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• Green art teacher Erin Wozniak is teacher of the year - Massillon Independent

  05-05-2019 23:51 via indeonline.com
  Green art teacher Erin Wozniak is teacher of the year  Massillon IndependentErin Wozniak, a North Canton resident, has been an art teacher at Green Intermediate for three years.
  
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• Bibb County teacher gives student a free haircut after peers tease him - 13WMAZ.com

  05-05-2019 23:01 via 13wmaz.com
  Bibb County teacher gives student a free haircut after peers tease him  13WMAZ.comWhen a student couldn't get a haircut, one teacher went the extra mile to cut his hair for free.
  
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• Geek Pick: Duolingo Is Your Digital (and Convenient) Language Teacher - Geek

  05-05-2019 22:50 via geek.com
  Geek Pick: Duolingo Is Your Digital (and Convenient) Language Teacher  GeekDuolingo is a free online language learning program that can help you master conversations abroad. (Photo Credit: Duolingo/Twitter) ...
  
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• The Very Best Teacher Appreciation Week Gifts - Forbes

  05-05-2019 22:25 via forbes.com
  The Very Best Teacher Appreciation Week Gifts  ForbesTeacher Appreciation Week deals  WWBT NBC12 NewsEducators honored with free food, discounts during Teacher Appreciation Week  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandRebecca Friedrichs: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but unions show no appreciation  Fox NewsOur View: Thank a teacher this week | Columns  Joplin GlobeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• South St. Paul educator named Minnesota Teacher of the Year - Minnesota Public Radio News

  05-05-2019 22:24 via mprnews.org
  South St. Paul educator named Minnesota Teacher of the Year  Minnesota Public Radio NewsA math teacher from South St. Paul Secondary School is the 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
  
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• Teacher uses 'Old Town Road' to inspire her students - WJAC Johnstown

  05-05-2019 21:22 via wjactv.com
  Teacher uses 'Old Town Road' to inspire her students  WJAC JohnstownWASHINGTON (SBG) — A teacher in Birmingham, Alabama sought help from today's top song to inspire her students before their tests. Jasmine Merlette shared ...
  
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• Brockett Elementary School teacher saves student's life with Heimlich maneuver - Denton Record Chronicle

  05-05-2019 20:17 via dentonrc.com
  Brockett Elementary School teacher saves student's life with Heimlich maneuver  Denton Record ChronicleAUBREY — Cindy McCraw was panicked. She had just left work early following a call from her youngest son's school.
  
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• Bronx teacher wins $100,000 for her school in contest - News 12 Bronx

  05-05-2019 19:23 via bronx.news12.com
  Bronx teacher wins $100,000 for her school in contest  News 12 BronxA Bronx teacher has won $100000 for her school in a contest as she's being treated for breast cancer.
  
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• Heres How NJ Ranks In Teacher Pay - Patch.com

  05-05-2019 19:18 via patch.com
  Heres How NJ Ranks In Teacher Pay  Patch.comHere's How NJ Ranks In Teacher Pay - Asbury Park, NJ - A new report shows how teacher salaries, when adjusted for inflation, have fared over the past 10 ...
  
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• First he rowed across the Atlantic in record time. Now he's made history at the Flying Pig Marathon - Cincinnati.com

  05-05-2019 18:59 via cincinnati.com
  First he rowed across the Atlantic in record time. Now he's made history at the Flying Pig Marathon  Cincinnati.comBryce Carlson's last adventure took 38 days, six hours and 49 minutes when the Seven Hills science teacher rowed 2,000 miles last summer in record time from ...
  
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• An emotional Madonna honors gay teacher at GLAAD Awards: 'It was OK to be different' - USA TODAY

  05-05-2019 18:01 via usatoday.com
  An emotional Madonna honors gay teacher at GLAAD Awards: 'It was OK to be different'  USA TODAYMadonna, a pioneer for gay rights, accepted the Advocate for Change Award at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards with a rousing speech.
  
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• Teacher Appreciation Week deals - WWBT NBC12 News

  05-05-2019 17:48 via nbc12.com
  Teacher Appreciation Week deals  WWBT NBC12 NewsRebecca Friedrichs: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but unions show no appreciation  Fox NewsEducators honored with free food, discounts during Teacher Appreciation Week  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandOur View: Thank a teacher this week | Columns  Joplin GlobeSupport educators with a donation during Teacher Appreciation Week  Herald ReviewView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ex-teacher acquitted of sex abuse charge against 8th grader - WMC

  05-05-2019 17:04 via wmcactionnews5.com
  Ex-teacher acquitted of sex abuse charge against 8th grader  WMCA former north Mississippi teacher has been acquitted of charges of touching a child for lustful purpose.
  
