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• 'Cartwheeling Teacher' Has Indecent Exposure Charge Dismissed In Osage County - News On 6

  24-07-2017 23:47
  'Cartwheeling Teacher' Has Indecent Exposure Charge Dismissed In Osage County
  News On 6
  The Osage County district attorney dismissed an indecent exposure charge against a Pawhuska substitute teacher. As part of a plea deal, the charge was refiled as assault with intent to commit a felony, which Lacey Sponsler pleaded guilty to. 2/17/2017 ...and more »
  
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• Well-known dance teacher from Jacksonville killed in Dallas - WJXT Jacksonville

  24-07-2017 23:35
  WJXT Jacksonville
  Well-known dance teacher from Jacksonville killed in Dallas
  WJXT Jacksonville
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A well-known dance teacher from Jacksonville was killed Sunday morning in Texas. Dallas police responded to a car crash and found that 45-year-old Darrell Cleveland had been shot in his vehicle. He died at a hospital.and more »
  
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• Retired teacher Colling becomes fourth school board candidate - Sioux City Journal

  24-07-2017 23:18
  Sioux City Journal
  Retired teacher Colling becomes fourth school board candidate
  Sioux City Journal
  SIOUX CITY | Retired teacher Ron Colling has entered the Sioux City School Board race and now there is a true electoral competition, with more candidates than board positions to be settled in September. Colling taught 39 of his 40 years of teaching in ...
  
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• Former teacher took dream cruise to Alaska, now she's terminally ill - ABC2 News

  24-07-2017 22:57
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  Former teacher took dream cruise to Alaska, now she's terminally ill
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  Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ...and more »
  
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• Teacher pay: Michigan Radio survey uncovers frustration across the state - Michigan Radio

  24-07-2017 22:46
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  Teacher pay: Michigan Radio survey uncovers frustration across the state
  Michigan Radio
  Close to 60% of survey respondents said they had experienced a pay freeze in the last five years. Credit Mercedes Mejia / Michigan Radio. We entrust our kids with Michigan's teachers five days a week. Yet most us of probably don't know much about the ...
  
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• Missing teacher's body identified - SaukValley.com

  24-07-2017 22:22
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  Missing teacher's body identified
  SaukValley.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A body found in the backyard of a Daytona Beach home Sunday was identified this morning as a former Rock Falls middle school teacher missing from an assisted living facility for more than 2 weeks, his wife said. The body of Harold ...and more »
  
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• Corinth teacher resigns after inappropriate relationship with student alleged - Glens Falls Post-Star

  24-07-2017 22:12
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  Corinth teacher resigns after inappropriate relationship with student alleged
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  CORINTH — A Corinth science teacher and assistant varsity track coach has resigned for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student, which the teen's mother said included the teacher saying he loved her son and exchanging over 1,000 ...
  Teacher contact with student: Inappropriate, but not criminalWNYTall 2 news articles »
  
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• Oklahoma teacher panhandles to raise money for school supplies - ABC News

  24-07-2017 21:29
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  Oklahoma teacher panhandles to raise money for school supplies
  ABC News
  An Oklahoma teacher frustrated by having to dig into her own pocket to pay for classroom supplies took to panhandling to get her point across. Teresa Danks, 50, of Claremore, Oklahoma, has spent the summer shopping at garage sales and thrift stores to ...
  'We're Begging for Education.' Meet the Teacher Who Panhandled to Buy Her Class School SuppliesTIME
  A teacher's solution to buy school supplies for her classroom
  
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• Court: Husband of missing teacher failed to check in for alcohol test - Fox17

  24-07-2017 21:03
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  Court: Husband of missing teacher failed to check in for alcohol test
  Fox17
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. – We've learned more about why a man whose wife has been missing for nine weeks was arrested over the weekend. Christoper Lockhart was arrested Friday on another violation of his bond. He was originally arrested on July 6 for ...and more »
  
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• The TurtleBot3 Teacher - IEEE Spectrum

  24-07-2017 20:56
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  The TurtleBot3 Teacher
  IEEE Spectrum
  As the folks behind IEEE Spectrum's robotics blog, Automaton, we were thrilled when Robotis sent us a review unit of its TurtleBot3. This little robot is designed to provide a platform for people looking to get their feet wet with the Robot Operating ...
  
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• Teacher panhandles for classroom's school supplies - WND.com

  24-07-2017 20:09
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  Teacher panhandles for classroom's school supplies
  WND.com
  'And I'm not alone. I mean, we are all doing it. I am just one voice of many'. Published: 3 hours ago. (ABC) TULSA, Oklahoma — An elementary school teacher in Oklahoma said in spite of earning a master's degree and teaching since 1996, she just can't ...
  
