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• La Joya teacher arrested on improper student relationship charge - Monitor

  22-03-2019 23:59 via themonitor.com
  La Joya teacher arrested on improper student relationship charge  MonitorMISSION — A Juarez-Lincoln High School teacher was placed on administrative leave Friday following her arrest Thursday night after police caught a teenage ...
  
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• Palm Beach Gardens teacher who asked for donated sick time twice returns to classroom next week - WPTV.com

  22-03-2019 23:58 via wptv.com
  Palm Beach Gardens teacher who asked for donated sick time twice returns to classroom next week  WPTV.comA Palm Beach Gardens high school teacher who needed to ask for sick time twice over the last year-once to fight cancer, the other was to recover from a heart ...
  
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• Veteran Miami-Dade Teacher Accused of Lewd Acts on Students - NBC 6 South Florida

  22-03-2019 23:50 via nbcmiami.com
  Veteran Miami-Dade Teacher Accused of Lewd Acts on Students  NBC 6 South FloridaA veteran teacher from a Miami-Dade elementary school was arrested Friday on accusations that he inappropriately touched female students.
  
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• Investigation finds student-teacher relationship inappropriate but not illegal - WWMT-TV

  22-03-2019 23:48 via wwmt.com
  Investigation finds student-teacher relationship inappropriate but not illegal  WWMT-TVThe Kalamazoo County Sheriff Office's investigation into an inappropriate relationship between a female substitute teacher and student at Comstock High ...
  
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• Gun in pocket of 74-year-old substitute teacher discharges in 1st-grade Alabama classroom - AL.com

  22-03-2019 23:45 via al.com
  Gun in pocket of 74-year-old substitute teacher discharges in 1st-grade Alabama classroom  AL.comThe incident happened midday at Blountsville Elementary School, said Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon. No one was injured.
  
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• Veteran Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher arrested for child sex abuse - WPLG Local 10

  22-03-2019 23:41 via local10.com
  Veteran Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher arrested for child sex abuse  WPLG Local 10A Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher was arrested Friday after he was accused of sexually abusing several students.
  
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• Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech

  22-03-2019 23:25 via npr.org
  A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys.(Image credit: Aleksey Filippov/AFP/Getty Images)
  
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• Woburn Public Schools teacher placed on administrative leave - The Boston Globe

  22-03-2019 22:50 via bostonglobe.com
  Woburn Public Schools teacher placed on administrative leave  The Boston GlobeA Woburn Public Schools teacher was placed on leave due to alleged drug possession on school property, officials said. An investigation led by the school ...
  
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• Substitute teacher returns to school to thank those who saved her from dying - WREG NewsChannel 3

  22-03-2019 22:48 via wreg.com
  Substitute teacher returns to school to thank those who saved her from dying  WREG NewsChannel 3It's been one year since Pamela Hunt went into cardiac arrest and collapsed inside of Hillcrest High School.
  
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• Substitute teacher returns to school to thank staff who saved her life - WREG NewsChannel 3

  22-03-2019 22:48 via wreg.com
  Substitute teacher returns to school to thank staff who saved her life  WREG NewsChannel 3It's been one year since Pamela Hunt went into cardiac arrest and collapsed inside of Hillcrest High School.
  
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• JACKSONVILLE TEACHER ARRESTED: Former Trinity Christian Academy teacher charged with 'unlawful sexual activity with a minor' - ActionNewsJax.com

  22-03-2019 22:23 via actionnewsjax.com
  JACKSONVILLE TEACHER ARRESTED: Former Trinity Christian Academy teacher charged with 'unlawful sexual activity with a minor'  ActionNewsJax.comUPDATE, 3/22/19, 5 p.m.: The Trinity Christian School teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student has been arrested.
  
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• Lakewood Teacher Honored For Saving Colleagues Life - Patch.com

  22-03-2019 22:20 via patch.com
  Lakewood Teacher Honored For Saving Colleagues Life  Patch.comTeacher Honored For Saving Colleague's Life - Lakewood, CO - Dennison Elementary 4th Grade teacher Mike Hoffmeister performed the Heimlich maneuver, ...
  
