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• Ask a Teacher: How to Say the Letter 'I' - Voice of America

  21-12-2018 23:59 via learningenglish.voanews.com
  Ask a Teacher: How to Say the Letter 'I'  Voice of AmericaThe letter -i can have more than one sound. In fact, it can be pronounced six ways in American English alone!
  
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• Opinion: Kemp's promised teacher raise comes with hidden costs - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  21-12-2018 22:49 via ajc.com
  Opinion: Kemp's promised teacher raise comes with hidden costs  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA policymaker who specializes in pension reform says Governor-elect Brian Kemp's promised $5000 teacher raise will have a long-term impact on Georgia's ...
  
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• Police: Third-grade teacher beaten, robbed at Milwaukee school - WTMJ-TV

  21-12-2018 22:22 via tmj4.com
  Police: Third-grade teacher beaten, robbed at Milwaukee school  WTMJ-TVMILWAUKEE — A third-grade teacher at Gaenslen Elementary School reportedly was beaten and robbed by four people two weeks ago. The teacher was ...
  
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• Former teacher sentenced to 3 years for having sex with middle school student - 10TV

  21-12-2018 22:16 via 10tv.com
  Former teacher sentenced to 3 years for having sex with middle school student  10TVA former teacher was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to having sex with a middle school student.
  
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• Teen says teacher body slammed him, broke his elbow - WLS-TV

  21-12-2018 22:10 via abc7chicago.com
  Teen says teacher body slammed him, broke his elbow  WLS-TVA 15-year-old boy said his teacher body slammed him, sending him to the hospital with a broken elbow.
  
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• Former Valley City Teacher Accused of Giving Alcohol to Students - KVRR

  21-12-2018 21:32 via kvrr.com
  Former Valley City Teacher Accused of Giving Alcohol to Students  KVRRVALLEY CITY, N.D. – A teacher who recently resigned recently from Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center in Valley City is accused of giving ...
  
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• Former teacher facing charges in Valley City | News | The Mighty 790 KFGO - KFGO News

  21-12-2018 21:04 via kfgo.com
  Former teacher facing charges in Valley City | News | The Mighty 790 KFGO  KFGO NewsVALLEY CITY, ND (KFGO) - A teacher who resigned recently from Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center in Valley City has been charged with ...
  
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• Teacher activism nationwide fueling protest movement in California - EdSource

  21-12-2018 21:00 via edsource.org
  Teacher activism nationwide fueling protest movement in California  EdSourceA groundswell of teacher discontent across the nation is spreading to California, energizing teachers unions to demand higher salaries and improved working ...
  
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• Teacher and Volunteer From Same N.C. High School Plead Guilty to Student Sex Crimes on Same Day - PEOPLE.com

  21-12-2018 20:56 via people.com
  Teacher and Volunteer From Same N.C. High School Plead Guilty to Student Sex Crimes on Same Day  PEOPLE.comRebecca Carol Swinson was an English teacher and cross-country track coach at East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, North Carolina. Jennifer Ann Pike ...
  
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• Teacher arrested on child abuse charges - WOWT

  21-12-2018 20:39 via wowt.com
  Teacher arrested on child abuse charges  WOWTA school teacher has been arrested in Nebraska on charges of child abuse for inappropriate relations with students.
  
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• Former substitute teacher sends obscene material to child, tries to meet for sex, sheriff says - WYFF4 Greenville

  21-12-2018 20:05 via wyff4.com
  Former substitute teacher sends obscene material to child, tries to meet for sex, sheriff says  WYFF4 GreenvilleA former substitute teacher at an Upstate school was arrested after he sent obscene material to a child and drove to a home to meet the child for sexual activities, ...
  
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• Former Green Bay West music teacher accused of stalking student sentenced to 90 days in jail - Green Bay Press Gazette

  21-12-2018 20:01 via greenbaypressgazette.com
  Former Green Bay West music teacher accused of stalking student sentenced to 90 days in jail  Green Bay Press GazetteDavid Viste, 38, was sentenced to three counts of sending obscene messages after initially being charged with child enticement and stalking a student.
  
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• A 'medical miracle' changed this Richmond teacher's life, paved her way to inspire youth - Palladium-Item

  21-12-2018 19:35 via pal-item.com
  A 'medical miracle' changed this Richmond teacher's life, paved her way to inspire youth  Palladium-Item"A lot of people really don't know how she got to where she is now. It took a little work, but I think the work paid off very well.”
  
