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• State College teacher who died unexpectedly remembered as ‘wonderful and compassionate’ - Centre Daily Times

  21-03-2019 23:41 via centredaily.com
  State College teacher who died unexpectedly remembered as ‘wonderful and compassionate’  Centre Daily TimesA third grade teacher at Mount Nittany Elementary School died unexpectedly in her home Wednesday night. Ferguson Township police said her death is not ...
  
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• Paterson fifth-graders sexually harassed their teacher, lawsuit says - NorthJersey.com

  21-03-2019 23:34 via northjersey.com
  Paterson fifth-graders sexually harassed their teacher, lawsuit says  NorthJersey.comA teacher terminated from a Paterson charter school last year says she was sexually harassed by students, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
  
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• Teacher fired from Trinity Christian Academy over 'inappropriate relationship' with student - ActionNewsJax.com

  21-03-2019 23:30 via actionnewsjax.com
  Teacher fired from Trinity Christian Academy over 'inappropriate relationship' with student  ActionNewsJax.comA local Christian school has fired a teacher, saying the teacher had an inappropriate relationship with a high school student.
  
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• Middle school teacher charged with corruption of minors - WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.

  21-03-2019 23:08 via wgal.com
  Middle school teacher charged with corruption of minors  WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.Ian Kauffman is on administrative leave from the Central Dauphin School District.
  
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• Kaneland students, staff mourn loss of beloved gym teacher - Chicago Daily Herald

  21-03-2019 22:58 via dailyherald.com
  Kaneland students, staff mourn loss of beloved gym teacher  Chicago Daily HeraldTeacher Lorrie Luckinbill-Hamblen, a physical education teacher at Kaneland Harter Middle School in Sugar Grove, died March 19 as a result of a pulmonary ...
  
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• Jackson County teacher under investigation - WILX-TV

  21-03-2019 22:56 via wilx.com
  Jackson County teacher under investigation  WILX-TVA middle school teacher is on paid administrative leave after reportedly smacking a female student on the behind at Vandercook Lake Middle School.
  
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• Ex-Midd West teacher enters plea, agrees to surrender license - Sunbury Daily Item

  21-03-2019 22:25 via dailyitem.com
  Ex-Midd West teacher enters plea, agrees to surrender license  Sunbury Daily ItemLEWISBURG — An ex-elementary teacher accused of groping three students agreed to surrender his teaching license for life under the terms of a plea deal ...
  
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• Budget funds teacher raises and more first responders - Fauquier Now

  21-03-2019 22:25 via fauquiernow.com
  Budget funds teacher raises and more first responders  Fauquier NowAverage Fauquier homeowner will pay $45 more a year to help cover $330.7-million county spending plan.
  
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• Former Brownsville Middle School teacher held without bond amid new allegations - WPLG Local 10

  21-03-2019 22:11 via local10.com
  Former Brownsville Middle School teacher held without bond amid new allegations  WPLG Local 10A former physical education teacher at Brownsville Middle School is facing additional charges after two more students claim he raped them.
  
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• Canton City Schools, ex-teacher to pay $275,000 for slamming student to floor - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

  21-03-2019 21:48 via fox8.com
  Canton City Schools, ex-teacher to pay $275,000 for slamming student to floor  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandCANTON, Ohio-- The Canton City School District and a former teacher will pay a student's family $275000 for a December 2017 incident that was caught on ...
  
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• Jacksonville private school teacher fired after inappropriate relationship with student - The Florida Times-Union

  21-03-2019 21:33 via jacksonville.com
  Jacksonville private school teacher fired after inappropriate relationship with student  The Florida Times-UnionA teacher has been fired after what was called "an inappropriate relationship" with a student at Trinity Christian Academy at 800 Hammond Blvd., according to ...
  
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• Ex-Oxford teacher accused of not reporting sex abuse wants charge dropped - CTPost

  21-03-2019 20:14 via ctpost.com
  Ex-Oxford teacher accused of not reporting sex abuse wants charge dropped  CTPostDERBY — A former Oxford teacher accused of failing to report the sexual assault of a high school student has applied for a special form of probation which could ...
  
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• Judge tosses lawsuit against Akron teacher who had sexual relationship with student - cleveland.com

  21-03-2019 18:45 via cleveland.com
  Judge tosses lawsuit against Akron teacher who had sexual relationship with student  cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Buchtel High School student who was the victim of sexual battery by a teacher.
  
