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• Interviews At The Airport: Teachers From Puerto Rico Find New Schools In Orlando

  08-11-2017 23:03 via npr.org
  Many Puerto Ricans who survived hurricane Maria have been working frantically to restore their lives in a new home. Many are teachers, and they've come to Orlando to find jobs. They may never go back.(Image credit: Elissa Nadworny/NPR)
  
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• How Teachers Can Make Competency-Based Education the New Normal - Education Week

  08-11-2017 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  While an education system focused on efficiency instead of proficiency makes it difficult to ensure each student is on track, teachers can take steps to create learner-centered classrooms, says Mary Tkatchov.
  
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• How Do We Show Students Who They Could Become? Accept Them as They Are - Education Week

  08-11-2017 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Instead of wishing students were better behaved or difference, teachers must learn to see and appreciate children as they are, Justin Minkel writes.
  
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• Maryland Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Student - People - PEOPLE.com

  08-11-2017 21:43 via people.com
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  Maryland Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Student - People
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  High school teacher LaToya Parker was arrested after she allegedly shared “obscene” photographs with a 17-year-old male student, authorities said.
  Nutrition teacher, 40, accused of 'brazen' sex advances to teen boy student, including nude photos, lewd love lettersFox News
  Charles Co. high school teacher accused of sexually abusing studentWTOPall 14 news articles »
  
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• Maryland High School Teacher Accused of Sharing 'Obscene' Photos with 17-Year-Old Student - PEOPLE.com

  08-11-2017 21:43 via people.com
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  Maryland High School Teacher Accused of Sharing 'Obscene' Photos with 17-Year-Old Student
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  Authorities say a Maryland high school teacher has been arrested after she allegedly shared sexual and “obscene” photographs with a 17-year-old male student at her school, PEOPLE confirms. LaToya Parker, 40, faces charges of sexual abuse of a minor, ...
  Nutrition teacher, 40, accused of 'brazen' sex advances to teen boy student, including nude photos, lewd love letter
  
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• Air Force Academy Cadet Wrote Slur Outside His Own Door, School Says

  08-11-2017 15:31 via npr.org
  The epithet was written on message boards outside the rooms of five black cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy's preparatory school in September.
  
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• The Homeless Defy Stereotypes in Wealthy Silicon Valley - Education Week

  08-11-2017 12:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Homeless advocates and city officials say it's outrageous that in the shadow of a booming tech economy—where young millionaires dine on $15 wood-grilled avocado and think nothing of paying $1,000 for an iPhone X—thousands of families can't afford a home.
  
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• How Would Typical Teachers Fare Under the GOP's Tax Bill? - Education Week

  08-11-2017 12:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Here’s a snapshot of what the average teacher and the typical first-year teacher would pay under the legislation now being debated in Congress.
  
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• Beyond the Books: Cedar Falls music teacher in running for 2018 Grammy Award - KGAN TV

  08-11-2017 08:18 via cbs2iowa.com
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  Beyond the Books: Cedar Falls music teacher in running for 2018 Grammy Award
  KGAN TV
  Lincoln Elementary School music teacher Michelle Droe rehearsing with students as they gear up for a fall concert. AA. CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (CBS2/FOX28) —. Teachers often go unrecognized for their efforts in the classroom and community. Not so at Lincoln ...
  
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• What about Teacher Entitlement? - Faculty Focus (blog)

  08-11-2017 06:16 via facultyfocus.com
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  What about Teacher Entitlement?
  Faculty Focus (blog)
  Last post on entitlement (I promise, at least for a while), but Dave Porter's comment to the recent post on responding to entitlement identified something I've been thinking about but hadn't clearly recognized—teacher entitlement. He writes that in ...
  
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• Mountain View teacher accused of sending inappropriate texts - The Mercury News

  08-11-2017 06:12 via mercurynews.com
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  Mountain View teacher accused of sending inappropriate texts
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  MOUNTAIN VIEW — A longtime teacher at Mountain View High School has been arrested for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to a female student, police said. Evan Smith, a longtime math teacher at Mountain View High School, was arrested ...
  Mountain View Teacher Arrested for Inappropriate Texts to StudentCBS San Francisco Bay Area
  Mountain View math teacher arrested for alleged lewd
  
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• Volunteers search for missing Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences teacher - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  08-11-2017 05:18 via timesfreepress.com
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  Volunteers search for missing Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences teacher
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Volunteers gather at CSAS to search for missing 2nd grade teacher John Eaton along his typical route from home to school on Tuesday. Eaton left to go to CSAS for lesson planning on Sunday but never returned. He drives a silver Kia Sedona with license ...
  
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• Man killed in Lampasas County was retired KISD teacher - The Killeen Daily Herald

  08-11-2017 03:22 via kdhnews.com
  Man killed in Lampasas County was retired KISD teacher
  The Killeen Daily Herald
  A man found dead in his front yard in Lampasas was a retired Killeen Independent School District teacher. Harold Leate, 66, was found with several stab and cut wounds at his rural Lampasas residence in the 200 block of County Road 3355 at 3:20 p.m. ...
  
