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• Racine teacher accused of using racial slur during incident at Mitchell Middle School - WISN Milwaukee

  27-03-2019 23:59 via wisn.com
  Racine teacher accused of using racial slur during incident at Mitchell Middle School  WISN MilwaukeeA Racine family says a teacher used a racial slur against their seventh-grade son while the teacher tried to break up a fight.
  
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• Wave of Teacher Sickouts Draws a Backlash in Kentucky - The Wall Street Journal

  27-03-2019 23:52 via wsj.com
  Wave of Teacher Sickouts Draws a Backlash in Kentucky  The Wall Street JournalKentucky officials are cracking down on a wave of sickouts called by teachers to protest legislation they oppose, part of a wave of teacher activism that has led to ...
  
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• Top Teacher: Amanda Mitchell, Nevils Elementary School - WTOC

  27-03-2019 23:03 via wtoc.com
  Top Teacher: Amanda Mitchell, Nevils Elementary School  WTOCWhen we are children, it seems like the best way to learn is through song, and for a music teacher, hearing children make music can be the most beautiful sound ...
  
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• Man charged with killing Georgia teacher wants trial delayed - 41 NBC News

  27-03-2019 22:29 via 41nbc.com
  Man charged with killing Georgia teacher wants trial delayed  41 NBC NewsA man asks Georgia's highest court to delay his trial for the slaying of high school teacher whose disappearance remained a mystery for more than a decade.
  
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• High school teacher, swim coach accused of inappropriately touching student - WSB Atlanta

  27-03-2019 22:29 via wsbtv.com
  High school teacher, swim coach accused of inappropriately touching student  WSB AtlantaTROUP COUNTY, Ga. - A local high school teacher is charged with sexual assault after investigators said he touched a 16-year-old student inappropriately.
  
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• District officials place Orangeburg Co. teacher on administrative leave in light of investigation - WIS10

  27-03-2019 22:28 via wistv.com
  District officials place Orangeburg Co. teacher on administrative leave in light of investigation  WIS10Officials with the Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 and the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office are currently investigating allegations made against a ...
  
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• Clay teacher/assistant coach sentenced for child seduction - ABC 57 News

  27-03-2019 22:21 via abc57.com
  Clay teacher/assistant coach sentenced for child seduction  ABC 57 NewsST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- A Clay High School teacher/assistant coach has been sentenced on a charge of child seduction following a plea agreement.
  
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• Buchholz High School teacher running for premature babies - WCJB

  27-03-2019 22:18 via wcjb.com
  Buchholz High School teacher running for premature babies  WCJBA teacher in North Central Florida is running for more than 10 hours Wednesday to raise awareness for premature babies.
  
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• VTDigger Minute: Teacher pensions, Act 46 delays, City Hall Park - vtdigger.org

  27-03-2019 22:16 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger Minute: Teacher pensions, Act 46 delays, City Hall Park  vtdigger.orgYour browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video.
  
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• Humboldt Education Foundation Announces Teacher of the Year Awards - Signals AZ

  27-03-2019 22:00 via signalsaz.com
  Humboldt Education Foundation Announces Teacher of the Year Awards  Signals AZEleven teachers covering all nine schools in the Humboldt Unified School District were honored Tuesday night, March 26th, at the 20th annual Humboldt ...
  
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• Colo. Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student, Threatening Him If He Resisted Advances - PEOPLE.com

  27-03-2019 21:29 via people.com
  Colo. Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student, Threatening Him If He Resisted Advances  PEOPLE.comSarah Elise Porter has been charged with sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust and sexual exploitation of a child.
  
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• This Bay Area school district wants to fight an ‘epidemic’ by building teacher housing - The Mercury News

  27-03-2019 21:19 via mercurynews.com
  This Bay Area school district wants to fight an ‘epidemic’ by building teacher housing  The Mercury NewsWith teachers moving away for cheaper housing in what the Mountain View Whisman School District superintendent is calling an “epidemic,” officials here are ...
  
