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• Treat of the Day: Bryan ISD teacher named Texas Teachers 2019 Teacher of the Year - KBTX

  13-05-2019 23:53 via kbtx.com
  Treat of the Day: Bryan ISD teacher named Texas Teachers 2019 Teacher of the Year  KBTXJones Elementary in Bryan ISD teacher, Kathleen Menchaca was recently awarded Texas Teachers 2019 Teacher of the Year!
  
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• Elgin teacher wins national contest, gets $5,000 for his school and a trip to Berlin - Chicago Tribune

  13-05-2019 23:50 via chicagotribune.com
  Elgin teacher wins national contest, gets $5,000 for his school and a trip to Berlin  Chicago TribuneAn Elgin High School teacher won a nationwide contest honoring outstanding teachers, earning his school $5000 and himself a trip to Berlin.
  
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• What happens if Nevada Legislature can't approve teacher raises during session - FOX5 Las Vegas

  13-05-2019 23:46 via fox5vegas.com
  What happens if Nevada Legislature can't approve teacher raises during session  FOX5 Las VegasThere are only 22 days left in the 80th session of the Nevada Legislature, and with a potential teacher's strike looming, legislators will have a limited time to draft ...
  
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• Former Norman teacher accused of sending inappropriate messages to student - KOCO Oklahoma City

  13-05-2019 22:48 via koco.com
  Former Norman teacher accused of sending inappropriate messages to student  KOCO Oklahoma CityA teacher was fired after Norman Public Schools officials investigated allegations that the teacher had sent inappropriate text messages to a student.
  
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• Dramatic details emerge in case of Cicero teacher accused of murdering brother-in-law - syracuse.com

  13-05-2019 22:43 via syracuse.com
  Dramatic details emerge in case of Cicero teacher accused of murdering brother-in-law  syracuse.comRochester, NY -- Dramatic details emerged today revealing the final moments before Christoper Ross was shot dead by his brother-in-law James Ball, a Cicero ...
  
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• Parent-teacher group demands Titusville High administrators' removal for 'hostile environment' - Florida Today

  13-05-2019 22:33 via floridatoday.com
  Parent-teacher group demands Titusville High administrators' removal for 'hostile environment'  Florida TodayA group of parents and teachers want administrators of Titusville High School removed because of what they describe as a "negative climate and hostile ...
  
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• Ponchatoula teacher who restrained student appeals termination; case sparked debate, walk-out - The Advocate

  13-05-2019 22:31 via theadvocate.com
  Ponchatoula teacher who restrained student appeals termination; case sparked debate, walk-out  The AdvocateOne of the two Ponchatoula Junior High School teachers fired for restraining a female student during a fight has filed an appeal requesting his termination be ...
  
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• Teacher spotlight: Lorrie Wolle - Kitsap Sun

  13-05-2019 22:30 via kitsapsun.com
  Teacher spotlight: Lorrie Wolle  Kitsap SunName: Lorrie Wolle. School: Armin Jahr Elementary, Bremerton School District. Grade: Fifth. Total number of students: 25. Years teaching: 23. What inspired you ...
  
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• Actress Felicity Huffman Enters Guilty Plea For College Admissions Scandal

  13-05-2019 22:25 via npr.org
  Actress Felicity Huffman entered a guilty plea on Monday. The Desperate Housewives star is among the wealthy people who tried to buy their children's way into elite colleges.
  
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• Providence high school teacher on leave amid student allegations - WPRI 12 Eyewitness News

  13-05-2019 22:20 via wpri.com
  Providence high school teacher on leave amid student allegations  WPRI 12 Eyewitness NewsA teacher at two Providence high schools is now being investigated for allegations of inappropriate conduct against students.
  
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• Parkway Teacher bound for Brussels - Bossier Press-Tribune Online

  13-05-2019 22:15 via bossierpress.com
  Parkway Teacher bound for Brussels  Bossier Press-Tribune OnlineParkway High teacher Meredith McGovern will be bound for Brussels soon after the 2018-19 school year ends. As one of only 12 educators selected, McGovern ...
  
