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• Out of school: Rutherford County teacher pens 'Flood Day Song' - The Daily News Journal

  22-02-2019 23:48 via dnj.com
  Out of school: Rutherford County teacher pens 'Flood Day Song'  The Daily News JournalRoy Waldron third-grade teacher/musician celebrates being out of school - even if it's raining Nancy De Gennaro, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee.
  
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• Fired teacher accused of soliciting student appears in court - WPLG Local 10

  22-02-2019 23:15 via local10.com
  Fired teacher accused of soliciting student appears in court  WPLG Local 10A former South Florida teacher accused of sending inappropriate texts to a student was arraigned Friday on four counts of criminal solicitation.
  
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• Fairfax County substitute teacher shortage continues despite government shutdown job fairs - FOX 5 DC

  22-02-2019 22:34 via fox5dc.com
  Fairfax County substitute teacher shortage continues despite government shutdown job fairs  FOX 5 DCA substitute teacher shortage continues in Northern Virginia despite several job fairs during the record-long government shutdown to lure federal workers on ...
  
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• San Marcos teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student - KXAN.com

  22-02-2019 22:25 via kxan.com
  San Marcos teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student  KXAN.comA warrant is out for the arrest of a San Marcos High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, according to San Marcos police.
  
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• Brevard School Briefs: Teacher protest planned, literacy week, scholarships, job fair - Florida Today

  22-02-2019 22:22 via floridatoday.com
  Brevard School Briefs: Teacher protest planned, literacy week, scholarships, job fair  Florida TodayTeacher rally planned for next week. The Brevard Federations of Teachers union will hold a rally outside the school board headquarters next week, its third ...
  
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• SAPD: Girl, 8, alerts teacher to sexual assault; Man arrested - KSAT 12

  22-02-2019 22:00 via ksat.com
  SAPD: Girl, 8, alerts teacher to sexual assault; Man arrested  KSAT 12A San Antonio man was arrested after an 8-year-old girl told her teacher that she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions, according to police.
  
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• New Berlin Eisenhower teacher wins Project Lead the Way national teacher of the year award - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  22-02-2019 21:57 via jsonline.com
  New Berlin Eisenhower teacher wins Project Lead the Way national teacher of the year award  Milwaukee Journal SentinelA teacher at New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School has been recognized with Project Lead The Way's top national award for educators in the field of ...
  
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• Sacramento Report: Bill Would Take Teacher Misconduct Complaints Out of Schools' Hands - Voice of San Diego

  22-02-2019 20:43 via voiceofsandiego.org
  Sacramento Report: Bill Would Take Teacher Misconduct Complaints Out of Schools' Hands  Voice of San DiegoThe author of the bill that allowed unauthorized immigrants to obtain driver's licenses is raising a red flag about how that data is being used following a VOSD ...
  
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• Ex-Fort Bend ISD teacher with alleged 'obsession' with sex among 17 arrested for sex crimes - Chron

  22-02-2019 20:43 via chron.com
  Ex-Fort Bend ISD teacher with alleged 'obsession' with sex among 17 arrested for sex crimes  ChronOfficials with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged 17 people with sex-crime felonies throughout the month of Jan. 2019, according to ...
  
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• Teacher Inspires Class By Chopping Off Her Waist-Length Hair to Match Bullied Student's Haircut - Good News Network

  22-02-2019 20:33 via goodnewsnetwork.org
  Teacher Inspires Class By Chopping Off Her Waist-Length Hair to Match Bullied Student's Haircut  Good News NetworkWhen 5-year-old Priscilla Perez was being bullied by her classmates, this teacher went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that her young student felt ...
  
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• N.J. nursery school teacher fired as police investigate incident with child - NJ.com

  22-02-2019 20:16 via nj.com
  N.J. nursery school teacher fired as police investigate incident with child  NJ.comA teacher at a nursery school was fired after an incident involving a child on Thursday morning, according to an attorney representing the Ocean County school.
  
