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• Pine Tree ISD first-grade teacher awarded KLTV Teacher Tribute - KLTV

  25-03-2019 23:46 via kltv.com
  Pine Tree ISD first-grade teacher awarded KLTV Teacher Tribute  KLTVPine Tree ISD 1st grade teacher Meredity Clay recognized by KLTV and the East Texas Professional Credit Union with the Teacher Tribute Award.
  
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• No money for teacher raises, Portsmouth city manager says - Virginian-Pilot

  25-03-2019 22:57 via pilotonline.com
  No money for teacher raises, Portsmouth city manager says  Virginian-PilotSchool officials had asked for $3.1 million more in funding from the city, mostly for 3 percent pay increases for all employees.
  
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• Student Says Teacher’s Aide Demanded Massages At Lawrence School - CBS Boston

  25-03-2019 22:48 via boston.cbslocal.com
  Student Says Teacher’s Aide Demanded Massages At Lawrence School  CBS BostonLAWRENCE (CBS) – The Department of Education is investigating a Lawrence Public School after a teen reports massages were given to staff members.
  
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• Groveport-Madison kindergarten teacher place on leave; accused of being “excessively harsh" with student - 10TV

  25-03-2019 22:45 via 10tv.com
  Groveport-Madison kindergarten teacher place on leave; accused of being “excessively harsh" with student  10TVGROVEPORT, Ohio – A kindergarten teacher in the Groveport Madison school district is on paid administrative leave after the district received a complaint about ...
  
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• Springdale High School educator is an 'All Star Teacher' - Tarentum Valley News Dispatch

  25-03-2019 22:32 via triblive.com
  Springdale High School educator is an 'All Star Teacher'  Tarentum Valley News DispatchSpringdale High School teacher Susan Mellon is surprised with the “All Star Teacher” award from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chevron and The Grable Foundation on ...
  
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• Duke Whistleblower Gets More Than $33 Million In Research Fraud Settlement

  25-03-2019 22:03 via npr.org
  Duke University is paying the U.S. government $112.5 million to settle accusations that it submitted bogus data to win federal research grants.(Image credit: Chris Keane/Reuters)
  
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• Report: English teacher suspended after responding to students’ teasing with curse words, describing sexual ac - Live 5 News WCSC

  25-03-2019 21:44 via live5news.com
  Report: English teacher suspended after responding to students’ teasing with curse words, describing sexual ac  Live 5 News WCSCA Lowcountry high school English teacher has been suspended after district officials say he responded to students teasing him by cursing at them and ...
  
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• Shelby Middle School teacher helps students go green - Richland Source

  25-03-2019 21:29 via richlandsource.com
  Shelby Middle School teacher helps students go green  Richland SourceSHELBY -- Mindy Rowlands, a teacher at Shelby Middle School, is doing “her thing” again this year when it comes to preserving the environment.
  
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• GoFundMe campaign raises $15K for Fairfield teacher battling cancer - Fairfield Citizen

  25-03-2019 20:04 via fairfieldcitizenonline.com
  GoFundMe campaign raises $15K for Fairfield teacher battling cancer  Fairfield CitizenFAIRFIELD — Deanna Herlihy has been teaching children in the Fairfield community for almost 19 years at her creative and artistic preschool, Curiosity Corner.
  
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• Would proposed "ineffective teacher" policies be hard on small school systems? - WJHL-TV News Channel 11

  25-03-2019 19:43 via wjhl.com
  Would proposed "ineffective teacher" policies be hard on small school systems?  WJHL-TV News Channel 11Local education officials say there could be a problem with proposed state legislation that would dictate how school systems manage ineffective teachers.
  
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• Arapahoe High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old student - The Denver Post

  25-03-2019 19:43 via denverpost.com
  Arapahoe High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old student  The Denver PostA 24-year-old Arapahoe High School teacher was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student, the result of an investigation initiated by an ...
  
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• WGU Offers $50,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Utah's Teacher Pipeline - PRNewswire

  25-03-2019 19:28 via prnewswire.com
  WGU Offers $50,000 in Scholarships to Strengthen Utah's Teacher Pipeline  PRNewswireSALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a teacher shortage that includes more than 500 open teaching positions statewide, Western Governors ...
  
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• Arapahoe High School teacher arrested on charges of sexual assault on student - FOX 31 Denver

  25-03-2019 19:22 via kdvr.com
  Arapahoe High School teacher arrested on charges of sexual assault on student  FOX 31 DenverARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. -- A Spanish teacher and assistant volleyball and track coach at Arapahoe High School was arrested last week on charges of ...
  