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• Teacher Reprimanded After Telling Students That Saying the Pledge is Optional - Patheos (blog)

  24-07-2017 19:54
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  Teacher Reprimanded After Telling Students That Saying the Pledge is Optional
  Patheos (blog)
  Sometime during the last school year, Duane Nickell, a science teacher at Franklin Central High School in Indiana, told his students that they didn't have to say the Pledge of Allegiance if they didn't want to. It was optional. And he's right. The ...
  
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• A teacher's solution to buy school supplies for her classroom ... - Washington Post

  24-07-2017 19:52
  Washington Post
  A teacher's solution to buy school supplies for her classroom ...
  Washington Post
  As a public school third-grade teacher, Teresa Danks has grown accustomed to getting creative when it comes to providing supplies for her classroom. She hits ...
  'We're Begging for Education.' Meet the Teacher Who Panhandled to Buy Her Class School SuppliesTIME
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• Man accused of killing retired Lucedale school teacher will soon go to trial - The Sun Herald

  24-07-2017 18:35
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  Man accused of killing retired Lucedale school teacher will soon go to trial
  The Sun Herald
  Jury selection began Monday in the capital murder trial of a Jackson County man accused of robbing and stabbing to death a retired school teacher, wife and mother. Scotty LaKeith Street, 39, is accused in Dec. 9, 2014, killing of 55-year-old Frankie ...
  
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• Letter to the Editors: IPS reinvention leaves out teacher input - NUVO

  24-07-2017 18:20
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  Letter to the Editors: IPS reinvention leaves out teacher input
  NUVO
  I am both an alumna and former teacher in IPS and with the proposed reinvention of the high schools, I have a few immediate concerns about transitioning to this “reinvention” in addition to what the programs may look like after. During the August ...
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• New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana

  24-07-2017 17:15 via npr.org
  Pat Wilkins had a "high maintenance life" with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she decided to diverge from that path.(Image credit: Amy Yee for NPR)
  
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• The Controversy Over Comprehensive Sex Ed

  24-07-2017 17:06 via the1a.org
  How well did your sex education serve you?(Image credit: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
  
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• A teacher's defamation lawsuit, what USC knew, Texas' bathroom bill fight: What's new in education - Los Angeles Times

  24-07-2017 16:26
  Los Angeles Times
  A teacher's defamation lawsuit, what USC knew, Texas' bathroom bill fight: What's new in education
  Los Angeles Times
  USC officials faced more than a year of questioning from the L.A. Times reporters about its former medical school dean before a scandal broke. A senior L.A. Unified official will run the troubled Inglewood Unified schools. Fired L.A. Unified teacher ...
  
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• Broken Arrow joins "Drop it and Drive" inspired by Owasso teacher ... - KOKI FOX 23

  24-07-2017 16:09
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  Broken Arrow joins "Drop it and Drive" inspired by Owasso teacher ...
  KOKI FOX 23
  Bobbi White's mother, Gail Lambert, created "Drop It and Drive" after her daughter died in a construction zone.and more »
  
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• Teacher panhandles for money to buy classroom supplies - myfox8.com

  24-07-2017 14:53
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  Teacher panhandles for money to buy classroom supplies
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  TULSA, Okla. — A third-grade teacher in Oklahoma is drawing national attention for standing at an intersection to panhandle for money to buy classroom supplies for her students. Teresa Danks was seen standing at the intersection on July 18, FOX 23 ...
  Oklahoma teacher panhandles for school suppliesNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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• CNY high school teacher to continue run on 'Jeopardy!' after winning $54K - Syracuse.com

  24-07-2017 13:27
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  CNY high school teacher to continue run on 'Jeopardy!' after winning $54K
  Syracuse.com
  Justin Vossler, a Moravia High School teacher, will return to "Jeopardy!' Monday night after winning $54,500 last week. Justin Vossler, a Moravia High School teacher, will return to "Jeopardy!' Monday night after winning $54,500 last week. ( Photo ...
  
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• Former Kentucky Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to 37 Sex Charges - U.S. News & World Report

  24-07-2017 12:20
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  Former Kentucky Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to 37 Sex Charges
  U.S. News & World Report
  A former teacher in Kentucky accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. July 24, 2017, at 6:20 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Former Kentucky Teacher Pleads Not ...
  Former Logan teacher arraigned on sex chargesThe Messenger (subscription)all 3 news articles »
  
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• Are Helicopter Parents Ruining Summer Camp?

  24-07-2017 12:00 via npr.org
  In a wired world, summer camp is one of the last phone-free zones. But campers, staff and especially parents don't always appreciate the message.(Image credit: Suharu Ogawa for NPR)
  
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• The average teacher salary in Michigan is $61978. Here's why that number doesn't mean much. - Michigan Radio

  24-07-2017 11:51
  Michigan Radio
  The average teacher salary in Michigan is $61978. Here's why that number doesn't mean much.
  Michigan Radio
  Michigan's average teacher salary has dropped for the fifth year in a row, and many districts say they have trouble retaining high quality teachers because of low pay. So we wanted to know: what's going on with teacher pay in the state? As a starting ...and more »
  
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