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• Cheshire grade school teacher charged with assaulting Simsbury officers - Hartford Courant

  06-12-2018 23:45 via courant.com
  Cheshire grade school teacher charged with assaulting Simsbury officers  Hartford CourantA Cheshire elementary school teacher has been arrested in Simsbury, charged with assaulting three officers.
  
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• The sub who stole Christmas? Teacher who debunked Santa to first-graders is dropped from district’s nice list. - The Washington Post

  06-12-2018 21:39 via washingtonpost.com
  The sub who stole Christmas? Teacher who debunked Santa to first-graders is dropped from district’s nice list.  The Washington PostThe woman told children that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are not real.
  
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• Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb proposes pumping brakes on teacher pay, cutting performance bonuses - Chalkbeat Indiana

  06-12-2018 21:17 via chalkbeat.org
  Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb proposes pumping brakes on teacher pay, cutting performance bonuses  Chalkbeat IndianaAs educators and lawmakers call for increases in teacher pay, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is suggesting a far more measured approach, potentially tempering ...
  
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• Teacher Allegedly Lured Ex-Husband Away from House Before Killing New Girlfriend In Front of Twins - PEOPLE.com

  06-12-2018 21:03 via people.com
  Teacher Allegedly Lured Ex-Husband Away from House Before Killing New Girlfriend In Front of Twins  PEOPLE.comThe Utah teacher accused of fatally shooting her ex-husband's girlfriend in front of her own twin daughters allegedly snuck into the apartment where she'd ...
  
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• Holt teacher accused of touching students inappropriately set to stand trial - Lansing State Journal

  06-12-2018 20:49 via lansingstatejournal.com
  Holt teacher accused of touching students inappropriately set to stand trial  Lansing State JournalSexual assault charges against a Holt teacher at Washington Woods Middle School have moved forward after a judge bound the case over to circuit court.
  
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• Teacher says she was fired for getting pregnant out of wedlock - ABC News

  06-12-2018 20:25 via abcnews.go.com
  Teacher says she was fired for getting pregnant out of wedlock  ABC NewsA former teacher at a private Catholic school in central Pennsylvania claims she was fired for being pregnant and unmarried.
  
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• Why did this Cherry Hill teacher camp out on the school roof? - Cherry Hill Courier Post

  06-12-2018 19:41 via courierpostonline.com
  Why did this Cherry Hill teacher camp out on the school roof?  Cherry Hill Courier PostAn unusual challenge encouraged Cherry Hill middle school students to give back at the holidays.
  
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• Classroom Chaos: Teacher placed on leave following viral video - WLOS

  06-12-2018 19:41 via wlos.com
  Classroom Chaos: Teacher placed on leave following viral video  WLOSCALHOUN COUNTY, S. C. (WACH)— A South Carolina teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a video began to spread on social media ...
  
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• Inside The Effort To Give Inmates Access To Federal Student Grants For College

  06-12-2018 19:39 via npr.org
  Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
  
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• Classroom Chaos: Teacher placed on leave following viral video - 13WHAM-TV

  06-12-2018 19:39 via 13wham.com
  Classroom Chaos: Teacher placed on leave following viral video  13WHAM-TVCALHOUN COUNTY, S. C. (WACH)— A South Carolina teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a video began to spread on social media ...
  
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• Classroom Chaos: Teacher placed on leave following viral video - KOMO News

  06-12-2018 19:38 via komonews.com
  Classroom Chaos: Teacher placed on leave following viral video  KOMO NewsCALHOUN COUNTY, S. C. (WACH)— A South Carolina teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a video began to spread on social media ...
  
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• Former Pleasant Grove High School teacher accused of sexual contact with student - ABC 4

  06-12-2018 19:24 via abc4.com
  Former Pleasant Grove High School teacher accused of sexual contact with student  ABC 4PLEASANT GROVE (ABC4 News)- A former teacher at Pleasant Grove High School was booked into jail after he allegedly had sexual contact with a student.
  
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• Co-workers surprise teacher by giving her a free car - WPVI-TV

  06-12-2018 18:20 via 6abc.com
  Co-workers surprise teacher by giving her a free car  WPVI-TVA woman who lost her bike to thieves can believe in the goodness of people again.
  
