According to ...
  
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