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• CPS Teacher Arrested Following Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Student - WTTW News

  13-05-2019 22:02 via news.wttw.com
  CPS Teacher Arrested Following Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Student  WTTW NewsA 39-year-old teacher was charged with misdemeanor battery shortly after he was removed from his Near West Side elementary school following allegations of ...
  
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• How to Introduce a Child to Their Elementary School Teacher - Fatherly

  13-05-2019 21:36 via fatherly.com
  How to Introduce a Child to Their Elementary School Teacher  FatherlyKnowing their elementary school teacher may help kids with first day jitters. That's because first day jitters aren't confined to those kids making the leap from ...
  
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• We Have To Stop This: Tetreau On Teacher Pension Cost Transfers - Fairfield, CT Patch

  13-05-2019 21:23 via patch.com
  We Have To Stop This: Tetreau On Teacher Pension Cost Transfers  Fairfield, CT PatchTetreau: 'We Have To Stop This' - Fairfield, CT - Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau writes in response to the plan to transfer teacher pension costs to the ...
  
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• 'Learning is fun in her classroom': MCS teacher wins $15,000 Ball Bros. Foundation grant - Muncie Star Press

  13-05-2019 21:04 via thestarpress.com
  'Learning is fun in her classroom': MCS teacher wins $15,000 Ball Bros. Foundation grant  Muncie Star PressMUNCIE, Ind. — Educator Erica Collins has a philosophy she follows in her 6th grade classroom at Northside Middle School: "Kids will learn more if they don't ...
  
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• Hilsman Middle teacher charged with sexually assaulting student - Online Athens

  13-05-2019 20:51 via onlineathens.com
  Hilsman Middle teacher charged with sexually assaulting student  Online AthensA special education teacher at Hilsman Middle School has been charged with aggravated child molestation for having what authorities called an inappropriate ...
  
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• Mental Health Impasse Could Undermine Teacher Pay Goal - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis

  13-05-2019 20:40 via wibc.com
  Mental Health Impasse Could Undermine Teacher Pay Goal  93.1 WIBC IndianapolisMcCormick: Schools will still address student mental health needs despite exclusion from state grant fund. Eric Berman. May. 13, 2019. Share. Facebook ...
  
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• A white dress to a work of art: This teacher is bringing creativity to classrooms around the world - ABC10.com KXTV

  13-05-2019 20:36 via abc10.com
  A white dress to a work of art: This teacher is bringing creativity to classrooms around the world  ABC10.com KXTVWhen her dress was a hit in her classroom, this second grade teacher decided to take her idea worldwide.
  
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• Aledo teacher has bond conditions modified in sexual assault of a minor case - WGIL Radio News

  13-05-2019 20:12 via wgil.com
  Aledo teacher has bond conditions modified in sexual assault of a minor case  WGIL Radio NewsA long-time Aledo social studies teacher appeared in Mercer County Court Monday morning where conditions of his bond were changed to allow supervised ...
  
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• Former Osceola substitute teacher now charged with molesting 9 girls - Osceola News-Gazette

  13-05-2019 20:00 via aroundosceola.com
  Former Osceola substitute teacher now charged with molesting 9 girls  Osceola News-GazetteAn Osceola County substitute teacher arrested for molesting a student in February is now facing a total of nine criminal charges.
  
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• Erie's Ultimate Superhero Teacher Named - erienewsnow.com

  13-05-2019 19:52 via erienewsnow.com
  Erie's Ultimate Superhero Teacher Named  erienewsnow.comErie Bank Sports Park and Erie News Now would like to congratulate Erie's Ultimate Superhero Teacher, Mr. Michael Kupniewski, who is a fourth and fifth grade ...
  
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• Bipartisan senators introduce bill to fix problem of teacher debt | TheHill - The Hill

  13-05-2019 19:02 via thehill.com
  Bipartisan senators introduce bill to fix problem of teacher debt | TheHill  The HillSens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced a bill Monday aiming to tackle the problem of teacher debt.
  