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• Local teacher charged after minors given alcohol at weekend gathering - KWTX

  22-02-2019 19:09 via kwtx.com
  Local teacher charged after minors given alcohol at weekend gathering  KWTXLAMPASAS, Texas (KWTX) A former Lampasas Middle School teacher is free on bond after she was arrested and charged with purchasing/furnishing alcohol to ...
  
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• WV MetroNews W.Va. House overwhelmingly passes teacher pay raise bill - West Virginia MetroNews

  22-02-2019 19:04 via wvmetronews.com
  WV MetroNews W.Va. House overwhelmingly passes teacher pay raise bill  West Virginia MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a pay raise bill that includes teachers, school *service* workers and State Police.
  
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• Victorville Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old Girl; Other Victims Sought: Police - KTLA Los Angeles

  22-02-2019 18:01 via ktla.com
  Victorville Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old Girl; Other Victims Sought: Police  KTLA Los AngelesPolice in Victorville are asking for the public's help to locate other possible victims of an elementary school teacher and kickboxing instructor accused of sexually ...
  
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• Former English Teacher And Founder Of Online Retailer Becomes Russia’s Second-Ever Female Billionaire - Forbes

  22-02-2019 17:29 via forbes.com
  Former English Teacher And Founder Of Online Retailer Becomes Russia’s Second-Ever Female Billionaire  ForbesA former English teacher and mother of four is the second woman in Russia to become a billionaire. Tatyana Bakalchuk is the founder and CEO of $1.9 billion ...
  
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• A Teacher’s Student Loans Were Forgiven. Then FedLoan Wrecked His Credit. - The New York Times

  22-02-2019 17:28 via nytimes.com
  A Teacher’s Student Loans Were Forgiven. Then FedLoan Wrecked His Credit.  The New York TimesJed Shafer thought his work navigating the troubled public *service* loan forgiveness program was finished. He found out he was wrong when Lowe's turned him ...
  
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• Secret Video Shows Kentucky Biology Teacher Promoting Christianity to Students - Patheos

  22-02-2019 15:38 via friendlyatheist.patheos.com
  Secret Video Shows Kentucky Biology Teacher Promoting Christianity to Students  PatheosA high school pre-AP Biology teacher in Kentucky has been accused of promoting Christianity in the classroom, and you don't have to take my word for it, ...
  
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• ND governor calls for teacher salary increase - KXNet.com

  22-02-2019 14:55 via kxnet.com
  ND governor calls for teacher salary increase  KXNet.comWhere would we be without teachers? They are invaluable, but many of them are underpaid. That's why governors around the US are trying to compensate them ...
  
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• Did a wolf or coyote kill NC teacher? DNA tests say maybe, but experts disagree - Charlotte Observer

  22-02-2019 13:44 via charlotteobserver.com
  Did a wolf or coyote kill NC teacher? DNA tests say maybe, but experts disagree  Charlotte ObserverDNA says a wolf, coyote or dog killed 77-year-old teacher Brenda Hamilton on Feb. 15, as she was walking in Beaufort County, NC. Investigators are still ...
  
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• How grassroots efforts are trying to solve the teacher shortage crisis - The Hechinger Report

  22-02-2019 13:01 via hechingerreport.org
  How grassroots efforts are trying to solve the teacher shortage crisis  The Hechinger ReportProphet Giles III works through questions, similar to those seen on the math portion of the Praxis Core exam, during a RISE teacher certification cohort class at ...
  
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• Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike

  22-02-2019 13:00 via npr.org
  Across the country, teachers are striking again. First there was Los Angeles, then Denver and West Virginia. Now Oakland teachers are on the picket lines. (Image credit: Christina Lee for NPR)
  
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• Will teacher pay gap between Miss., Southeast widen as other states raise pay? - Jackson Clarion Ledger

  22-02-2019 12:00 via clarionledger.com
  Will teacher pay gap between Miss., Southeast widen as other states raise pay?  Jackson Clarion LedgerAs lawmakers crunch numbers for a teacher raise, the gap between starting teachers' salaries in the Magnolia State and its Southeastern peers stands to widen ...
  