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• Rare brain cancer upends life for young Torrance father, teacher who now cherishes every moment - The Daily Breeze

  05-05-2019 17:02 via dailybreeze.com
  Rare brain cancer upends life for young Torrance father, teacher who now cherishes every moment  The Daily BreezeChase Curry acknowledges his 32nd birthday was a strange one, to say the least. Beyond celebrating with family — including his wife Lindsay, 34, and ...
  
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• Teacher gets to keep job despite having sex with 14-year-old girl when he was a Catholic priest - KTVU San Francisco

  05-05-2019 16:13 via ktvu.com
  Teacher gets to keep job despite having sex with 14-year-old girl when he was a Catholic priest  KTVU San FranciscoA former priest who had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl and later got her pregnant can keep his job as a middle-school teacher, an arbitrator ruled.
  
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• Teacher Relies On Donated Sick Days To Be With 1-Year-Old Daughter Fighting Cancer - Scary Mommy

  05-05-2019 15:47 via scarymommy.com
  Teacher Relies On Donated Sick Days To Be With 1-Year-Old Daughter Fighting Cancer  Scary MommyA teacher in Alabama is thankful to be able to spend time with his infant daughter who is undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) ...
  
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• Heres How Maryland Ranks In Teacher Pay - Columbia, MD Patch

  05-05-2019 15:30 via patch.com
  Heres How Maryland Ranks In Teacher Pay  Columbia, MD PatchHere's How Maryland Ranks In Teacher Pay - Columbia, MD - A new report shows teacher salaries, when adjusted for inflation, have actually decreased ...
  
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• Illinois lawmakers to consider new teacher testing methods - Houston Chronicle

  05-05-2019 15:27 via houstonchronicle.com
  Illinois lawmakers to consider new teacher testing methods  Houston ChronicleSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two bills are pending in the Illinois General Assembly that would pause or permanently eliminate a basic skills test for new teachers ...
  
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• Illinois lawmakers to consider new teacher testing methods - Hastings Tribune

  05-05-2019 15:25 via hastingstribune.com
  Illinois lawmakers to consider new teacher testing methods  Hastings TribuneSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two bills are pending in the Illinois General Assembly that would pause or permanently eliminate a basic skills test for new teachers ...
  
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• Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year teaches math in South St. Paul - Star Tribune

  05-05-2019 14:05 via startribune.com
  Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year teaches math in South St. Paul  Star TribuneMinnesota's new Teacher of the Year is Jessica Davis, a math teacher from a high school in South St. Paul. Davis was in the news recently, guiding South St.
  
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• Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year: 'Every voice matters' - Star Tribune

  05-05-2019 14:05 via startribune.com
  Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year: 'Every voice matters'  Star TribuneWhen Jessica Davis first told her mother — herself a retired elementary school teacher of 38 years — that she wanted to go back to school to become a teacher, ...
  
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• Where does South Carolina's teacher labor movement go after 10000 person march? - Charleston Post Courier

  05-05-2019 14:00 via postandcourier.com
  Where does South Carolina's teacher labor movement go after 10000 person march?  Charleston Post CourierIn a single year, a Facebook group for frustrated teachers grew into one of the largest labor actions in South Carolina history, briefly transcending 40-year-old ...
  
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• Around East County: Brentwood schools’ Smith named teacher of year - East Bay Times

  05-05-2019 14:00 via eastbaytimes.com
  Around East County: Brentwood schools’ Smith named teacher of year  East Bay TimesMany teachers and school staff members shape our students — at the top of the list in the Brentwood Union School District is elementary school counselor Ezra ...
  
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• Single Mom Of 3 Graduates From College To Set An Example For Her Kids

  05-05-2019 13:37 via npr.org
  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Michaela LeCompte about her graduation, at age 29, from Montana State University Billings. She has been raising three kids by herself while taking classes.
  
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• Teacher uses chicken coop to teach 5th graders life skills - Magnolia State Live - Magnolia State Live

  05-05-2019 13:32 via magnoliastatelive.com
  Teacher uses chicken coop to teach 5th graders life skills - Magnolia State Live  Magnolia State LiveChildren at Overstreet Elementary School have a coop of new responsibilities outside the school. VIVA Fifth Grade Art Teacher Niki Mulrooney proposed the ...
  