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• Teacher pay hike on its way | Local News - Valdosta Daily Times

  13-05-2019 19:00 via valdostadailytimes.com
  Teacher pay hike on its way | Local News  Valdosta Daily TimesATLANTA – Georgia teachers are officially set to receive a $3000 pay raise this summer, now that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed off on next year's budget.
  
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• Warren says she'd appoint former teacher to education post - Star Tribune

  13-05-2019 18:51 via startribune.com
  Warren says she'd appoint former teacher to education post  Star TribuneElizabeth Warren is pledging that if she's elected president, her secretary of education "will be a former public school teacher who is committed to public ...
  
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• Mead HS teacher pleads guilty to sexual misconduct with a minor - KREM.com

  13-05-2019 18:06 via krem.com
  Mead HS teacher pleads guilty to sexual misconduct with a minor  KREM.comWesley Perez pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a minor. The state dismissed the charge of communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
  
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• Local pastor pays it forward to a deserving teacher who’s been inspiring young people for 30 years - WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

  13-05-2019 18:03 via fox4kc.com
  Local pastor pays it forward to a deserving teacher who’s been inspiring young people for 30 years  WDAF FOX4 Kansas CityKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pastor LaRon Thompson reached out to FOX4 to say that one of his teachers at Paseo Baptist Church has inspired hundreds of children in ...
  
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• Substitutes filling void in New Mexico amid teacher shortage - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

  13-05-2019 17:59 via ledger-enquirer.com
  Substitutes filling void in New Mexico amid teacher shortage  Columbus Ledger-EnquirerSchool districts across New Mexico have become increasingly reliant on substitutes as they contend with the growing number of vacant teaching positions in the ...
  
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• Missing Yoga Teacher's Boyfriend 'Polygraphed' By Police - Radar Online

  13-05-2019 17:51 via radaronline.com
  Missing Yoga Teacher's Boyfriend 'Polygraphed' By Police  Radar OnlineThe boyfriend of missing yoga teacher, Amanda Eller, was questioned by police after she went missing in Hawaii on May 8, RadarOnline.com exclusively ...
  
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• O’Fallon teacher who was under investigation by school district submits resignation - Belleville News-Democrat

  13-05-2019 17:43 via bnd.com
  O’Fallon teacher who was under investigation by school district submits resignation  Belleville News-DemocratO'Fallon Township High School teacher and coach JaRon Dent quit after being on paid administrative leave while the Illinois district investigated him. The board ...
  
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• Teacher of the Year Named in Nearby Pittsburg - Concord, CA Patch

  13-05-2019 17:34 via patch.com
  Teacher of the Year Named in Nearby Pittsburg  Concord, CA PatchTeacher of the Year Named in Nearby Pittsburg - Concord, CA - Maureen Mattson, a PE teacher at Pittsburg High School, is the Pittsburg Unified School ...
  
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• Century High School teacher named Secondary Teacher of the Year - Bismarck Tribune

  13-05-2019 17:30 via bismarcktribune.com
  Century High School teacher named Secondary Teacher of the Year  Bismarck TribuneCentury High School teacher Sara Bohrer has been named Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce's Secondary Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year.
  
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• Teacher appreciation week marked by gratitude - Shelby County Reporter - Shelby County Reporter

  13-05-2019 17:27 via shelbycountyreporter.com
  Teacher appreciation week marked by gratitude - Shelby County Reporter  Shelby County ReporterBy Connie Nolen / Community Columnist. “Your teachers have elevated you,” said the Dean of the University of Alabama Law School, gesturing toward the law ...
  
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• 5 teacher misconduct cases in the Miami Valley - WHIO

  13-05-2019 17:00 via whio.com
  5 teacher misconduct cases in the Miami Valley  WHIOHere are five recent cases of teacher misconduct in the Miami Valley.
  
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• Minnesota Teacher Placed On Leave After Calling Her Black Students the N-Word - EBONY

  13-05-2019 16:59 via ebony.com
  Minnesota Teacher Placed On Leave After Calling Her Black Students the N-Word  EBONYA St. Paul, Minnesota teacher has been placed on administrative leave after referring to her Black students as "f*cking ni**ers."
  
