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• Gulfview Middle School student attacked teacher, deputies say - Naples Daily News

  14-12-2017 22:06 via naplesnews.com
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  Gulfview Middle School student attacked teacher, deputies say
  Naples Daily News
  A Gulfview Middle School student was arrested last week on suspicion of choking a teacher during class. The boy, 14, was arrested last Friday on suspicion of battery on a public education employee, a felony charge. Juvenile criminal records are usually ...
  
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• Nathan Hale High School student arrested after teacher struck by Taser during altercation - fox6now.com

  14-12-2017 21:58 via fox6now.com
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  Nathan Hale High School student arrested after teacher struck by Taser during altercation
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  WEST ALLIS — A Nathan Hale High School teacher was struck in the arm with a Taser during an altercation between two students on Wednesday, December 13th, according to a letter sent home to parents by the principal. The student who brandished the Taser ...
  Boy, 14, arrested after teacher shocked by stun gunWISN Milwaukeeall 4 news articles »
  
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• Feds raid science teacher's home in bombing of principal case - WCVB Boston

  14-12-2017 21:43 via wcvb.com
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  Feds raid science teacher's home in bombing of principal case
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  Federal agents raided the Rhode Island home of a 62-year-old Bellingham High School science teacher earlier this week as part of the ongoing investigation into a pipe bomb that exploded outside the principal's home in Blackstone last month. The Milford ...and more »
  
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• Texas Teacher Arrested for Relationship with High Schooler | Time - TIME

  14-12-2017 21:37 via time.com
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  Texas Teacher Arrested for Relationship with High Schooler | Time
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  A former Texas middle school teacher was arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old high school student.and more »
  
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• Teacher did not purchase drugs from students before allegedly snorting up in class, superintendent says - Chicago Tribune

  14-12-2017 21:37 via chicagotribune.com
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  Teacher did not purchase drugs from students before allegedly snorting up in class, superintendent says
  Chicago Tribune
  In a video taken by a Lake Central High School student, Samantha Cox, 24, an English teacher at the school, can be seen allegedly using drugs in a classroom on Nov. 22, 2017. Cox was formally charged on Nov. 27 with possession of cocaine, a felony, and ...and more »
  
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• Tennessee, Georgia rank among top 12 states for teacher quality policies, report says - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  14-12-2017 21:12 via timesfreepress.com
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  Tennessee, Georgia rank among top 12 states for teacher quality policies, report says
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  Tennessee and Georgia are among the top 12 states in the nation when it comes to state teacher policies and ensuring quality teachers, according to a new report released today by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The report ranks states on 9 ...and more »
  
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• After Wildfires Destroyed Their Homes, Students Find Healing Help At School

  14-12-2017 21:00 via npr.org
  Experiencing a natural disaster can traumatize children. After a devastating wildfire in California, some educators are using an unusual assignment to help students find comfort.(Image credit: Lauren Migaki/NPR)
  
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• Teacher accused of sex with high school student she met at church - myfox8.com

  14-12-2017 20:56 via myfox8.com
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  Teacher accused of sex with high school student she met at church
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  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — A former teacher is accused of having an improper relationship with a high school student she met at church, KXAN reports. Nicole Marie Faires Andrews, 31, is charged with sexual assault of a child. At the end of October ...and more »
  
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• From Gear Up to teacher pay, Schopp reflects on leading SD schools - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

  14-12-2017 20:40 via argusleader.com
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  From Gear Up to teacher pay, Schopp reflects on leading SD schools
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  Melody Schopp remembers standing behind Gov. Dennis Daugaard as he signed into law a historic pay raise for South Dakota teachers. After years of working with task force members and tracking votes around the Statehouse she watched as her vision became ...
  