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• Teacher's painting of Trump wrapped in flag gets president's approval, but backlash online - NBC4i.com

  08-11-2017 01:47 via nbc4i.com
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  Teacher's painting of Trump wrapped in flag gets president's approval, but backlash online
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  Teacher Austin Boyd and his painting of Pres. Donald Trump (CREDIT: Baldwin County Public Schools). GULF SHORES, AL (WKRG) — A work of art by a Gulf Shores teacher has drawn praise from the White House but criticism from some people on social ...
  Gulf Shores Teacher Responds to Backlash Over Trump PaintingWKRGall 5 news articles »
  
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• 'That's how people like you get shot': Georgia teacher suspended for allegedly threatening student - ABC News

  08-11-2017 01:41 via abcnews.go.com
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  'That's how people like you get shot': Georgia teacher suspended for allegedly threatening student
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  A public school teacher in Georgia has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly threatening a student late last month, officials said. A video taken from the classroom of the Rockdale Career Academy in Conyers shows the teacher telling a ...
  'That's how people like you get shot': Video shows high school teacher threatening his studentWashington Post
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• Nutrition teacher, 40, accused of 'brazen' sex advances to teen boy ... - Fox News

  08-11-2017 01:29 via foxnews.com
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  Nutrition teacher, 40, accused of 'brazen' sex advances to teen boy ...
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  A former nutrition teacher in Maryland has been indicted on charges of sexual abuse of a minor.
  Charles Co. high school teacher accused of sexually abusing studentWTOP
  Former Charles County teacher accused of sexually abusing studentFOX 5 DC
  Fmr. Charles Co. teacher accused of sexual abusing studentW*USA 9all 7 news articles »
  
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• Fresno Unified is preparing for a teacher strike - KFSN-TV

  08-11-2017 01:26 via abc30.com
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  Fresno Unified is preparing for a teacher strike
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  Talks are underway to avert a strike by teachers at Fresno Unified, the fourth largest school district in California. (KFSN). KFSN. By Christina Fan. Tuesday, November 07, 2017 04:26PM. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --. More than 73,000 students. who attend ...and more »
  
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• California teacher arrested for alleged sexual misconduct while working in Tennessee - Fox News

  08-11-2017 01:24 via foxnews.com
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  California teacher arrested for alleged sexual misconduct while working in Tennessee
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  Janai Mercedes Smothers, 25, was arrested while teaching in California for a sex-based crime she allegedly committed while working in Tennessee. (Fresno Police Department). A former Tennessee high school teacher was arrested in California on Monday ...
  Ex-Nashville teacher, accused of sexual contact with student, arrested while teaching in FresnoThe Tennessean
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• Former Triangle teacher jailed under $1M bond for sex crimes with ... - WRAL.com

  08-11-2017 01:02 via wral.com
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  Former Triangle teacher jailed under $1M bond for sex crimes with ...
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  A former Triangle teacher was arrested Tuesday and charged with multiple sex crimes involving at least one student, according to court documents.
  Former Raleigh teacher Nicholas Smith arrested, charged with ...News & Observer
  Former Raleigh teacher charged with sex offense with student ...WTVD-TVall 5 news articles »
  
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• Former 4th-grade teacher admits molesting kids - Ventura County Star

  08-11-2017 00:54 via vcstar.com
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  Former 4th-grade teacher admits molesting kids
  Ventura County Star
  While suspecting sexual abuse of a child is difficult, there are a few characteristics and behaviors that may help identify abuse. Wochit. Juan Jose Aguilar, 49, of Oxnard (Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE).
  
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• East Bay teacher arrested in sexual assault of children appears in court - SFGate

  08-11-2017 00:49 via sfgate.com
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  East Bay teacher arrested in sexual assault of children appears in court
  SFGate
  A Walnut Creek middle school teacher charged with 16 counts of sexually assaulting children under the age of 10 appeared in a Martinez courtroom Tuesday where a judge ordered him not to contact the two victims, a boy and a girl. Michael Bartel, 33, was ...
  
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• Substitute teacher accused of assaulting middle school students - WSB Atlanta

  08-11-2017 00:10 via wsbtv.com
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  Substitute teacher accused of assaulting middle school students
  WSB Atlanta
  GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Police say it was his first and last day on the job. A Gainesville City Schools substitute teacher is accused of twisting children's arms behind their backs. Clindon Middleton is facing two charges of simple assault for an incident ...
  
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• Iowa student achievement 'largely unchanged' despite $157 million teacher coaching system - DesMoinesRegister.com

  08-11-2017 00:05 via desmoinesregister.com
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  Iowa student achievement 'largely unchanged' despite $157 million teacher coaching system
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Iowa's student achievement remains "largely unchanged" after implementing the state's teacher leadership system, a school reform designed to foster better instruction and improve student learning through a coaching model. The $157 million-a-year, ...
  Reynolds touts state's Teacher Leadership and Compensation systemThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and
  
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