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• Legislative maneuvers over tax referendum money for teacher pay targeted Miami-Dade - Miami Herald

  02-05-2019 22:43 via miamiherald.com
  Legislative maneuvers over tax referendum money for teacher pay targeted Miami-Dade  Miami HeraldMiami-Dade, barely squeaked by with all its tax referendum money intact, after it appeared that the Florida Senate would exempt all school districts from the new ...
  
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• Former Evangelical Christian teacher accused of having sex with student pleads no contest - The News-Press

  02-05-2019 22:14 via news-press.com
  Former Evangelical Christian teacher accused of having sex with student pleads no contest  The News-PressFormer Evangelical Christian School teacher Suzanne Owen was arrested last year and accused of having sex with a student in her car.
  
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• Teacher retirement revisions approved - CTPost

  02-05-2019 22:05 via ctpost.com
  Teacher retirement revisions approved  CTPostA financial oversight panel of the General Assembly on Thursday approved Gov. Ned Lamont's plan to spread out payments to the Teachers Retirement Plan to ...
  
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• Teacher retirement revisions approved - CT Post

  02-05-2019 22:05 via ctpost.com
  Teacher retirement revisions approved  CT PostA financial oversight panel of the General Assembly on Thursday approved Gov. Ned Lamont's plan to spread out payments to the Teachers Retirement Plan to ...
  
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• NJ arbitrator rules against firing teacher who impregnated 16-year-old when he was a priest | TheHill - The Hill

  02-05-2019 22:02 via thehill.com
  NJ arbitrator rules against firing teacher who impregnated 16-year-old when he was a priest | TheHill  The HillAn arbitrator for New Jersey's state Department of Education has ruled that a school district cannot fire a teacher found to have impregnated a 16-year-old when ...
  
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• Broward County teacher accused of having inappropriate relationship with minor - WPLG Local 10

  02-05-2019 21:57 via local10.com
  Broward County teacher accused of having inappropriate relationship with minor  WPLG Local 10A Broward County teacher was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor.
  
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• Shawnee, Kansas kindergarten teacher caught on camera kicking 5-year-old is fired from job; mother says school did not immediately take action - CBS News

  02-05-2019 20:55 via cbsnews.com
  Shawnee, Kansas kindergarten teacher caught on camera kicking 5-year-old is fired from job; mother says school did not immediately take action  CBS NewsA Kansas teacher who was caught on camera kicking a 5-year-old girl at school has been fired, CBS affiliate KCTV reports. The February incident gained ...
  
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• Alabama Senate passes education budget, teacher raise - AL.com

  02-05-2019 20:36 via al.com
  Alabama Senate passes education budget, teacher raise  AL.comThe Senate approved a budget that would spend more than $7 billion from the Education Trust Fund for the first time.
  
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• Teacher Arrested for Dragging 4-Year-Old Student By Their Ankles - Fatherly

  02-05-2019 20:00 via fatherly.com
  Teacher Arrested for Dragging 4-Year-Old Student By Their Ankles  FatherlyA Tennessee elementary school teacher has been arrested and charged with child abuse after dragging a four-year-old student down the hall by their ankles.
  
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• Teacher accused of threatening principal shares her side of story - WSB Atlanta

  02-05-2019 19:36 via wsbtv.com
  Teacher accused of threatening principal shares her side of story  WSB AtlantaNEWTON COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities are investigating after an elementary school teacher allegedly got into a verbal fight with the principal at her school.
  
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• Teacher may face criminal charges for kicking 5-year-old student lying on floor | TheHill - The Hill

  02-05-2019 18:45 via thehill.com
  Teacher may face criminal charges for kicking 5-year-old student lying on floor | TheHill  The HillA Kansas City-area elementary school teacher has been fired and may face criminal charges after surveillance video captured her kicking a 5-year-old student ...
  
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• Harlem teacher accused of lewd conversations with 18 students - New York Post

  02-05-2019 18:44 via nypost.com
  Harlem teacher accused of lewd conversations with 18 students  New York Post A former Harlem charter school teacher allegedly had lewd communications with at least 18 students, claiming he did it “to be the cool teacher,” according to ...
  