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• Former Maine teacher sentenced to 2.5 years for sex assault of student - Bangor Daily News

  27-03-2019 21:19 via bangordailynews.com
  Former Maine teacher sentenced to 2.5 years for sex assault of student  Bangor Daily NewsA former teacher at Coastal Christian School in Waldoboro has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for the sexual assault of a student in 2016. Nancy Leigh ...
  
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• 5 arrested in brutal assault on pregnant Los Angeles teacher - KCRA Sacramento

  27-03-2019 21:12 via kcra.com
  5 arrested in brutal assault on pregnant Los Angeles teacher  KCRA SacramentoAnti-gang officers and detectives arrested three men and two women suspected of taking part in a brutal carjacking and assault on a pregnant school teacher ...
  
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• Ex-Cutler Bay Senior High Teacher Convicted After Inappropriate Relationship with Student Denies Being the Aggressor - NBC 6 South Florida

  27-03-2019 20:35 via nbcmiami.com
  Ex-Cutler Bay Senior High Teacher Convicted After Inappropriate Relationship with Student Denies Being the Aggressor  NBC 6 South FloridaA former Miami-Dade Public Schools teacher's sexual relationship with a student led to his arrest two years ago. The NBC 6 Investigators speak exclusively with ...
  
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• Will the teacher pay gap be fixed on a federal or local level? - MSNBC

  27-03-2019 20:30 via msnbc.com
  Will the teacher pay gap be fixed on a federal or local level?  MSNBCEveryone agrees that teachers should receive a bigger salary – but how will it get done? Ali Velshi is joined by the founder of the Teacher Salary Project, Ninive ...
  
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• A Texas elementary school teacher has turned her students' artwork into a dress - CNN

  27-03-2019 20:29 via cnn.com
  A Texas elementary school teacher has turned her students' artwork into a dress  CNNMany adults advise children not to color on clothing, but an art teacher from Texas not only encouraged her students to draw on her dress, she wore it — twice.
  
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• Man still faces 5-decade sentence in 2014 murder of teacher - 69News WFMZ-TV

  27-03-2019 19:58 via wfmz.com
  Man still faces 5-decade sentence in 2014 murder of teacher  69News WFMZ-TVA Lancaster man who appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of a teacher when he was a teenager is still facing at least ...
  
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• What's going on with Mississippi's teacher pay raise? Here's what we know - Jackson Clarion Ledger

  27-03-2019 19:33 via clarionledger.com
  What's going on with Mississippi's teacher pay raise? Here's what we know  Jackson Clarion LedgerA rumored standoff over a controversial school choice program could sink a proposal to raise Mississippi teacher salaries this year.
  
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• High school teacher accused of having sex with student - ABC15 Arizona

  27-03-2019 18:52 via abc15.com
  High school teacher accused of having sex with student  ABC15 ArizonaDeputies arrested a high school teacher they said had sex with one of his former students.
  
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• Former Boise teacher accused of trying to have sex with teen sentenced - Idaho News

  27-03-2019 18:52 via idahonews.com
  Former Boise teacher accused of trying to have sex with teen sentenced  Idaho NewsBOISE, Idaho (CBS 2) — A former Idaho elementary school teacher accused by prosecutors of attempted sex with a 15-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a ...
  
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• Teacher raises? Property tax cuts? House to debate the next Texas budget - Chron

  27-03-2019 18:46 via chron.com
  Teacher raises? Property tax cuts? House to debate the next Texas budget  ChronAUSTIN — Teacher pay raises, money for public schools and slowing the ballooning growth of property taxes are expected to take center stage in the Texas ...
  
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• Breaking The Cycle Of Teacher Sexual Misconduct At The Lake [ANALYSIS] - Lake Expo

  27-03-2019 18:30 via lakeexpo.com
  Breaking The Cycle Of Teacher Sexual Misconduct At The Lake [ANALYSIS]  Lake ExpoStories of teacher sexual abuse make for the kind of headlines that no one wants to write and no one wants to read. When the very person trusted to help.
  