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• Stupid outcry over teacher's 'racist' Obama mask - New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

  21-03-2019 18:40 via nj1015.com
  Stupid outcry over teacher's 'racist' Obama mask  New Jersey 101.5 FM RadioTalk about a delayed reaction. It was all the way back in October at Science Park High School in Newark when students and teachers dressed in costumes for ...
  
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• Raymond Crowell named Fauquier teacher of year - Fauquier Now

  21-03-2019 18:34 via fauquiernow.com
  Raymond Crowell named Fauquier teacher of year  Fauquier NowMarshall Middle School health and physical education instructor a 20-year veteran of county school system.
  
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• Statehouse roundup, 3.21.19: Teacher recertification bill heads to House floor - Idaho EdNews

  21-03-2019 18:33 via idahoednews.org
  Statehouse roundup, 3.21.19: Teacher recertification bill heads to House floor  Idaho EdNewsIn what could be one of its final meetings of the year, the House Education Committee advanced a bill Thursday designed to tweak teacher recertification ...
  
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• Former Miami teacher arrested on more rape charges - Miami Herald

  21-03-2019 18:27 via miamiherald.com
  Former Miami teacher arrested on more rape charges  Miami HeraldA former Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher already on house arrest on charges of sexually battering two students was arrested again after two more ...
  
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• Maryland teacher accused of slamming door, severing student's hand - WSPA.com

  21-03-2019 16:55 via wspa.com
  Maryland teacher accused of slamming door, severing student's hand  WSPA.comA Maryland middle school teacher is accused of slamming a door on a student's hand so hard that three of her fingers were severed.
  
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• Teacher licensing tests come under fire in Illinois - Belleville News-Democrat

  21-03-2019 16:18 via bnd.com
  Teacher licensing tests come under fire in Illinois  Belleville News-DemocratLooking for ways to ease the state's growing teacher shortage, some Illinois lawmakers are again turning their attention to the battery of tests that prospective ...
  
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• Ex-Bellingham preschool teacher charged with 9 child sex offenses — here’s how he pleaded - Bellingham Herald

  21-03-2019 15:37 via bellinghamherald.com
  Ex-Bellingham preschool teacher charged with 9 child sex offenses — here’s how he pleaded  Bellingham HeraldFormer Roosevelt Elementary preschool teacher Ronald Guier pleaded guilty last week to nearly two decades of sexual abuse of a now 24-year-old man.
  
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• Sherwood piano teacher accused of sex abuse indicted on 24 counts, records show - OregonLive

  21-03-2019 15:10 via oregonlive.com
  Sherwood piano teacher accused of sex abuse indicted on 24 counts, records show  OregonLiveA Sherwood piano teacher suspected of sexually abusing one of his students has been indicted on two-dozen charges, records show. Christopher M. Griffin, 29, ...
  
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• 'I Can Exist Here': On Gender Identity, Some Colleges Are Opening Up

  21-03-2019 15:00 via npr.org
  A decade ago, one university started putting pronouns on course rosters. Today, it's not alone.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
  
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• Georgia Senate leaders plan to pump up — but delay — teacher pay raise - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  21-03-2019 14:28 via ajc.com
  Georgia Senate leaders plan to pump up — but delay — teacher pay raise  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionGeorgia Senate leaders boosted Gov. Brian Kemp's proposed teacher raise back up to $3,000, but educators would have to wait a few months to receive the pay ...
  
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• Butler County substitute teacher on trial for masturbating in class has IQ of 70, test showed - Cincinnati.com

  21-03-2019 14:22 via cincinnati.com
  Butler County substitute teacher on trial for masturbating in class has IQ of 70, test showed  Cincinnati.comTracey Abraham, right, appears in Fairfield Municipal Court on Thursday, March 21. Abraham, a substitute teacher, is accused of masturbating during class this ...
  
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• Teacher pay raises, Hillary Clinton's Dallas mayoral endorsement, Beto O'Rourke on the trail - Dallas News

  21-03-2019 14:00 via dallasnews.com
  Teacher pay raises, Hillary Clinton's Dallas mayoral endorsement, Beto O'Rourke on the trail  Dallas NewsGood morning!Here are the top political headlines from Austin, the campaign trail, Washington and Dallas.
  