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• Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year to be named Sunday - Star Tribune

  05-05-2019 13:30 via startribune.com
  Minnesota's new Teacher of the Year to be named Sunday  Star TribuneThe award will go to one person in a field of nine finalists.
  
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• Rebecca Friedrichs: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but unions show no appreciation - Fox News

  05-05-2019 13:02 via foxnews.com
  Rebecca Friedrichs: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but unions show no appreciation  Fox NewsIt's no coincidence that on May 1, state and national teachers' unions ordered their ranks of comrades across the country to strike.
  
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• 1913: The year Bemidji became 'Normal': State selects city for... - Bemidji Pioneer

  05-05-2019 13:01 via bemidjipioneer.com
  1913: The year Bemidji became 'Normal': State selects city for...  Bemidji PioneerEditor's note: The Beltrami County Historical Society is partnering with the Pioneer on a series of monthly articles highlighting the history of the area. For more ...
  
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• Support educators with a donation during Teacher Appreciation Week - Herald Review

  05-05-2019 13:00 via grandrapidsmn.com
  Support educators with a donation during Teacher Appreciation Week  Herald ReviewIn celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week from May 6-10, the District 318 Endowment Fund is launching a fundraising campaign to further advance its ...
  
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• Comptroller's Office studies teacher salaries in Tennessee - Clarksville Now

  05-05-2019 13:00 via clarksvillenow.com
  Comptroller's Office studies teacher salaries in Tennessee  Clarksville NowNASHVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has released a report examining how money intended to boost teacher salaries ...
  
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• Win for Lincoln-Way welding teacher means $30K in new equipment for trades program at his school - Chicago Tribune

  05-05-2019 12:00 via chicagotribune.com
  Win for Lincoln-Way welding teacher means $30K in new equipment for trades program at his school  Chicago TribuneDaymon Gast, who beat more than 450 competitors in the “Who's Building You” contest, is donating the equipment and materials he won to the school.
  
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• OUR OPINION: Teacher pay snafu must be fixed promptly - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

  05-05-2019 11:00 via djournal.com
  OUR OPINION: Teacher pay snafu must be fixed promptly  Northeast Mississippi Daily JournalA calculation error has created a shortfall in the amount of money appropriated by lawmakers to fund the $1500 teacher pay raise passed earlier this year.
  
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• Woman killed after crashing into downed tree identified as Humble ISD teacher - KTRK-TV

  05-05-2019 09:07 via abc13.com
  Woman killed after crashing into downed tree identified as Humble ISD teacher  KTRK-TVHumble ISD teacher Amy Woodeshick dies after crashing into downed tree following severe storms.
  
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• Bossier Voters Say 'No' to New Taxes for Teacher Pay - News Radio 710 KEEL

  05-05-2019 08:58 via 710keel.com
  Bossier Voters Say 'No' to New Taxes for Teacher Pay  News Radio 710 KEELElection results are in from Caddo and Bossier Parishes.
  
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• Sisolak’s budget doesn’t include money for teacher raises - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  05-05-2019 08:45 via reviewjournal.com
  Sisolak’s budget doesn’t include money for teacher raises  Las Vegas Review-JournalNevada's magic trick of the year didn't take place on the Las Vegas Strip. It was Gov. Steve Sisolak convincing the public that his budget includes a 3 percent ...
  
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• Teacher of the Year Lori Markham gives thanks for support - Prescott Daily Courier

  05-05-2019 08:13 via dcourier.com
  Teacher of the Year Lori Markham gives thanks for support  Prescott Daily CourierAbia Judd Elementary School's Lori Markham was named overall Teacher of the Year as the Yavapai County Education Foundation held its 25th annual ...
  
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• BEA first grade teacher earns Teacher of the Year award - faribaultcountyregister.com | News, Sports, Information on the Blue Earth region - Faribault County Register

  05-05-2019 07:51 via faribaultcountyregister.com
  BEA first grade teacher earns Teacher of the Year award - faribaultcountyregister.com | News, Sports, Information on the Blue Earth region  Faribault County RegisterThis year's Teacher of the Year at Blue Earth Area has been chosen. She has taught students for 31 years and continues to dedicate time both before and after ...
  
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• Randy Nelson: It's a great time to thank a teacher - La Crosse Tribune

  05-05-2019 07:15 via lacrossetribune.com
  Randy Nelson: It's a great time to thank a teacher  La Crosse TribuneOn May 7, our La Crosse Public Education Foundation, with financial support from the Community Foundation's Carol Taebel “Thank a Teacher” fund, will honor ...
  