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• DeKalb Schools: Gym teacher still on administrative leave - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  06-12-2018 18:02 via ajc.com
  DeKalb Schools: Gym teacher still on administrative leave  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAn embattled DeKalb Schools teacher accused of making a student stand in the rain as punishment is still employed by the district, despite claims he was to ...
  
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• Former Kansas City teacher faces new child rape charge in Johnson County - The Kansas City Star

  06-12-2018 17:59 via kansascity.com
  Former Kansas City teacher faces new child rape charge in Johnson County  The Kansas City StarA former Kansas City charter school teacher is facing additional child sex crime charges in Johnson County. Randall K. Carter II taught at the Lee A. Tolbert ...
  
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• How one 'fashionably broke teacher' dresses for winter fun: Bold prints and bright colors - Yahoo Lifestyle

  06-12-2018 17:52 via yahoo.com
  How one 'fashionably broke teacher' dresses for winter fun: Bold prints and bright colors  Yahoo LifestyleBy day, Lindsey Jednak is a fourth-grade teacher. In her free time, Jednak has amassed over 37,000 Instagram followers who love her “fashionably broke ...
  
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• Teacher who spoiled Santa for first graders will not return to school - 8News

  06-12-2018 17:19 via wric.com
  Teacher who spoiled Santa for first graders will not return to school  8NewsSchool officials say a substitute teacher who told first-grade students in New Jersey that Santa Claus isn't real will not be returning to the school. . News, weather ...
  
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• State suspends license of Stall High chorus teacher accused of sex with student - ABC NEWS 4

  06-12-2018 17:05 via abcnews4.com
  State suspends license of Stall High chorus teacher accused of sex with student  ABC NEWS 4The South Carolina Board of Education has suspended the teaching license of a Lowcountry teacher accused of having sex with one of his students. The state ...
  
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• Wichita, Kansas News, Weather, Sports - Kansas teacher arrested for trafficking meth - KAKE

  06-12-2018 16:55 via kake.com
  Wichita, Kansas News, Weather, Sports - Kansas teacher arrested for trafficking meth  KAKEMelissa Abla was arrested last month after law enforcement executed a search warrant at her home in Tyrone, Oklahoma. She was a teacher at Seymour Rogers ...
  
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• A teacher taped reportedly taped a 10-year-old girl's mouth shut because she talked too much in class - INSIDER

  06-12-2018 16:44 via thisisinsider.com
  A teacher taped reportedly taped a 10-year-old girl's mouth shut because she talked too much in class  INSIDERA 10-year-old girl says that her teacher taped her mouth shut to prevent her from speaking during class, according to a report from Fox 17. Reagan Phillips, a ...
  
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• Spanish teacher faces 20 years for allegedly having sex with kid at school - New York Post

  06-12-2018 16:35 via nypost.com
  Spanish teacher faces 20 years for allegedly having sex with kid at school  New York Post Natasha Patronsky, a 24-year-old former teacher at Sidney Lanier Senior High School in Montgomery, allegedly had sex with a male student at the public high ...
  
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• Teacher arrested after cutting off student's hair while singing national anthem - Boing Boing

  06-12-2018 16:32 via boingboing.net
  Teacher arrested after cutting off student's hair while singing national anthem  Boing BoingTeacher arrested, accused of forcibly cutting kid’s hair in class  Hamilton Journal NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Utah teacher accused of engaging in sexual activity at school after student requested it - KUTV 2News

  06-12-2018 16:25 via kutv.com
  Utah teacher accused of engaging in sexual activity at school after student requested it  KUTV 2News(KUTV) -- A teacher at Pleasant Grove High School is accused of performing a sexual activity with one of his students, court documents state. During the spring ...
  
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• Teacher's aide charged with sexual assault of 13-year-old York City student - York Daily Record

  06-12-2018 16:10 via ydr.com
  Teacher's aide charged with sexual assault of 13-year-old York City student  York Daily RecordYork City Police have charged a city school district Life Skills teacher's aide with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Ferguson Elementary School student.
  
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• Teacher of the Year emphasizes collaboration | Local News - Mankato Free Press

  06-12-2018 16:00 via mankatofreepress.com
  Teacher of the Year emphasizes collaboration | Local News  Mankato Free PressIn her 16 years as a special education teacher, Emily Seppmann has seen a distracting swell in paperwork requirements but also a valuable growth in staff ...
  