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• 1st-Grade Teacher Speaks Out After Being Stabbed Multiple Times While Pregnant During Sunland Carjacking - KTLA Los Angeles

  25-03-2019 19:01 via ktla.com
  1st-Grade Teacher Speaks Out After Being Stabbed Multiple Times While Pregnant During Sunland Carjacking  KTLA Los AngelesA first-grade teacher remained in recovery days after being stabbed several times while three months pregnant during a carjacking outside her Sunland home.
  
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• Texas Senate advances bill to shore up teacher pension fund - The Texas Tribune

  25-03-2019 18:57 via texastribune.org
  Texas Senate advances bill to shore up teacher pension fund  The Texas TribuneThe bill would increase state, school district and teacher contributions to the fund, and provide a one-time additional check for retirees. by Aliyya Swaby March ...
  
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• Teacher Pay in Limbo as Mississippi Senate Balks at $4000 Raise - Jackson Free Press

  25-03-2019 18:41 via jacksonfreepress.com
  Teacher Pay in Limbo as Mississippi Senate Balks at $4000 Raise  Jackson Free PressThe fate of a bill that could grant Mississippi's public-school teachers a $4000 pay raise over a two-year period remained uncertain Monday morning as ...
  
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• Teacher negotiations continue, facility master plan on agenda for Friday Greeley-Evans board of education meeting - Greeley Tribune

  25-03-2019 18:30 via greeleytribune.com
  Teacher negotiations continue, facility master plan on agenda for Friday Greeley-Evans board of education meeting  Greeley TribuneNatalie Mash, Greeley-Evans School District 6 board member, laughs with other members of a group during the first day of 2019 teacher negotiations in January.
  
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• Sen. Kamala Harris Pushes to Boost Teacher Pay - U.S. News & World Report

  25-03-2019 18:26 via usnews.com
  Sen. Kamala Harris Pushes to Boost Teacher Pay  U.S. News & World ReportThe Democratic presidential candidate is differentiating herself from other front-runners with a sweeping education plan.
  
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• The desperate head teacher battling unpaid school bills - BBC News

  25-03-2019 17:57 via bbc.com
  The desperate head teacher battling unpaid school bills  BBC NewsA head teacher has risked her job by inviting BBC Panorama to film the financial chaos at her school.
  
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• Louisiana House Republicans include teacher pay raises in their budget plan - NOLA.com

  25-03-2019 17:57 via nola.com
  Louisiana House Republicans include teacher pay raises in their budget plan  NOLA.comHouse GOP leaders have put enough money in their budget proposal to cover pay raises for teachers and school support staff the governor has proposed.
  
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• Talkin' with Tati: If you were a teacher, what subject would you teach? - WDIV ClickOnDetroit

  25-03-2019 17:25 via clickondetroit.com
  Talkin' with Tati: If you were a teacher, what subject would you teach?  WDIV ClickOnDetroitLive in the D's Tati Amare asked viewers, if they were teachers, what subject would they teach? The answers were very interesting.
  
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• Beautiful music: Lance Jo, longtime music teacher who influenced scores of Maui students, dies | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News

  25-03-2019 17:24 via mauinews.com
  Beautiful music: Lance Jo, longtime music teacher who influenced scores of Maui students, dies | News, Sports, Jobs  Maui NewsFor around half a century, Maui music teacher Lance Jo empowered youngsters to succeed and his classes went beyond “black dots on a page” to include ...
  
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• CCPS announces Teacher of the Year nominees | Schools - Cecil Daily

  25-03-2019 17:20 via cecildaily.com
  CCPS announces Teacher of the Year nominees | Schools  Cecil DailyELKTON — Principals, parents and colleagues nominated 16 educators for Cecil County's annual Teacher of the Year honor.
  
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• Cobb schools to host teacher job fairs - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  25-03-2019 17:19 via ajc.com
  Cobb schools to host teacher job fairs  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Cobb County School District will host two job fairs this week to hire certified teachers. The fairs will be held Tuesday, March 26 at Kennesaw Mountain High ...
  
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• (Teacher) Testing 1, 2, 3... - NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

  25-03-2019 17:01 via nprillinois.org
  (Teacher) Testing 1, 2, 3...  NPR Illinois | 91.9 UISIllinois lawmakers are considering a variety of bills that would change the requirements to earn a teaching certificate. Right now, to become a licensed.
  