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• She races boats, competes in CrossFit and is Broward's Teacher of the Year - Sun Sentinel

  22-02-2019 11:50 via sun-sentinel.com
  She races boats, competes in CrossFit and is Broward's Teacher of the Year  Sun SentinelShe teaches at Nova Middle School in Davie and she was won the 2019 Broward Teacher of the Year Award Thursday night. Her name is Kristin Murphy.
  
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• Kentucky teacher claims he was fired because he came out as bisexual — but he says he was trying to prevent a - New York Daily News

  22-02-2019 09:00 via nydailynews.com
  Kentucky teacher claims he was fired because he came out as bisexual — but he says he was trying to prevent a  New York Daily NewsEven if Nicholas Breiner is correct, there's no law in place in Kentucky barring a company from basing personnel decisions on an employee's sexual orientation.
  
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• Mat-Su School District facing lawsuits over teacher sex abuse - KTUU.com

  22-02-2019 06:50 via ktuu.com
  Mat-Su School District facing lawsuits over teacher sex abuse  KTUU.comTwo lawsuits filed in state court claim that the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Shool District was negligent in protecting students from sexual abuse by a teacher.
  
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• Dickson County High School teacher charged with assaulting students - WKRN News 2

  22-02-2019 06:38 via wkrn.com
  Dickson County High School teacher charged with assaulting students  WKRN News 2A Dickson teacher is accused of assaulting four of his students.
  
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• WV MetroNews Senate Republicans cool to stand-alone teacher pay raise bill - West Virginia MetroNews

  22-02-2019 06:26 via wvmetronews.com
  WV MetroNews Senate Republicans cool to stand-alone teacher pay raise bill  West Virginia MetroNewsThe controversial education reform bill is dead. SB 451 collapsed in a heap earlier this week when House Republicans failed to muster enough votes to...
  
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• Columbia County names STAR Student, Teacher - The Augusta Chronicle

  22-02-2019 04:57 via augustachronicle.com
  Columbia County names STAR Student, Teacher  The Augusta ChronicleHARLEM — Columbia County named its STAR Students and Teachers of the Year on Thursday night during a reception at the Harlem branch of the Columbia ...
  
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• Student Says Teacher Gave Unwanted Hair Cut Due to Dress Code Violation - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  22-02-2019 04:53 via nbcdfw.com
  Student Says Teacher Gave Unwanted Hair Cut Due to Dress Code Violation  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthA Hico, Texas, teen said he's too embarrassed to return to school after he claims he was pulled from class Tuesday to have a teacher cut his hair.
  
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• Controversial ex-teacher took Lake Central SUV without permission, report says - The Times of Northwest Indiana

  22-02-2019 03:30 via nwitimes.com
  Controversial ex-teacher took Lake Central SUV without permission, report says  The Times of Northwest IndianaST. JOHN — A popular Lake Central High School teacher was accused of taking a district-owned SUV without permission, possibly while he was at the center of ...
  
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• Former teacher sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse - Palo Alto Online

  22-02-2019 02:58 via paloaltoonline.com
  Former teacher sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse  Palo Alto OnlineMichael Airo, a 37-year-old former Palo Alto Unified elementary school teacher, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in state prison for sexually abusing his ...
  
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• Teacher arrested for alleged abuse of girl, 10 - VVdailypress.com

  22-02-2019 01:23 via vvdailypress.com
  Teacher arrested for alleged abuse of girl, 10  VVdailypress.comVICTORVILLE — San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Challenger School of Sport and Fitness teacher on Wednesday in connection with the ...
  
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• Longmont teacher arrested on suspicion of DUI - Longmont Times-Call

  22-02-2019 00:49 via timescall.com
  Longmont teacher arrested on suspicion of DUI  Longmont Times-CallAn Altona Middle School teacher was arrested late Thursday morning after Longmont police say she hit a vehicle and then left the scene.
  
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• Red Bank teacher murder: Victim was beaten, cut and shot in apartment attack - Asbury Park Press

  22-02-2019 00:01 via app.com
  Red Bank teacher murder: Victim was beaten, cut and shot in apartment attack  Asbury Park PressFREEHOLD - Before beloved school teacher Jonelle Melton died, she was shot twice and beaten and cut repeatedly in the head and face, an assistant medical ...
  
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