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• Gradebook podcast: More than money — Pinellas County teacher contract negotiations - Tampa Bay Times

  06-12-2018 16:00 via tampabay.com
  Gradebook podcast: More than money — Pinellas County teacher contract negotiations  Tampa Bay TimesTeacher pay matters. But some other conditions, such as uninterrupted planning time, are key to a happy work force too, PCTA president Mike Gandolfo says.
  
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• Harlem High School's beloved health teacher keeps things comfortable - WREX-TV

  06-12-2018 14:55 via wrex.com
  Harlem High School's beloved health teacher keeps things comfortable  WREX-TVThe Harlem High School health teacher makes health class comfortable for students to open up, ask questions, and learn.
  
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• Getting A College Degree When You're Behind Bars

  06-12-2018 13:58 via npr.org
  Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
  
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• 5th grader says teacher put duct tape over her mouth for talking too much - WMUR Manchester

  06-12-2018 12:42 via wmur.com
  5th grader says teacher put duct tape over her mouth for talking too much  WMUR ManchesterThe 10-year-old told her mother that everyone laughed at her, and when she pulled the tape off her lip bled.
  
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• Maggie Gyllenhaal explores confusion and obsession in ‘Kindergarten Teacher’ - Los Angeles Times

  06-12-2018 12:30 via latimes.com
  Maggie Gyllenhaal explores confusion and obsession in ‘Kindergarten Teacher’  Los Angeles TimesConsidering how decidedly “everyday” she appears as Staten Island wife, mom and educator Lisa Spinelli in the offbeat drama “The Kindergarten Teacher,” ...
  
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• Chews Elementary teacher killed in Camden County crash - WPVI-TV

  06-12-2018 11:48 via 6abc.com
  Chews Elementary teacher killed in Camden County crash  WPVI-TVFaculty and students are mourning the loss of a Camden County teacher, who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday night.
  
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• ‘Not homeless. Just a high school teacher.’ Idaho educator plays for tips to get by - Times-News

  06-12-2018 10:00 via magicvalley.com
  ‘Not homeless. Just a high school teacher.’ Idaho educator plays for tips to get by  Times-NewsBOISE — Guitar case slung over his shoulder, Tanner Faris coasts up the sidewalk on his bike. Eyeing his spot in the busy Saturday market, he sets up a music.
  
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• Suspect held over death of Irish teacher in Paris - RTÉ News

  06-12-2018 09:36 via rte.ie
  Suspect held over death of Irish teacher in Paris  RTÉ NewsPolice in Paris are questioning a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of an Irish teacher in Paris yesterday evening.
  
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• Virginia teacher reportedly fired for refusing to use pronoun for transgender student - Fox News

  06-12-2018 09:00 via foxnews.com
  Virginia teacher reportedly fired for refusing to use pronoun for transgender student  Fox NewsThe West Point School Board in Virginia reportedly decided to terminate one of their teachers on Thursday who would not use the pronouns that a transgender ...
  
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• Prosecutors Decline to Charge Torrance Teacher Suspected of Molesting Ex-Student - NBC Southern California

  06-12-2018 08:57 via nbclosangeles.com
  Prosecutors Decline to Charge Torrance Teacher Suspected of Molesting Ex-Student  NBC Southern CaliforniaThe Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined Wednesday to file a criminal case against a teacher at South High School in Torrance who was ...
  
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• Earthquake lesson: Teacher's video conference shaken by quake - KTUU.com

  06-12-2018 08:47 via ktuu.com
  Earthquake lesson: Teacher's video conference shaken by quake  KTUU.comValerie Owens is a teacher for an on-line junior and senior high school program that teaches students all over the country. Last Friday morning, Valerie gave an ...
  
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• Longtime basketball mentor, teacher dies | High schools | Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

  06-12-2018 07:05 via journalgazette.net
  Longtime basketball mentor, teacher dies | High schools | Journal Gazette  Fort Wayne Journal GazetteRon Holmes, a longtime area high school basketball coach and teacher, died Tuesday. He was 81. Holmes was a volunteer basketball coach at Concordia a ...
  
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• Report shows teacher, superintendent positions difficult to fill - NBC Montana

  06-12-2018 07:03 via nbcmontana.com
  Report shows teacher, superintendent positions difficult to fill  NBC MontanaMontana is an attractive place to live, but maybe not for educators. A report from the Office of Public Instruction showed districts across the state are finding it ...
  