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• Another teacher rally at legislature planned - WRAL.com

  25-03-2019 16:59 via wral.com
  Another teacher rally at legislature planned  WRAL.comA year after flooding downtown Raleigh to demand more support for public schools from state lawmakers, teachers are planning a similar rally this May.
  
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• Former NHS teacher loses life in Colorado fire - Newnan Times-Herald

  25-03-2019 16:43 via times-herald.com
  Former NHS teacher loses life in Colorado fire  Newnan Times-HeraldA former Newnan High School teacher lost her life in a fire at her Colorado home on Sunday morning, and her husband, who also taught at Newnan High, is in a ...
  
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• Teacher would call students to his desk, inappropriately touch them, police say - WPLG Local 10

  25-03-2019 16:17 via local10.com
  Teacher would call students to his desk, inappropriately touch them, police say  WPLG Local 10A teacher at a Miami elementary school routinely called students who had questions about their assignments to his desk, where he would inappropriately touch ...
  
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• Stuart congratulates Illinois Teacher of the Year Susan Converse - AdVantageNEWS.com

  25-03-2019 16:10 via advantagenews.com
  Stuart congratulates Illinois Teacher of the Year Susan Converse  AdVantageNEWS.comTo honor her selection as Teacher of the Year, state Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) welcomed Edwardsville High School special education teacher Susan ...
  
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• Washington Teacher Agrees to $850K to Withdraw Discrimination Suit - Insurance Journal

  25-03-2019 15:55 via insurancejournal.com
  Washington Teacher Agrees to $850K to Withdraw Discrimination Suit  Insurance JournalThe Sequim School District in Washington has agreed that a former middle school teacher and athletic director will receive $850000 to withdraw her sexual.
  
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• Kenyan teacher who donates salary awarded $1M global prize - LocalNews8.com

  25-03-2019 14:55 via localnews8.com
  Kenyan teacher who donates salary awarded $1M global prize  LocalNews8.comA math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize.
  
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• ‘I’m Completely Overwhelmed’: Pregnant Teacher Posts Thankful YouTube Video After Being Stabbed, Carjacked In Sunland - CBS Los Angeles

  25-03-2019 14:53 via losangeles.cbslocal.com
  ‘I’m Completely Overwhelmed’: Pregnant Teacher Posts Thankful YouTube Video After Being Stabbed, Carjacked In Sunland  CBS Los AngelesSUNLAND (CBSLA) — In a video posted to YouTube, a pregnant first-grade teacher says her baby is OK after she was stabbed and carjacked outside her ...
  
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• Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal - Illinois News Network

  25-03-2019 14:30 via ilnews.org
  Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal  Illinois News NetworkThe stewards of Illinois' teacher retirement fund are criticizing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposal to pay less into the pension system than is suggested by actuaries, ...
  
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• Five Things To Know About The Teacher Shortage - KGOU

  25-03-2019 14:22 via kgou.org
  Five Things To Know About The Teacher Shortage  KGOUIn Oklahoma, 30,000 teachers have left the profession in the past six years. That's the eye-popping statistic that stands out in the latest Oklahoma Teacher ...
  
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• Cleveland teacher named Southeast Region Teacher of the Year - WTVC

  25-03-2019 14:07 via newschannel9.com
  Cleveland teacher named Southeast Region Teacher of the Year  WTVCCleveland City Schools says Emily Raper, 7th grade English/Language Arts teacher at Cleveland Middle School, has been named the Southeast Region ...
  
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• Leaders in Learning: Nampa teacher eases students into daily lessons by playing games - Idaho News

  25-03-2019 14:00 via idahonews.com
  Leaders in Learning: Nampa teacher eases students into daily lessons by playing games  Idaho NewsA teacher at Endeavor Elementary in Nampa is giving her first-graders a fun way to start their day! “I wanted to give my students the same exact morning that I ...
  
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• Brother Peter Tabichi: Kenyan Franciscan is the world's best teacher - Vatican News

  25-03-2019 13:57 via vaticannews.va
  Brother Peter Tabichi: Kenyan Franciscan is the world's best teacher  Vatican NewsAfrica *Service* – Vatican City. Brother Peter was chosen out of 10 000 nominations coming from 179 countries. His win was announced at the Global Education ...
  
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• Russian Teacher Forced to Step Down Over 'Prostitute' Dress - The Moscow Times

  25-03-2019 13:51 via themoscowtimes.com
  Russian Teacher Forced to Step Down Over 'Prostitute' Dress  The Moscow TimesA fifth-grade teacher in the city of Barnaul in western Siberia has been forced to abandon her post over photos showing her in a New Year's dress, the ...
  