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• Trinity teacher jailed, accused of unlawful sexual activity with minor - WJXT News4JAX

  22-03-2019 22:15 via news4jax.com
  Trinity teacher jailed, accused of unlawful sexual activity with minor  WJXT News4JAX A teacher at Trinity Christian Academy was booked into the Duval County jail Friday afternoon on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
  
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• Substitute teacher arrested after gun fires in class - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  22-03-2019 21:42 via startribune.com
  Substitute teacher arrested after gun fires in class  Minneapolis Star TribunePolice have arrested a substitute teacher in Alabama after his gun went off in a first-grade classroom.
  
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• Two Hamilton County teachers chosen as regional finalists for Tennessee Teacher of the Year - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  22-03-2019 21:30 via timesfreepress.com
  Two Hamilton County teachers chosen as regional finalists for Tennessee Teacher of the Year  Chattanooga Times Free PressTwo Hamilton County school district teachers have advanced to the next round in the selection of the Tennessee Teacher of the Year.
  
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• Ex-teacher sues BOE, awarded $1.7M+ - Oak Ridger

  22-03-2019 21:16 via oakridger.com
  Ex-teacher sues BOE, awarded $1.7M+  Oak RidgerA longtime high school chemistry/AP chemistry teacher and track team coach — John Edward “Eddie” Anderson III — who retired from Oak Ridge Schools ...
  
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• Fired Maine Township District 207 teacher files lawsuit alleging unlawful termination - Chicago Tribune

  22-03-2019 21:05 via chicagotribune.com
  Fired Maine Township District 207 teacher files lawsuit alleging unlawful termination  Chicago TribuneA former Maine Township High School District 207 teacher has filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging she was unlawfully fired from her job last year.
  
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• Gun in pocket of 74-year-old substitute teacher discharges in 1st-grade Alabama classroom - NOLA.com

  22-03-2019 20:58 via nola.com
  Gun in pocket of 74-year-old substitute teacher discharges in 1st-grade Alabama classroom  NOLA.comThe incident happened midday at Blountsville Elementary School, said Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon. No one was injured.
  
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• Du Quoin H.S. teacher surprised with excellence in teaching award - KFVS

  22-03-2019 20:56 via kfvs12.com
  Du Quoin H.S. teacher surprised with excellence in teaching award  KFVSGolden Apple surprised Rebecca McCrary, a high school Spanish teacher at Du Quoin High School on Friday, March 22.
  
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• McNairy Co. teacher suspended after reports of sending inappropriate photo - WBBJ-TV

  22-03-2019 20:48 via wbbjtv.com
  McNairy Co. teacher suspended after reports of sending inappropriate photo  WBBJ-TVMcNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — A local elementary school teacher is suspended amid an investigation into reports that she sent an inappropriate photo to minors.
  
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• Former Mesa Vista High teacher convicted of raping student - Albuquerque Journal

  22-03-2019 20:07 via abqjournal.com
  Former Mesa Vista High teacher convicted of raping student  Albuquerque JournalSANTA FE -- A former Mesa Vista High School teacher was convicted Thursday for raping a student between 2012 and 2013, according to a press release from ...
  
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• Pascack Valley High School teacher saves choking student with Heimlich maneuver - NorthJersey.com

  22-03-2019 19:58 via northjersey.com
  Pascack Valley High School teacher saves choking student with Heimlich maneuver  NorthJersey.comA teacher at Pascack Valley High School sprung into action when a student started to choke in her class.
  
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• Teacher Placed on Leave After Student Shows Video of New Zealand Shooting - Santa Barbara Independent

  22-03-2019 19:53 via independent.com
  Teacher Placed on Leave After Student Shows Video of New Zealand Shooting  Santa Barbara IndependentA Santa Barbara High School teacher was placed on paid administrative leave after students watched a video clip of the New Zealand mosque shooting at ...
  
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• Teacher Placed on Leave After Showing Video of New Zealand Shooting - Santa Barbara Independent

  22-03-2019 19:53 via independent.com
  Teacher Placed on Leave After Showing Video of New Zealand Shooting  Santa Barbara IndependentA Santa Barbara High School teacher was placed on paid administrative leave after students watched a video clip of the New Zealand mosque shooting at ...
  
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• Charlottesville Schools Closed Following 'Racially Charged' Threat

  22-03-2019 19:31 via npr.org
  Police say they have arrested a 17-year-old male for allegedly making threats targeting specific ethnic groups at Virginia's Charlottesville High School.(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  
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• Montgomery teacher writes first book, ‘Good Morning Montgomery’ - WSFA

  22-03-2019 19:23 via wsfa.com
  Montgomery teacher writes first book, ‘Good Morning Montgomery’  WSFAGood Morning Montgomery is all about her hometown.
  