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• Teacher accused of fighting, threatening principal shares her side of story - WSB Atlanta

  02-05-2019 18:07 via wsbtv.com
  Teacher accused of fighting, threatening principal shares her side of story  WSB AtlantaWe're talking with Boyd to get her side of the story + working on learning what's next in the investigation. WATCH Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m. for ...
  
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• Compromise on teacher pay raise floated in #okleg - NonDoc

  02-05-2019 17:50 via nondoc.com
  Compromise on teacher pay raise floated in #okleg  NonDocWhether to fund a $1,200 teacher pay raise has been the biggest debate in Oklahoma's legislative budget negotiations: The House wants a pay raise ...
  
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• Doyel: I thought I was too late. Take the time to thank a life-changing teacher now. - Indianapolis Star

  02-05-2019 16:22 via indystar.com
  Doyel: I thought I was too late. Take the time to thank a life-changing teacher now.  Indianapolis StarThis is a story I've told thousands of people over the years, but never to the person who deserved to hear it most.
  
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• Kindergarten teacher charged with misdemeanor assault over treatment of student - ABC6OnYourSide.com

  02-05-2019 16:16 via abc6onyourside.com
  Kindergarten teacher charged with misdemeanor assault over treatment of student  ABC6OnYourSide.comMarie Scearce, a kindergarten teacher at Asbury Elementary in Groveport, was charged by Madison Township Police with misdemeanor assault following an ...
  
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• Pinkerton, New Hampshire Students Rally for Beloved Teacher - U.S. News & World Report

  02-05-2019 16:11 via usnews.com
  Pinkerton, New Hampshire Students Rally for Beloved Teacher  U.S. News & World ReportDERRY, N.H. (AP) — "I have bad news, you have colon cancer." Seventy-one-year-old Pinkerton Academy substitute teacher Dennis Burdick of Derry heard ...
  
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• Evelyn Carrasquillo named KCS Teacher of the Year - WBTV

  02-05-2019 15:53 via wbtv.com
  Evelyn Carrasquillo named KCS Teacher of the Year  WBTVKannapolis City Schools named its Teacher of the Year for 2019.
  
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• Swarthmore Fraternities Disband Over Leaked Documents That Detailed Misogyny

  02-05-2019 15:42 via npr.org
  "We were appalled and disgusted by the content of these minutes, which led us to question our affiliation with an organization," current members of Phi Psi said in a statement Tuesday night. (Image credit: AP)
  
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• Teacher sues over suspension for alleged discrimination - The Philadelphia Tribune

  02-05-2019 15:09 via phillytrib.com
  Teacher sues over suspension for alleged discrimination  The Philadelphia TribuneRICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Commonwealth University professor is suing the school over his suspension regarding allegations that he racially profiled a ...
  
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• Corona-Norco substitute teacher pulled from class after accusations he took ‘inappropriate’ photos of college tutors - Press-Enterprise

  02-05-2019 15:00 via pe.com
  Corona-Norco substitute teacher pulled from class after accusations he took ‘inappropriate’ photos of college tutors  Press-EnterpriseA substitute teacher has been barred from teaching in Corona-Norco schools while educators investigate allegations that he took “inappropriate pictures” of ...
  
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• Pa. teacher surrenders on charges of sex with student and providing booze, pot - PennLive

  02-05-2019 14:13 via pennlive.com
  Pa. teacher surrenders on charges of sex with student and providing booze, pot  PennLiveA Catholic school music teacher allegedly involved some of his students in sex, alcohol and drugs, police say.
  
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• Rishikul Yogshala Announces its Yoga Teacher Training Calendar of 2019 - Yahoo Finance

  02-05-2019 14:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  Rishikul Yogshala Announces its Yoga Teacher Training Calendar of 2019  Yahoo FinanceRISHIKESH, India, May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rishikul Yogshala, a certified, reputed and internationally popular Yoga school, has finally announced the ...
  
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• National Teacher Appreciation Day Freebies and Deals - PRNewswire

  02-05-2019 13:32 via prnewswire.com
  National Teacher Appreciation Day Freebies and Deals  PRNewswireAUSTIN, Texas, May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- National Teacher Appreciation Day is on May 7 this year and many companies are stepping up to honor the ...
  