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• Clovis teacher’s students rally to give her ‘year of a lifetime’ as she battles cancer - Fresno Bee

  27-03-2019 17:33 via fresnobee.com
  Clovis teacher’s students rally to give her ‘year of a lifetime’ as she battles cancer  Fresno BeeClovis teacher Allison Vargas, who has stage-four colon cancer, will be leaving Bud Rank Elementary School. Her students made a GoFundMe account to help.
  
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• Rochester school district hires teacher who abused students in Nevada - newyorkupstate.com

  27-03-2019 17:02 via newyorkupstate.com
  Rochester school district hires teacher who abused students in Nevada  newyorkupstate.comRochester, N.Y. — The Rochester City School District hired a teacher last September who abused special education students in Nevada. The teacher, James ...
  
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• RCSD special education teacher resigns following - 13WHAM-TV

  27-03-2019 16:34 via 13wham.com
  RCSD special education teacher resigns following  13WHAM-TVRochester, N. Y. (WHAM) - The Rochester City School District said Wednesday morning that one of its special education teachers has resigned. James Doran ...
  
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• Former Goshen teacher indicted for sexual battery - Cincinnati.com

  27-03-2019 14:56 via cincinnati.com
  Former Goshen teacher indicted for sexual battery  Cincinnati.comA former Goshen High School science teacher has been indicted on four counts of sexual battery. David L. Brown was indicted on March 19, according to ...
  
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• Reformers, Unions Hate Each Other, But Both Love Kamala Harris’s Teacher Pay Plan - New York Magazine

  27-03-2019 14:41 via nymag.com
  Reformers, Unions Hate Each Other, But Both Love Kamala Harris’s Teacher Pay Plan  New York MagazineKamala Harris proposes a $315 billion investment in higher teacher pay, to increase salaries by 23%. Unions love the idea, and so do education reformers, who ...
  
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• Teacher Who Gave 'Trump Against American Values' Assignment 'Lost the Privilege' of Teaching, State Rep Says - Newsweek

  27-03-2019 14:33 via newsweek.com
  Teacher Who Gave 'Trump Against American Values' Assignment 'Lost the Privilege' of Teaching, State Rep Says  NewsweekAfter students were given an assignment that included an excerpt that was critical of President Donald Trump, a Texas state representative said the teacher “lost ...
  
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• Teddy Atlas, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, a teacher and an eager-to-learn student - ESPN

  27-03-2019 13:51 via espn.com
  Teddy Atlas, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, a teacher and an eager-to-learn student  ESPNAs Oleksandr Gvozdyk prepares for the first defense of his WBC light heavyweight belt against Doudou Ngumbu on Saturday at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, ...
  
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• What If Elite Colleges Switched To A Lottery For Admissions?

  27-03-2019 12:01 via npr.org
  The college admissions scandal has inspired a modest proposal: What if we just pulled names out of a hat to find out who gets into America's top colleges? K-12 lottery systems might give us an idea.(Image credit: Peter Judson for NPR)
  
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• Warrant: Former teacher had sex with student while his baby was sleeping - Boston 25 News

  27-03-2019 11:12 via boston25news.com
  Warrant: Former teacher had sex with student while his baby was sleeping  Boston 25 NewsA former Florida teacher accused of having sex with a student had an encounter with the girl at his home while his baby was sleeping, according to a warrant ...
  
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• Alabama teacher arrested after gun discharges in pocket inside a classroom of first-graders: report - Fox News

  27-03-2019 10:50 via foxnews.com
  Alabama teacher arrested after gun discharges in pocket inside a classroom of first-graders: report  Fox NewsAn Alabama substitute teacher was detained after a gun in his pocket allegedly discharged inside a classroom of first-graders on Friday.
  
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• Gov. Lamont does some teacher recruitment in Bridgeport’s Harding High - CTPost

  27-03-2019 04:49 via ctpost.com
  Gov. Lamont does some teacher recruitment in Bridgeport’s Harding High  CTPostBRIDGEPORT — Gov. Ned Lamont took his pitch to grow a more diversified teaching force — along with his skills at the keyboard — to one of his old stomping ...
  
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• CD mourns beloved teacher - Hudson Valley 360

  27-03-2019 03:38 via hudsonvalley360.com
  CD mourns beloved teacher  Hudson Valley 360CAIRO — Grief counseling services were made available in the Cairo-Durham Central School District following the death of a first grade teacher.
  