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• Teacher says chicken coop teaches 5th graders life skills - WRAL.com

  05-05-2019 07:05 via wral.com
  Teacher says chicken coop teaches 5th graders life skills  WRAL.comChildren at Overstreet Elementary School have a coop of new responsibilities outside the school.
  
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• Teacher Says Chicken Coop Teaches 5th Graders Life Skills - U.S. News & World Report

  05-05-2019 07:05 via usnews.com
  Teacher Says Chicken Coop Teaches 5th Graders Life Skills  U.S. News & World ReportSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Children at Overstreet Elementary School have a coop of new responsibilities outside the school.
  
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• Teacher says chicken coop teaches 5th graders life skills - Gwcommonwealth

  05-05-2019 07:05 via gwcommonwealth.com
  Teacher says chicken coop teaches 5th graders life skills  GwcommonwealthSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Children at Overstreet Elementary School have a coop of new responsibilities outside the school. VIVA Fifth Grade Art Teacher Niki ...
  
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• Teacher pay, technology millages soundly defeated by Bossier Parish voters - Bossier Press-Tribune Online

  05-05-2019 06:33 via bossierpress.com
  Teacher pay, technology millages soundly defeated by Bossier Parish voters  Bossier Press-Tribune OnlineBy Stacey Tinsley, [email protected]. Two proposed tax millages that would have gone towards a pay raise for teachers and created a technology ...
  
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• Basketball coach, teacher Dick Danford passes away - WJHG-TV

  05-05-2019 06:26 via wjhg.com
  Basketball coach, teacher Dick Danford passes away  WJHG-TVThe former Gulf Coast men's basketball coach and Bay County shop teacher died early Saturday morning.
  
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• Teacher Appreciation Week 2019: Top Deals from Office Depot, J-Crew, Banana Republic and More - Newsweek

  05-05-2019 06:10 via newsweek.com
  Teacher Appreciation Week 2019: Top Deals from Office Depot, J-Crew, Banana Republic and More  NewsweekThe best deals for our hard-working educators during Teacher Appreciation Week.
  
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• Letter: Harris's attention to teacher pay is inspiring - Concord Monitor

  05-05-2019 06:02 via concordmonitor.com
  Letter: Harris's attention to teacher pay is inspiring  Concord MonitorDespite an April 29 column in the Monitor criticizing Sen. Kamala Harris's plan to raise teacher pay, as an educator, I was inspired to see her plan to tackle the ...
  
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• Chagrin Falls Intermediate School math teacher earns Outstanding Teacher Award: Community Voices - cleveland.com

  05-05-2019 06:00 via cleveland.com
  Chagrin Falls Intermediate School math teacher earns Outstanding Teacher Award: Community Voices  cleveland.comKathy Ohlrich, a sixth-grade math teacher at Chagrin Falls Intermediate School, was recently identified as one of this year's Greater Cleveland Council of ...
  
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• Teacher writes heartbreaking essay about Sapphire, youngest murder victim in Sumner County - WKRN News 2

  05-05-2019 04:50 via wkrn.com
  Teacher writes heartbreaking essay about Sapphire, youngest murder victim in Sumner County  WKRN News 2The brutal murder of 12-year-old Sapphire McGlothlin-Pee one week ago has left a wound on the Westmoreland community. Sapphire, her mother, grandmother ...
  
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• Indiana teacher shortage grows among questions about education funding - Washington Times Herald

  05-05-2019 04:43 via washtimesherald.com
  Indiana teacher shortage grows among questions about education funding  Washington Times HeraldIt doesn't matter whether you ask a state education official or a local education leader, they all will tell you Indiana has a shortage of teachers. What was once ...
  
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• Jefferson Parish backs tax for teacher pay raises - NOLA.com

  05-05-2019 04:42 via nola.com
  Jefferson Parish backs tax for teacher pay raises  NOLA.comCade Brumley, superintendent of the Jefferson Parish public schools, gives opening marks during a new strategic plan presentation for the school system, held ...
  
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• What's next for Metro Employees after teacher sick outs - WSMV Nashville

  05-05-2019 04:26 via wsmv.com
  What's next for Metro Employees after teacher sick outs  WSMV Nashville1400 Metro Nashville teachers stayed home Friday. Now the big question-will teachers use their remaining sick days to miss the rest of the school year?
  
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