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• East Bay school district pays $375,000 to student whose teacher had sex with him - East Bay Times

  21-03-2019 14:00 via eastbaytimes.com
  East Bay school district pays $375,000 to student whose teacher had sex with him  East Bay TimesThe Fremont Unified School District paid out a $375000 settlement to a former student who was 16 when his 32-year-old gym teacher had sex with him, ...
  
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• Washington’s teacher diversity numbers for 2019 are in — and they haven’t changed much - Seattle Times

  21-03-2019 13:00 via seattletimes.com
  Washington’s teacher diversity numbers for 2019 are in — and they haven’t changed much  Seattle TimesIt would take more than a century for Washington's teacher workforce to become racially representative of public-school students, at the current rate of change.
  
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• Alabama teacher asks for donation of sick days to spend time with child in chemotherapy - NBC 15 WPMI

  21-03-2019 12:31 via mynbc15.com
  Alabama teacher asks for donation of sick days to spend time with child in chemotherapy  NBC 15 WPMIA Huntsville family is soliciting donations of sick days. David Green is the father of a child in chemotherapy and has run out of sick days. The social media ...
  
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• Santa Barbara student messages parent after teacher shows New Zealand massacre video in class - KEYT

  21-03-2019 07:52 via keyt.com
  Santa Barbara student messages parent after teacher shows New Zealand massacre video in class  KEYTA concerned parent shared an message she received from her son during school hours.
  
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• Mountain View superintendent pioneers new form of affordable teacher housing - KGO-TV

  21-03-2019 06:58 via abc7news.com
  Mountain View superintendent pioneers new form of affordable teacher housing  KGO-TVMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- ABC7 News is committed to building a better Bay Area. It means we look at the big issues and what's being done about them.
  
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• Nixa rep says he’s faced 'hate, vile attacks' after proposing change to teacher pensions - Springfield News-Leader

  21-03-2019 05:00 via news-leader.com
  Nixa rep says he’s faced 'hate, vile attacks' after proposing change to teacher pensions  Springfield News-LeaderRep. Jered Taylor said he's been attacked by educators across the state for filing a bill offering new teachers an alternative retirement option.
  
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• Former Oak Ridge teacher wins $1.7 million in lawsuit that names Marczak - Columbia Daily Herald

  21-03-2019 04:55 via columbiadailyherald.com
  Former Oak Ridge teacher wins $1.7 million in lawsuit that names Marczak  Columbia Daily HeraldA former teacher and coach with Oak Ridge Schools was awarded $1.7 million by a jury in U.S. District Court this week, ending a week-long trial that named ...
  
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• Teacher caught by child online monitoring service - Komando

  21-03-2019 04:32 via komando.com
  Teacher caught by child online monitoring service  KomandoRecently a teacher was caught having an inappropriate relationship with one of her students and the whole thing was blown open due to a child monitoring ...
  
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• Former CMSD substitute teacher arrested for alleged groping of a minor - News 5 Cleveland

  21-03-2019 03:13 via news5cleveland.com
  Former CMSD substitute teacher arrested for alleged groping of a minor  News 5 ClevelandA former Cleveland Metropolitan School District substitute teacher has been charged with gross sexual imposition, disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and ...
  
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• Report: Police shooting that killed Palo Alto teacher placed officers in 'remarkably dangerous' situation - Palo Alto Online

  21-03-2019 02:54 via paloaltoonline.com
  Report: Police shooting that killed Palo Alto teacher placed officers in 'remarkably dangerous' situation  Palo Alto OnlineA San Mateo County District Attorney's investigation has cleared Redwood City police officers who fatally shot a Palo Alto teacher in the yard of his home in ...
  
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• Explicit photo sent to Montclair student falsely attributed to teacher, officials say - NorthJersey.com

  21-03-2019 02:51 via northjersey.com
  Explicit photo sent to Montclair student falsely attributed to teacher, officials say  NorthJersey.comExplicit photos and cartoons sent to a Montclair middle school student's phone Wednesday were falsely attributed to a teacher.
  
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• Fresno teacher with life-threatening illness left school in ambulance. She needs donated time - Fresno Bee

  21-03-2019 01:57 via fresnobee.com
  Fresno teacher with life-threatening illness left school in ambulance. She needs donated time  Fresno BeeA Fresno, California teacher is hoping for donated sick leave as she fights life-threatening illness. The Forkner Elementary School teacher is on catastrophic ...
  
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