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• Teacher charged with sexual assault of child gives police list of girls he touched inappropriately, prosecutor says - Omaha World-Herald

  06-12-2018 07:00 via omaha.com
  Teacher charged with sexual assault of child gives police list of girls he touched inappropriately, prosecutor says  Omaha World-HeraldA first-grade teacher who has been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child gave detectives a list of several other girls he had touched ...
  
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• Longtime teacher and coach seeks kidney donor | Local News - messenger-inquirer

  06-12-2018 07:00 via messenger-inquirer.com
  Longtime teacher and coach seeks kidney donor | Local News  messenger-inquirerIt's hard for Walter Estes to walk into a local restaurant without someone recognizing him.
  
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• Former Utah teacher faces murder charge after death of ex-husband's girlfriend - ABC 4

  06-12-2018 06:52 via abc4.com
  Former Utah teacher faces murder charge after death of ex-husband's girlfriend  ABC 4SALT LAKE COUNTY (ABC4 News) A Utah high school teacher accused of murdering her ex-husband's girlfriend was formally charged.
  
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• Retired teacher recalls late Bush on class trip | News, Sports, Jobs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette

  06-12-2018 06:02 via sungazette.com
  Retired teacher recalls late Bush on class trip | News, Sports, Jobs  Williamsport Sun-GazetteIn the midst of a church-mouse-quiet ceremony held in the Rose Garden at the White House one cool, spring morning early in former President George H.W. ...
  
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• Bond Set For Music Teacher Charged With Possession of Child Pornography - CBS Chicago

  06-12-2018 05:05 via chicago.cbslocal.com
  Bond Set For Music Teacher Charged With Possession of Child Pornography  CBS ChicagoCHICAGO (CBS)– Bond was set at $200,000 Wednesday for Kevin Macha, a music teacher at Reed-Custer School in Braidwood, who was charged with ...
  
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• Judge orders elementary teacher accused of sexually assaulting student be held without bond - KETV Omaha

  06-12-2018 04:14 via ketv.com
  Judge orders elementary teacher accused of sexually assaulting student be held without bond  KETV Omaha"If something is wrong in your gut, or something just feels off, you need to say something, because chances are, it is," Colleen Roth said.
  
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• Teacher faked referral for nanny accused of trying to kill infant: lawyers - New York Post

  06-12-2018 03:54 via nypost.com
  Teacher faked referral for nanny accused of trying to kill infant: lawyers  New York Post A city teacher faked a reference that landed his pal a Manhattan nanny gig – and she's now on trial for trying to kill a tot by stuffing a wipe down his throat, ...
  
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• Parents unsettled by accusations against former Freeport teacher - WGME

  06-12-2018 03:43 via wgme.com
  Parents unsettled by accusations against former Freeport teacher  WGMEPORTLAND (WGME) -- A former Freeport teacher now faces more than two dozen charges. He's accused of having sex with a minor. Thirty-seven-year-old ...
  
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• Former Athens teacher faced with CSC charges will head to trial - WWMT-TV

  06-12-2018 03:35 via wwmt.com
  Former Athens teacher faced with CSC charges will head to trial  WWMT-TVA former teacher in West Michigan is heading to trial in January 2019. Former Athens High School science teacher Tyler Milliard, 30, of Springfield, faces up to ...
  
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• Teacher arrested after video appears to show her cutting off student's hair while singing anthem - USA TODAY

  06-12-2018 03:08 via usatoday.com
  Teacher arrested after video appears to show her cutting off student's hair while singing anthem  USA TODAYVISALIA, Calif. – A California teacher has been arrested after an Instagram video showed her appearing to forcibly cut off at least one student's hair while belting ...
  
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• Former CA teacher arrested again - Columbia Daily Herald

  06-12-2018 02:51 via columbiadailyherald.com
  Former CA teacher arrested again  Columbia Daily HeraldA former Columbia Academy teacher who was arrested earlier this year for solicitation of a minor was once again behind bars this week.Mark Evan Donahoo, 35 ...
  
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• School district supports music teacher after ALS diagnosis - WEAU

  06-12-2018 02:19 via weau.com
  School district supports music teacher after ALS diagnosis  WEAUThe Plum City School District presented Mike Bonn, music teacher and head of the music department for years, with two checks to show support during a difficult ...
  
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