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• Suspect in 1992 slaying of teacher's aide pleads not guilty - Fox News

  14-12-2017 20:20 via foxnews.com
  Suspect in 1992 slaying of teacher's aide pleads not guilty
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  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A man charged with raping and killing a Massachusetts teacher's aide after abducting her from her night job in 1992 has pleaded not guilty. Gary Schara was held without bail after pleading not guilty Thursday in Hampden Superior ...and more »
  
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• Ohio teacher seen tackling student in "disturbing" video is suspended - CBS News

  14-12-2017 20:14 via cbsnews.com
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  Ohio teacher seen tackling student in "disturbing" video is suspended
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  CANTON, Ohio — School authorities in northeast Ohio say a high school teacher has been suspended with pay and is under investigation after a cellphone video surfaced showing him tackling a student inside a classroom. The Canton Repository reports the ...and more »
  
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• West Lauderdale's Misty Atkinson named elementary teacher of year - Meridian Star

  14-12-2017 19:51 via meridianstar.com
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  West Lauderdale's Misty Atkinson named elementary teacher of year
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  West Lauderdale Elementary Principal Rosemary Harris, left, congratulates West Lauderdale Elementary Teacher of the Year Misty Atkinson. Lauderdale County School District named Misty Atkinson, a West Lauderdale Elementary Teacher, Thursday as the ...
  
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• New details in indicted ex-Miamisburg teacher's teen sex charges - Dayton Daily News

  14-12-2017 19:32 via daytondailynews.com
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  New details in indicted ex-Miamisburg teacher's teen sex charges
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  A former Miamisburg teacher indicted on charges of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is accused of having oral sex and intercourse with the alleged victim, according to new court records. Montgomery County court records state ...
  
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• Florida students exchange letters with Sandy Hook teacher - ABC News

  14-12-2017 18:55 via abcnews.go.com
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  Florida students exchange letters with Sandy Hook teacher
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  A Florida teacher is marking the fifth year of a pen-pal exchange she began with a teacher who survived the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Interested in Sandy Hook? Add Sandy Hook as an interest to stay up to date on the latest ...
  Former Sandy Hook teacher encourages school safetyNorman Transcriptall 332 news articles »
  
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• Bixby substitute teacher arrested following alleged plans of sexual encounter with student - Tulsa World

  14-12-2017 18:34 via tulsaworld.com
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  Bixby substitute teacher arrested following alleged plans of sexual encounter with student
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  Police arrested a Bixby substitute teacher Wednesday on allegations she attempted to plan a sexual rendezvous with a student. Anna Ruth Lewis, 22, allegedly communicated with a high school student through social media apps, including Instagram and ...
  Substitute teacher at Bixby school accused of lewd proposal to minorKOKI FOX 23
  Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested for making lewd
  
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• Frustrated by hard-to-fill teacher vacancies, Wichita district is offering cash rewards - Wichita Eagle

  14-12-2017 17:46 via kansas.com
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  Frustrated by hard-to-fill teacher vacancies, Wichita district is offering cash rewards
  Wichita Eagle
  Taking a lesson from high-tech private industry, the Wichita school district has launched a referral bonus program, offering employees cash to help find teachers for hard-to-fill vacancies. “Our employees have always been a great referral and ...
  
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• How Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' Got a Teacher Fired - Ultimate Classic Rock

  14-12-2017 17:23 via ultimateclassicrock.com
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  How Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' Got a Teacher Fired
  Ultimate Classic Rock
  She's the teacher every kid wanted, but in the end found herself out of a job. Jacqueline Fowler lost an appeal on Dec. 14, 1987, when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case where she disputed her termination for showing Pink Floyd's movie ...
  
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• Golden Apple Teacher of the Week, Tina Ford - Knoe.com

  14-12-2017 16:34 via knoe.com
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  Golden Apple Teacher of the Week, Tina Ford
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  MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Tina Ford is nominated for the Hixson Ford Golden Apple Teacher of the Week. Ford teaches at Woodlawn Elementary in West Monroe. She was nominated by fifth-grader Payge Christensen. Tina Ford & Payge. Hixson Ford Golden Apple ...
  
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• Five Years After Sandy Hook, Are Schools Safer?