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• Florida's armed teacher bill bound for DeSantis’ desk - Watchdog.org

  02-05-2019 13:18 via watchdog.org
  Florida's armed teacher bill bound for DeSantis’ desk  Watchdog.orgAmong bills cleared from the House's docket and dispatched to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk Wednesday was the heavily contested plan to allow public school ...
  
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• Cool School Teacher: Mrs. Elizabeth Norman - WCBD News 2

  02-05-2019 12:43 via counton2.com
  Cool School Teacher: Mrs. Elizabeth Norman  WCBD News 2Creative, energetic, engaging, fun, just a few words students use to describe their experience with Beech Hill Elementary teacher Mrs. Elizabeth Norman. We're ...
  
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• Hudson Valley High School Teacher to Compete on Jeopardy! - wpdh.com

  02-05-2019 12:28 via wpdh.com
  Hudson Valley High School Teacher to Compete on Jeopardy!  wpdh.comLook out, James Holzhauer. A Hudson Valley school teacher is headed to Jeopardy! next week. The popular game show's Teachers Tournament kicks off on ...
  
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• You Want What?! - Slate

  02-05-2019 11:59 via slate.com
  You Want What?!  SlateCare and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. In addition to our traditional advice, every Thursday we feature an assortment of teachers from across the ...
  
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• Parole date set for Utah teacher who sexually abused three of her students - Salt Lake Tribune

  02-05-2019 08:15 via sltrib.com
  Parole date set for Utah teacher who sexually abused three of her students  Salt Lake TribuneA former Davis High School teacher who sexually abused three of her students will be released from prison in September, after serving more than four years ...
  
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• Albuquerque teacher chosen for prestigious fellowship program - KRQE News 13

  02-05-2019 06:21 via krqe.com
  Albuquerque teacher chosen for prestigious fellowship program  KRQE News 13An Albuquerque teacher has been chosen to study abroad.
  
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• Chesterfield teacher’s union: Two teachers injured within a week, group calls for action - WWBT NBC12 News

  02-05-2019 05:49 via nbc12.com
  Chesterfield teacher’s union: Two teachers injured within a week, group calls for action  WWBT NBC12 NewsThere's a call for action from Chesterfield teachers who want to feel safer in the buildings they're expected to teach in.
  
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• Proposed Greenville County Schools budget would increase teacher pay - WSPA.com

  02-05-2019 05:24 via wspa.com
  Proposed Greenville County Schools budget would increase teacher pay  WSPA.comGreenville County teachers could be getting a pay raise.
  
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• Video: Interview of substitute teacher accused of molesting students - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

  02-05-2019 05:13 via clickorlando.com
  Video: Interview of substitute teacher accused of molesting students  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlandoNewly released police interviews, photos, and audio reveal disturbing details about a molestation case involving a former Osceola County substitute teacher.
  
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• Teacher pay details in OK'd House budget fully revealed - WWAY NewsChannel 3

  02-05-2019 05:12 via wwaytv3.com
  Teacher pay details in OK'd House budget fully revealed  WWAY NewsChannel 3RALEIGH, NC (AP) — The North Carolina government spending plan proposed by House Republicans advanced on Wednesday, clearing the chamber's ...
  
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• Thompson School District teacher raise may lead to talks on overall pay structure - Loveland Reporter-Herald

  02-05-2019 05:01 via reporterherald.com
  Thompson School District teacher raise may lead to talks on overall pay structure  Loveland Reporter-HeraldIf the Thompson school board approves a negotiated teachers contract, employees across the district will receive a 7.5% cost of living wage, making the lowest ...
  
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• Nelson named Coweta's 2019 Teacher of the Year - Newnan Times-Herald

  02-05-2019 04:32 via times-herald.com
  Nelson named Coweta's 2019 Teacher of the Year  Newnan Times-HeraldAshley Nelson, a second-grade teacher at Ruth Hill Elementary School, is the Coweta County School System's 2019 Teacher of the Year. Nelson was honored ...
  
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• Local teacher named finalist for 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year award - KBTX

  02-05-2019 04:18 via kbtx.com
  Local teacher named finalist for 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year award  KBTXA second-grade teacher at Anson Jones Elementary in Bryan, Kathleen Menchaca, is one of six finalists for the 2019 Texas Teacher of the Year award by the ...
  