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• Teacher placed on leave after accusations of being 'excessively harsh' with students - NBC4i.com

  27-03-2019 03:22 via nbc4i.com
  Teacher placed on leave after accusations of being 'excessively harsh' with students  NBC4i.comA kindergarten teacher from Asbury Elementary School is no longer allowed to be on campus following multiple allegations of being harsh towards students.
  
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• 5 charged after pregnant California school teacher repeatedly stabbed, carjacked - New York Post

  27-03-2019 03:05 via nypost.com
  5 charged after pregnant California school teacher repeatedly stabbed, carjacked  New York Post Five suspected gang members have been accused of attempted murder and other charges after investigators said the group attacked, stabbed and carjacked a ...
  
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• RCSD teacher convicted of special ed student abuse resigns - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  27-03-2019 03:00 via democratandchronicle.com
  RCSD teacher convicted of special ed student abuse resigns  Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJames Doran was accused of physically abusing students with autism. His former school district paid $1.2 million to settle a federal lawsuit.
  
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• Groveport Madison kindergarten teacher suspended over improper contact, language - The Columbus Dispatch

  27-03-2019 02:57 via dispatch.com
  Groveport Madison kindergarten teacher suspended over improper contact, language  The Columbus DispatchA Groveport Madison kindergarten teacher was placed on paid administrative leave this week, accused of improper physical contact and language toward two ...
  
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• Your vote can help an Iolani School teacher win a special prize - Hawaii News Now

  27-03-2019 02:46 via hawaiinewsnow.com
  Your vote can help an Iolani School teacher win a special prize  Hawaii News NowHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -Two Iolani students are asking for your help in getting their teacher a well-deserved prize. English teacher Lisa-Anne Tsuruda ...
  
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• Many gather at courthouse to support Clovis teacher accused of molesting three students - KFSN-TV

  27-03-2019 01:00 via abc30.com
  Many gather at courthouse to support Clovis teacher accused of molesting three students  KFSN-TVTEACHER ON TRIAL: The longtime foreign language teacher remains on leave from Clovis Unified since mid-December.
  
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• Surprise school salute for Waterbury teacher - WTNH.com

  27-03-2019 00:55 via wtnh.com
  Surprise school salute for Waterbury teacher  WTNH.comWATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) - Erik Kowalski is a teacher who loves his community and his country. When he's not working hard at Wallace Middle School, ...
  
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• Teacher pay: Some need second jobs to make ends meet, concerning Pa. lawmakers - PennLive

  27-03-2019 00:46 via pennlive.com
  Teacher pay: Some need second jobs to make ends meet, concerning Pa. lawmakers  PennLiveAbout three dozen educators joined with a bipartisan band of lawmakers on Tuesday at the state Capitol in calling for the Legislature to support raising the ...
  
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• 'A deviant laboratory': Valedictorian sues Nicolet over math teacher who groomed students for abuse - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  27-03-2019 00:42 via jsonline.com
  'A deviant laboratory': Valedictorian sues Nicolet over math teacher who groomed students for abuse  Milwaukee Journal SentinelA former valedictorian claims he was abused by a star of the Nicolet High School faculty and that officials covered for the teacher for years.
  
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• Longtime Bloomington Kennedy High School English teacher Clarice Swisher dies at 85 - Star Tribune

  27-03-2019 00:41 via startribune.com
  Longtime Bloomington Kennedy High School English teacher Clarice Swisher dies at 85  Star TribuneFor many Bloomington Kennedy High School students, Clarice Swisher was the toughest teacher they'd ever had. She nurtured students through her passion for ...
  
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• Four Reasons Kamala Harris' Teacher Pay Raise Proposal Is Not A Winner - Forbes

  27-03-2019 00:14 via forbes.com
  Four Reasons Kamala Harris' Teacher Pay Raise Proposal Is Not A Winner  ForbesToday, Kamala Harris dropped the details of her plan to give US teachers a raise. There are several reasons for education voters to be unexcited.
  
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