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• Former Boonville teacher charged with rape accused of assaulting student twice in classroom - Evansville Courier & Press

  21-12-2018 19:22 via courierpress.com
  Former Boonville teacher charged with rape accused of assaulting student twice in classroom  Evansville Courier & PressBOONVILLE, Ind. — A former Warrick County Schools teacher charged with rape was accused of assaulting a student twice in his classroom after hours, ...
  
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• Terminally ill Hope Mills preschooler proposes to art teacher at Duke Children's Hospital - WTVD-TV

  21-12-2018 19:17 via abc11.com
  Terminally ill Hope Mills preschooler proposes to art teacher at Duke Children's Hospital  WTVD-TVCreed Kolasa,6, of Fayetteville proposed to an art teacher at Duke Children's Hospital.
  
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• PewDiePie calls high school teacher’s viral rant against him ‘complete dogsh*t’ - The Daily Dot

  21-12-2018 18:53 via dailydot.com
  PewDiePie calls high school teacher’s viral rant against him ‘complete dogsh*t’  The Daily DotA rant by an apparent high school teacher calling out the world's most popular YouTube star for ignorance and racism went viral last week. Now, PewDiePie has ...
  
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• Case closed after AISD teacher accused of hitting child - KXAN.com

  21-12-2018 18:21 via kxan.com
  Case closed after AISD teacher accused of hitting child  KXAN.comAUSTIN (KXAN) — The case against a former Austin ISD elementary school teacher, who was arrested on a charge of injury to a child, has been dismissed.
  
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• Top teacher in region - Wilkes Journal Patriot

  21-12-2018 18:00 via journalpatriot.com
  Top teacher in region  Wilkes Journal PatriotA math teacher at Wilkes Central High School has been named 2018-19 Northwest Region Teacher of the Year.
  
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• How a South Milwaukee teacher went from the classroom to taking over a restaurant in less than 2 years - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  21-12-2018 17:54 via jsonline.com
  How a South Milwaukee teacher went from the classroom to taking over a restaurant in less than 2 years  Milwaukee Journal SentinelIn less than 2 years, Tracy Wendt has gone from being a teacher in South Milwaukee to taking over a restaurant in North Prairie.
  
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• Ex-Duluth teacher gets 12 years in prison for raping her student, 15 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

  21-12-2018 15:22 via twincities.com
  Ex-Duluth teacher gets 12 years in prison for raping her student, 15  St. Paul Pioneer PressDULUTH, Minn. — For more than two months, St. Louis County District Judge David Johnson said he had been losing sleep over the case that returned to his ...
  
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• Substitute teacher charged after reportedly choking student - WZTV

  21-12-2018 15:20 via fox17.com
  Substitute teacher charged after reportedly choking student  WZTVA Hixson substitute teacher faces an aggravated assault charge after reportedly chocking a 10 year old student. According to an arrest affidavit, police ...
  
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• Third-grade MPS teacher beaten, robbed in school parking lot - WISN Milwaukee

  21-12-2018 14:57 via wisn.com
  Third-grade MPS teacher beaten, robbed in school parking lot  WISN MilwaukeeA Gaenslen Elementary School third-grade teacher was beaten and robbed by four people nearly two weeks ago. Around 3:50 p.m. Dec. 7, the teacher was ...
  
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• Middle school gym teacher arrested after allegedly being intoxicated on the job - WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro

  21-12-2018 14:44 via myfox8.com
  Middle school gym teacher arrested after allegedly being intoxicated on the job  WGHP FOX 8 GreensboroDUBUQUE, Iowa – A middle school gym teacher in Iowa was arrested for allegedly being drunk on the job and no longer works for the district. KDTH reported ...
  
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• Inspiring Irish dance teacher's death a reminder: Reach out before it's too late - Chicago Sun-Times

  21-12-2018 12:30 via chicago.suntimes.com
  Inspiring Irish dance teacher's death a reminder: Reach out before it's too late  Chicago Sun-TimesFor years, I'd see Alan Beale at Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center, tapping and stamping out steps of a folk art that helped to inspire American square ...
  
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• Former NC high school teacher, school volunteer plead guilty to student sex charges - CBS17.com

  21-12-2018 12:02 via cbs17.com
  Former NC high school teacher, school volunteer plead guilty to student sex charges  CBS17.comWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WFMY) — A former teacher and former volunteer at a North Carolina high school have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from ...
  