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• Bitnine: The Newly Revealed 'AI Teacher' Powered by Graph Database Delivers Hyper-Personalized Learning Experience - Business Wire

  25-03-2019 13:30 via businesswire.com
  Bitnine: The Newly Revealed 'AI Teacher' Powered by Graph Database Delivers Hyper-Personalized Learning Experience  Business WireWith AgensGraph of Bitnine, an Korean Education *Service* Company 34-years in the Making Builds a Big Data Graph Database for Education.
  
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• Basis Charter Schools tells lenders it could tap parents' donations to pay mounting debt - AZCentral

  25-03-2019 13:00 via azcentral.com
  Basis Charter Schools tells lenders it could tap parents' donations to pay mounting debt  AZCentralGoing into debt to expand out of state could put the brakes on Basis Charter Schools Inc. growing in Arizona as the high-performing academic chain lost $11.6 ...
  
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• JCPS teacher: We don't need a sickout on Kentucky legislature's last day - Courier Journal

  25-03-2019 12:36 via courier-journal.com
  JCPS teacher: We don't need a sickout on Kentucky legislature's last day  Courier JournalInstead of closing schools, send teacher delegates to Frankfort Thursday. Then show up at the polls in May and November with public education in mind.
  
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• Matt Bevin and henchman Wayne Lewis think Kentuckians are stupid - Courier Journal

  25-03-2019 12:25 via courier-journal.com
  Matt Bevin and henchman Wayne Lewis think Kentuckians are stupid  Courier JournalKentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and education chief Wayne Lewis expect people to believe their lies. Of course they want teachers' names to discipline them.
  
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• Meet Julie Valsaint - Central Intermediate School Teacher of the Year - Tulsa World

  25-03-2019 12:00 via tulsaworld.com
  Meet Julie Valsaint - Central Intermediate School Teacher of the Year  Tulsa WorldOccupation: 4th Grade Math and Science. Career: First year teaching for Wagoner Public Schools. Total years teaching 15. Started teaching career in St. Croix, ...
  
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• Florida education news: USF president, teacher discipline, Parkland aftermath and more - Tampa Bay Times

  25-03-2019 11:46 via tampabay.com
  Florida education news: USF president, teacher discipline, Parkland aftermath and more  Tampa Bay TimesNEW LEADERSHIP: He asked for it, he got it. Steven Currall, Southern Methodist University provost, is selected as the next president of the University of South ...
  
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• McKinney mom is suing Allen day care center, alleging teacher bit her toddler - Dallas News

  25-03-2019 11:30 via dallasnews.com
  McKinney mom is suing Allen day care center, alleging teacher bit her toddler  Dallas NewsA working single mother of six, Audra Elliott made sure to do her research before sending her kids to a day care.She read online reviews, visited...
  
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• Tulsa Public Schools Holds Substitute Teacher Job Fair - News On 6

  25-03-2019 10:35 via newson6.com
  Tulsa Public Schools Holds Substitute Teacher Job Fair  News On 6Tulsa Public Schools is hosting a job fair on Monday. They are trying to fill hundreds of substitute teacher positions.
  
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• Michael Abels, Music Teacher Turned Jordan Peele's Go-To Composer - NPR

  25-03-2019 10:02 via npr.org
  Michael Abels, Music Teacher Turned Jordan Peele's Go-To Composer  NPRAbels was a music teacher who had never scored a film when he was hired for Jordan Peele's Get Out and now Us. Peele hired him after a fruitless search for an ...
  
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• Teacher goes above and beyond - Union Daily Times

  25-03-2019 09:02 via uniondailytimes.com
  Teacher goes above and beyond  Union Daily TimesPhoto courtesy of Foster Park Elementary School Foster Park Elementary School Teacher Jeanne Willard sits with student Ben Balkum on the foyer rug of his ...
  
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• Gibson named Teacher of the Month - Union Daily Times

  25-03-2019 08:12 via uniondailytimes.com
  Gibson named Teacher of the Month  Union Daily TimesUNION — Mrs. Shannon Gibson has been named as Foster Park Elementary School's March Teacher of the Month. This month's focus trait was being a team ...
  
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• Teach Plus names teacher-leaders - Albuquerque Journal

  25-03-2019 07:05 via abqjournal.com
  Teach Plus names teacher-leaders  Albuquerque JournalALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Teach Plus New Mexico has named 16 "highly effective" teacher-leaders from around the state.
  
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