  14-12-2017 16:06 via the1a.org
  It seemed like a moment when everything would change.(Image credit: John Moore/Getty Images)
  
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• San Jose dance teacher finds calling teaching students with disabilities - The Mercury News

  14-12-2017 15:31 via mercurynews.com
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  San Jose dance teacher finds calling teaching students with disabilities
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  Isabella Jay Torres, center, leads her adult students with disabilities in her Latizmo dance class at the College of Adaptive Arts in San Jose, California, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. At left is Rebecca Tracey. At right is Renee Gonzales. Latizmo is a ...
  
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• Middle school teacher accused of sex with teen she met at church ... - New York Daily News

  14-12-2017 15:31 via nydailynews.com
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  Middle school teacher accused of sex with teen she met at church ...
  New York Daily News
  The victim says the teacher had sexual contact with him 11 or 12 times and sent him a nude photo of herself.
  Texas teacher, 31, accused of sex with boy high school student she met in churchFox News
  Officials: Teacher accused of assault of child she met at churchAustin American-Statesman
  Middle school teacher accused of having sexual contact with Vandegrift High studentKXAN.comall 33 news
  
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• Is Mississippi making alternate route teaching license harder to get? - Hattiesburg American

  14-12-2017 13:18 via hattiesburgamerican.com
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  Is Mississippi making alternate route teaching license harder to get?
  Hattiesburg American
  Lindsay Ball had been working in the accounting field for seven years, but she was feeling unfulfilled. "I do not like sitting 8 hours a day, being confined to a desk," she said. "I like helping people. "I've always enjoyed volunteering in the ...
  
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• Teacher tased at Nathan Hale High School breaking up a fight - WTMJ-TV (press release) (blog)

  14-12-2017 04:57 via tmj4.com
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  Teacher tased at Nathan Hale High School breaking up a fight
  WTMJ-TV (press release) (blog)
  WEST ALLIS - A student tased a teacher trying to break up a fight at a West Allis High School Wednesday. Police said a 14-year-old student was arrested for battery and possession of a dangerous weapon at school. A verbal fight between classmates at ...and more »
  
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• Texas teacher accused of relationship with student she met at church - Chron.com

  14-12-2017 04:19 via chron.com
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  Texas teacher accused of relationship with student she met at church
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  A former Texas middle school teacher is accused of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old she met at church. Nicole Marie-Faires Andrews, 31, was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between educator ...and more »
  
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• Lake Wales teacher helps spread Kwanzaa message - The Ledger

  14-12-2017 04:11 via theledger.com
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  Lake Wales teacher helps spread Kwanzaa message
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  Wanda Howard coordinates the Kwanzaa celebration for Lake Wales and is active in the Lake Wales chapter of the NAACP and the Lakeland chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. [ SCOTT WHEELER/THE LEDGER ]. By Suzie Schottelkotte · @southpolkscene ...and more »
  
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• Honor a Student by Writing a Thoughtful Letter of Recommendation - Education Week

  14-12-2017 02:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  When writing letters of recommendation, teachers should focus on students’ unique skills, notable qualities, and their personality and creativity, writes Liz Prather.
  
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• Thornwood high school teacher arrested for possible misconduct involving student, police say - Chicago Tribune

  14-12-2017 01:27 via chicagotribune.com
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  Thornwood high school teacher arrested for possible misconduct involving student, police say
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  A teacher at Thornwood High School has been arrested by South Holland police in connection with alleged misconduct involving a student, according to Thornton Township High School District 205. The teacher was arrested Tuesday and the district placed ...
  South suburban high school teacher arrested for misconduct allegationsWGN-TV
  Thornwood High School Teacher Arrested, Placed On Le
  
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• Are States Tracking Teacher Shortages? Generally, No.

  14-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pinpointing exactly where teachers are needed has not been a priority for most states, according to a new report.
  
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• High school suspends teacher caught on video tackling student - New York Post

  14-12-2017 00:23 via nypost.com
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  High school suspends teacher caught on video tackling student
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  CANTON, Ohio — School authorities in northeast Ohio say a high school teacher has been suspended with pay and is under investigation after a cellphone video surfaced showing him tackling a student inside a classroom. The Canton Repository reports the ...
  Canton teacher on paid leave after video shows him slamming student to the groundNews 5 Cleveland
  Cellphone video appears to show teacher slam stude
  
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