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• A teacher is asking other educators in Alabama to donate their sick days so he can spend time with his daughter battling cancer - INSIDER

  22-03-2019 19:03 via thisisinsider.com
  A teacher is asking other educators in Alabama to donate their sick days so he can spend time with his daughter battling cancer  INSIDERKinsley Green was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in October 2018, shortly after her her first birthday.
  
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• Janesville teacher resigning after fourth OWI charge | Crime - Gazettextra

  22-03-2019 19:00 via gazettextra.com
  Janesville teacher resigning after fourth OWI charge | Crime  GazettextraA teacher charged with fourth-offense operating while intoxicated will be resigning the day before his next court date.
  
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• Ex-teacher charged with not reporting abuse seeks probation - WTNH.com

  22-03-2019 18:50 via wtnh.com
  Ex-teacher charged with not reporting abuse seeks probation  WTNH.comA former Connecticut teacher charged with failing to report a high school student's sexual assault allegations has applied for a probation program that could lead ...
  
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• SIUE teacher Alexander honored at Women's History Month rally - Alton Telegraph

  22-03-2019 18:44 via thetelegraph.com
  SIUE teacher Alexander honored at Women's History Month rally  Alton TelegraphSPRINGFIELD — Members of the Illinois General Assembly, hosted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, attended a Women's History Month rally Thursday morning at the ...
  
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• Georgia man sentenced to 25 years in missing teacher's death - Fox News

  22-03-2019 18:39 via foxnews.com
  Georgia man sentenced to 25 years in missing teacher's death  Fox NewsA man convicted of helping hide the death of a missing Georgia teacher has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
  
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• Little signs teacher salary increase into law - East Idaho News

  22-03-2019 18:31 via eastidahonews.com
  Little signs teacher salary increase into law  East Idaho NewsBOISE — Idaho's minimum teacher salary will increase to $40,000 in 2020-21, thanks to a bill Gov. Brad Little signed Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 3:15 ...
  
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• Lawmaker Asks if Teacher Thinks Colleagues 'Can't Be Trusted' With Firearms in School Because They're Racist - Newsweek

  22-03-2019 18:29 via newsweek.com
  Lawmaker Asks if Teacher Thinks Colleagues 'Can't Be Trusted' With Firearms in School Because They're Racist  NewsweekWhen a Florida teacher expressed concern that arming teachers would pose a danger to minority students, a state representative questioned if that was because ...
  
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• Belvidere North HS teacher wins Golden Apple Award - WREX-TV

  22-03-2019 18:25 via wrex.com
  Belvidere North HS teacher wins Golden Apple Award  WREX-TVBELVIDERE (WREX) – It's the time of year again for the Golden Apple Awards, and Amanda Newmes at Belvidere North High School was one of the five ...
  
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• Resurrection teacher wins Golden Apple Award - WPMT FOX 43

  22-03-2019 18:02 via fox43.com
  Resurrection teacher wins Golden Apple Award  WPMT FOX 43HARRISBURG -- Resurrection Catholic School kindergarten teacher Kristy Legenstein won a Golden Apple from the Harrisburg Diocese, an award that ...
  
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• How did this middle school teacher stay so long while girls said he was molesting them? - Miami Herald

  22-03-2019 17:50 via miamiherald.com
  How did this middle school teacher stay so long while girls said he was molesting them?  Miami HeraldNine girls brought complaint after complaint against Brownsville Middle School physical education teacher Wendell Nibbs over more than a decade. Now he ...
  
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• Video Premiere: Jinjer's 'Teacher, Teacher!' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

  22-03-2019 17:45 via blabbermouth.net
  Video Premiere: Jinjer's 'Teacher, Teacher!'  BLABBERMOUTH.NET"Teacher, Teacher!", the new video from the Ukrainian metal band JINJER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's critically acclaimed EP "Micro" ...
  
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• Court ruling: Michigan teacher can't be forced to join union, pay dues - Watchdog.org

  22-03-2019 17:30 via watchdog.org
  Court ruling: Michigan teacher can't be forced to join union, pay dues  Watchdog.orgA Michigan appellate court this week ruled that a teacher has the right to resign from his union and stop paying it dues despite the union's refusal to allow him.
  