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• Sikes named outstanding math teacher | Milestones - Bolivar Herald-Free Press

  21-12-2018 11:00 via bolivarmonews.com
  Sikes named outstanding math teacher | Milestones  Bolivar Herald-Free PressCary Sikes of Morrisville, a teacher with Springfield Public Schools, was recently named Outstanding Elementary Math Teacher by the Missouri Council of ...
  
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• OUR OPINION: Any teacher pay hike should be fully funded - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

  21-12-2018 11:00 via djournal.com
  OUR OPINION: Any teacher pay hike should be fully funded  Northeast Mississippi Daily JournalState lawmakers will soon return to Jackson for the 2019 Legislative session.
  
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• Zimbabwe Teacher's Salary Caravan Winds Up in Harare - Voice of America

  21-12-2018 10:42 via voanews.com
  Zimbabwe Teacher's Salary Caravan Winds Up in Harare  Voice of AmericaStriking teachers in Zimbabwe, who Thursday completed a 300-kilometer protest walk, have vowed to continue their strike until the government of President ...
  
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• Former Catholic school teacher to stand trial on sexual assault charges - WAOW

  21-12-2018 08:17 via waow.com
  Former Catholic school teacher to stand trial on sexual assault charges  WAOWA Waukesha County court commissioner has ordered a former Catholic school teacher accused of touching several 10-year-old girls to stand trial.
  
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• Students raise funds for special glasses for colorblind teacher - Greenfield Daily Reporter

  21-12-2018 07:34 via greenfieldreporter.com
  Students raise funds for special glasses for colorblind teacher  Greenfield Daily ReporterHis teacher at Mt. Vernon High School, Dennie Mitchel, shared with his students that he had inherited protanopia, or red-green colorblindness, from his maternal ...
  
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• Newport teacher among best in Oregon - Newport News Times

  21-12-2018 07:04 via newportnewstimes.com
  Newport teacher among best in Oregon  Newport News TimesNEWPORT — Yaquina View Elementary School teacher Marcy Doyle has been selected as the runner-up for Oregon Teacher of the Year, and was visited by ...
  
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• State Ed. Board waives teacher protections at PBSD - Pine Bluff Commercial

  21-12-2018 06:43 via pbcommercial.com
  State Ed. Board waives teacher protections at PBSD  Pine Bluff CommercialPine Bluff Superintendent Jeremy Owoh will now have an easier time firing teachers who are deemed poor performers in the district thanks to a Thursday vote by ...
  
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• Teacher awarded by radio station | News, Sports, Jobs - Tiffin Advertiser Tribune

  21-12-2018 06:19 via advertiser-tribune.com
  Teacher awarded by radio station | News, Sports, Jobs  Tiffin Advertiser TribuneKim Orwig, second-grade teacher at Krout Elementary School in Tiffin, received a Teacher of the Month Award Thursday from radio station 101.5 The River.
  
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• Teacher's alleged body slam breaks student's elbow; district and police investigating - ABC15 Arizona

  21-12-2018 06:17 via abc15.com
  Teacher's alleged body slam breaks student's elbow; district and police investigating  ABC15 ArizonaPHOENIX — A body slam and a broken elbow. This is what happened to one Valley 15-year-old who says a teacher sent him to the hospital after an alleged ...
  
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• Valley teacher needs public's help to purchase classroom Christmas gift - KLAS-TV

  21-12-2018 06:09 via lasvegasnow.com
  Valley teacher needs public's help to purchase classroom Christmas gift  KLAS-TVA valley kindergarten teacher is turning to the community to give her class a special reading rug this Christmas.
  
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• Seats of knowledge? Coweta teacher finds new furniture aids learning - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  21-12-2018 06:01 via ajc.com
  Seats of knowledge? Coweta teacher finds new furniture aids learning  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA chair brought calm to one of Michelle Clarke's math students in Coweta County's Madras Middle School. The seat, called the Ruckus Chair, was slightly taller ...
  
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• Parent accuses teacher at special needs school of using excessive force on his teenage son - FOX 10 News Phoenix

  21-12-2018 05:22 via fox10phoenix.com
  Parent accuses teacher at special needs school of using excessive force on his teenage son  FOX 10 News PhoenixA Valley family speaking out, after they say a special education teacher used excessive force on their 15-year-old son. FOX 10's Jennifer Martinez reports.
  
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• Teacher gets job offer rescinded after disclosing medical marijuana prescription - FOX61 Hartford

  21-12-2018 05:19 via fox61.com
  Teacher gets job offer rescinded after disclosing medical marijuana prescription  FOX61 HartfordWATERBURY -- A local teacher was recently "let go" after revealing to district officials that she was prescribed medical marijuana to treat a serious medical ...
  