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• Edison High teacher on leave during investigation for using racial slur in class - YourCentralValley.com

  02-05-2019 04:17 via yourcentralvalley.com
  Edison High teacher on leave during investigation for using racial slur in class  YourCentralValley.comIt's been a week, but an Edison High School student is still shaken after what her teacher allegedly said in class last week. That teacher is now no longer in the ...
  
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• This Teacher Compiled a List of Slang Terms He Learned From His Students - Complex

  02-05-2019 04:06 via complex.com
  This Teacher Compiled a List of Slang Terms He Learned From His Students  ComplexMany teachers encounter the fine line between coming across as relatable with their students, and turning into a real-life version of that Steve Buscemi "How do ...
  
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• South Monterey County teacher headed for Antarctica - KSBW Monterey

  02-05-2019 03:47 via ksbw.com
  South Monterey County teacher headed for Antarctica  KSBW MontereySouth Monterey County teacher Denise Hardoy is heading to Antarctica this year as part of a rare partnership between scientists and school teachers.
  
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• Mississippi launching first teacher residency program - WMC

  02-05-2019 03:37 via wmcactionnews5.com
  Mississippi launching first teacher residency program  WMCMississippi is launching a teacher residency program to help develop new teachers by utilizing more classroom experience.
  
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• 4-year-old's claim that teacher kissed her puts him on administrative leave - WPXI Pittsburgh

  02-05-2019 03:00 via wpxi.com
  4-year-old's claim that teacher kissed her puts him on administrative leave  WPXI PittsburghA local teacher is under investigation after he was accused of kissing a 4-year-old student.
  
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• Bruce teacher on trial for kissing and fondling student - WTVA

  02-05-2019 02:46 via wtva.com
  Bruce teacher on trial for kissing and fondling student  WTVABelow is the closed-captioning text associated with this video. Since this uses automated speech to text spelling and grammar may not be accurate. a former ...
  
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• Teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student - WSB Atlanta

  02-05-2019 02:33 via wsbtv.com
  Teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student  WSB AtlantaA teacher from Clarke County was arrested earlier this week after allegations emerged that she was inappropriately involved with a student.
  
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• West High teacher charged with sexually abusing student - Salt Lake Tribune

  02-05-2019 01:48 via sltrib.com
  West High teacher charged with sexually abusing student  Salt Lake TribuneA West High teacher accused of sexually abusing one of his students has been charged with seven felonies. Sterrett Oney Neale, 54, has been on unpaid ...
  
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• DeSantis comes up short on teacher bonuses - Fox 35 Orlando

  02-05-2019 01:45 via fox35orlando.com
  DeSantis comes up short on teacher bonuses  Fox 35 OrlandoGov. Ron DeSantis did not get as much money as he wanted for teacher bonuses in the new state budget, but he told reporters Wednesday it will be an issue ...
  
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• Classroom Champions: Volleyball teacher at North Charleston wants to help students get healthy - Live 5 News WCSC

  02-05-2019 01:30 via live5news.com
  Classroom Champions: Volleyball teacher at North Charleston wants to help students get healthy  Live 5 News WCSCNORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - A simple request to get into shape for prom prompted a volleyball coach to invite all students at her school to get involved ...
  
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• Teacher caught on video kicking 5-year-old could face criminal charges - NBC News

  02-05-2019 01:26 via nbcnews.com
  Teacher caught on video kicking 5-year-old could face criminal charges  NBC NewsA teacher who was seen in a surveillance video kicking a 5-year-old student at Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School in Kansas may face criminal charges.
  
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• Stockton teacher may lose her job this week over controversial article in school paper - KGO-TV

  02-05-2019 00:42 via abc7news.com
  Stockton teacher may lose her job this week over controversial article in school paper  KGO-TVA Stockton high school English teacher may be terminated at the end of this week for allowing the school paper to publish an article regarding a fellow student ...
  
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• Lexington teacher dumped 5-year-old girl out of chair, pinned her against wall, report says - Lexington Herald Leader

  02-05-2019 00:16 via kentucky.com
  Lexington teacher dumped 5-year-old girl out of chair, pinned her against wall, report says  Lexington Herald LeaderA state investigative report said that a kindergarten teacher at an after-school program at Lexington's Rosa Parks Elementary School dumped a 5-year-old out of ...
  
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