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• Man found guilty of fatal stabbing of DAAP grad, Art Academy teacher - WXIX

  22-03-2019 17:14 via fox19.com
  Man found guilty of fatal stabbing of DAAP grad, Art Academy teacher  WXIXOn Wednesday, a jury found the man accused in the death of Corrina Mehiel, a former Art Academy of Cincinnati professor and DAAP graduate, guilty on all ...
  
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• N.J. teacher says she was sexually harassed by middle-school students, lawsuit says - NJ.com

  22-03-2019 17:08 via nj.com
  N.J. teacher says she was sexually harassed by middle-school students, lawsuit says  NJ.comA teacher who was terminated from her job at a Paterson charter school has filed a lawsuit against school officials claiming she was sexually harassed by ...
  
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• Ex-Teacher Charged With Not Reporting Abuse Seeks Probation - U.S. News & World Report

  22-03-2019 16:51 via usnews.com
  Ex-Teacher Charged With Not Reporting Abuse Seeks Probation  U.S. News & World ReportDERBY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut teacher charged with failing to report a high school student's sexual assault allegations has applied for a probation ...
  
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• Prince William County School Board advances budget with highest teacher pay increase in 10 years, large pay increase for school board - WTOP

  22-03-2019 16:46 via wtop.com
  Prince William County School Board advances budget with highest teacher pay increase in 10 years, large pay increase for school board  WTOPThe Prince William County School Board unanimously voted 8-0 on Wednesday to approve it's $1.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2020, which starts July 1.
  
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• Bible teacher fired from Christian school for inappropriate relationship with student - The Christian Post

  22-03-2019 16:46 via christianpost.com
  Bible teacher fired from Christian school for inappropriate relationship with student  The Christian PostStudents, parents and staff at the Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, are reeling in shock after school officials announced Thursday that a popular ...
  
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• Gadd named a finalist for Mississippi Teacher of the Year - Oxford Eagle

  22-03-2019 16:37 via oxfordeagle.com
  Gadd named a finalist for Mississippi Teacher of the Year  Oxford EagleThe Lafayette County School District could soon be boasting a rare accomplishment. Earlier this month the Mississippi Department of Education announced their ...
  
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• Pinconning middle school teacher-coach faces embezzlement charge - MLive.com

  22-03-2019 15:58 via mlive.com
  Pinconning middle school teacher-coach faces embezzlement charge  MLive.comBAY CITY, MI – A Pinconning Middle School teacher and sports coach faces a felony embezzlement charge. Jeffrey D. Sanak, 38, on Thursday, March 21, ...
  
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• Vote to send this Pat-Med teacher on a free cruise, win school $15k - GreaterPatchogue

  22-03-2019 15:30 via patchogue.greaterlongisland.com
  Vote to send this Pat-Med teacher on a free cruise, win school $15k  GreaterPatchogueNorweigan Cruise Line is giving 15 teachers throughout the U.S. and Canada an all-expense paid seven-day cruise. And Brian O'Neill, a math teacher from ...
  
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• Trump And Universities In Fight Over Free Speech, Federal Research Funding

  22-03-2019 15:14 via npr.org
  The president signed an executive order on Thursday conditioning research grants on "compliance with the First Amendment."(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
  
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• Kennedy Center's 2019 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Recipients Announced - Playbill.com

  22-03-2019 15:07 via playbill.com
  Kennedy Center's 2019 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award Recipients Announced  Playbill.comThe initiative awards American teachers with a $10000 grant in recognition of their extraordinary impact.
  
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• Judge dismisses suit against Akron, Tallmadge involving teachers affair with student - Akron Beacon Journal

  22-03-2019 14:50 via ohio.com
  Judge dismisses suit against Akron, Tallmadge involving teachers affair with student  Akron Beacon JournalA federal judge threw out a federal lawsuit this week filed against the Akron and Tallmadge school districts involving a former Buchtel High School teacher who ...
  
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• Ex-teacher gets prison for repeated sexual abuse of student - The Columbian

  22-03-2019 14:46 via columbian.com
  Ex-teacher gets prison for repeated sexual abuse of student  The ColumbianPORTLAND — A former Tigard High School teacher and coach admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing a student and was sentenced to two years in prison.
  
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