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• 'The right thing to do': Gov. Edwards pushes for teacher pay raises, minimum wage hike in 2019 - KLFY

  21-12-2018 05:18 via klfy.com
  'The right thing to do': Gov. Edwards pushes for teacher pay raises, minimum wage hike in 2019  KLFYGov. John Bel Edwards is voicing confidence that during their legislative session this spring, state lawmakers will agree to bump salaries for public educators.
  
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• VIDEO: Teacher accused of smuggling phone into prison - AZFamily

  21-12-2018 05:09 via azfamily.com
  VIDEO: Teacher accused of smuggling phone into prison  AZFamilyA Valley teacher was allegedly caught smuggling cell phones into the prison where she worked to sell them. Arizona corrections officials are calling the move a ...
  
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• 5 more charges filed against first grade teacher - WOAI

  21-12-2018 05:03 via news4sanantonio.com
  5 more charges filed against first grade teacher  WOAIOfficials with the Douglas County Attorney say more charges have been filed against Gregory Sedlacek. Don Kleine says 4 more charges of 1st degree sexual ...
  
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• Durham elementary school teacher raises $7,000 for food donations - WTVD-TV

  21-12-2018 05:01 via abc11.com
  Durham elementary school teacher raises $7,000 for food donations  WTVD-TVA Glenn Elementary School teacher has one goal in mind- to provide her students and their families with a bag of food to enjoy during the holiday break.
  
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• Retired ND Teacher Forms Bond With Eagles Elementary Students Through Stories - KVRR

  21-12-2018 04:53 via kvrr.com
  Retired ND Teacher Forms Bond With Eagles Elementary Students Through Stories  KVRRFARGO, N.D. -- While most people retire after a long career, one North Dakota teacher just can't seem to call it quits. KVRR's Danielle Church tells us how he's ...
  
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• Northam pushes for teacher raises, targeted tax breaks - Loudoun Times-Mirror

  21-12-2018 03:57 via loudountimes.com
  Northam pushes for teacher raises, targeted tax breaks  Loudoun Times-MirrorVirginia is set for a heated debate over what to do with a projected multibillion dollar windfall from last year's federal tax overhaul.
  
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• Promising Results: With an Infusion of Funding, a Teacher Prep Outfit Is Scaling Up - Inside Philanthropy

  21-12-2018 03:15 via insidephilanthropy.com
  Promising Results: With an Infusion of Funding, a Teacher Prep Outfit Is Scaling Up  Inside PhilanthropyThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation led a recent set of grants, totaling $9.1 million, to expand the reach of a teacher prep center housed at Texas Tech ...
  
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• Teacher faces charges following stabbing incident - WSAZ-TV

  21-12-2018 02:56 via wsaz.com
  Teacher faces charges following stabbing incident  WSAZ-TVA spokeswoman confirms the suspect is a teacher for Kanawha County Schools.
  
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• PewDiePie claps back at teacher's scathing comments about his channel - Dexerto.com

  21-12-2018 02:52 via dexerto.com
  PewDiePie claps back at teacher's scathing comments about his channel  Dexerto.comOne Twitter user uploaded a video of their history teacher going on a tirade about PewDiePie's channel - and the YouTuber has finally responded with a savage ...
  
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• Not guilty verdict for teacher accused of sexting with student exposes gap in Colorado law - 9News.com KUSA

  21-12-2018 02:49 via 9news.com
  Not guilty verdict for teacher accused of sexting with student exposes gap in Colorado law  9News.com KUSAColorado appears to have a gap in a law meant to protect kids. We learned about this after a high school teacher in northwest Colorado was found not guilty of ...
  
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• Stockton Elementary Class Evacuates After Students, Teacher Report Feeling Lightheaded - CBS Sacramento

  21-12-2018 02:33 via sacramento.cbslocal.com
  Stockton Elementary Class Evacuates After Students, Teacher Report Feeling Lightheaded  CBS SacramentoSTOCKTON (CBS13) – School officials say a Stockton elementary school class had to evacuate after several students started feeling lightheaded. The incident ...
  
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• New IPS contract includes highest teacher raises in 3 years - WRTV Indianapolis

  21-12-2018 02:22 via theindychannel.com
  New IPS contract includes highest teacher raises in 3 years  WRTV IndianapolisINDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public schools Board of school Commissioners approved a new contract on Thursday that includes a significant raise for ...
  
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