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• National think tank analyzes teacher prep programs - Idaho EdNews

  13-05-2019 16:51 via idahoednews.org
  National think tank analyzes teacher prep programs  Idaho EdNewsIdaho sufficiently tests its prospective elementary teachers before granting them certification, but the state falls short on helping prospective teachers decide ...
  
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• Leaders in Learning: Marsing teacher brings back old school way of doing research - Idaho News

  13-05-2019 16:50 via idahonews.com
  Leaders in Learning: Marsing teacher brings back old school way of doing research  Idaho NewsStudents at Marsing Middle School are taking their studies back to the basics! While to some, books might be considered 'old school', Valerie Murray believes ...
  
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• NH Teacher is Accused of Giving Students Answers During Statewide Assessment Tests - NH1 News

  13-05-2019 16:17 via nh1.com
  NH Teacher is Accused of Giving Students Answers During Statewide Assessment Tests  NH1 NewsA New Hampshire teacher has been accused of giving answers to students while they were taking the statewide assessment test in language arts. Cyr Lumber.
  
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• Local teacher returns to 'Jeopardy!' tonight (May 13) - The Daily Post

  13-05-2019 16:09 via padailypost.com
  Local teacher returns to 'Jeopardy!' tonight (May 13)  The Daily PostBY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer. After emerging victorious from last week's episode, Palo Alto High School teacher Trevor Crowell will compete in ...
  
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• Teacher Removed From CPS School For Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Kids - CBS Chicago

  13-05-2019 15:29 via chicago.cbslocal.com
  Teacher Removed From CPS School For Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Kids  CBS ChicagoCHICAGO (CBS)–A Near West Side teacher has been removed from the classroom after being accused of touching students. Matthew Baron, an English teacher ...
  
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• Louisville teacher honored with international award, wins tropical vacation - WDRB

  13-05-2019 15:17 via wdrb.com
  Louisville teacher honored with international award, wins tropical vacation  WDRBLOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville teacher has won a tropical vacation in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week. He earned it thanks to some ...
  
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• 'He Feels Confused': Parents Sue After Teacher Repeatedly Asks 8-Year-Old if He's Trans - CBN News

  13-05-2019 15:14 via www1.cbn.com
  'He Feels Confused': Parents Sue After Teacher Repeatedly Asks 8-Year-Old if He's Trans  CBN NewsA couple in Woodburn, Oregon is suing their school district after they discovered their eight-year-old son was asked repeatedly by his teacher if he was ...
  
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• 'He Feels Confused': Parents Sue After Teacher Repeatedly Asked 8-Year-Old if He Was Trans - CBN News

  13-05-2019 15:14 via www1.cbn.com
  'He Feels Confused': Parents Sue After Teacher Repeatedly Asked 8-Year-Old if He Was Trans  CBN NewsA couple in Woodburn, Oregon is suing their school district after they discovered their eight-year-old son was asked repeatedly by his teacher if he was ...
  
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• Let this Swedish metal band be your war history teacher - We Are The Mighty

  13-05-2019 14:38 via wearethemighty.com
  Let this Swedish metal band be your war history teacher  We Are The MightySabaton is a speed metal band who honors warriors and war history though its music and music videos. Metal bands recreating famous battles is all I've ever ...
  
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• RSU 73 teacher named County Teacher of the Year - Daily Bulldog

  13-05-2019 14:23 via dailybulldog.com
  RSU 73 teacher named County Teacher of the Year  Daily BulldogAUGUSTA - Fifteen educators were honored at the State Capitol this week, after having been selected as the 2019 County Teachers of the Year. Among them ...
  
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• DeSoto ISD to Revisit Vote on Teacher Cuts - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  13-05-2019 14:09 via nbcdfw.com
  DeSoto ISD to Revisit Vote on Teacher Cuts  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthIn April, DeSoto Independent School District board members decided to delay a decision concerning more than 200 jobs to a meeting on Monday May 13.
  
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• Former CPS teacher arrested, accused of sexual abuse at NW Side school: prosecutors - WLS-TV

  13-05-2019 13:39 via abc7chicago.com
  Former CPS teacher arrested, accused of sexual abuse at NW Side school: prosecutors  WLS-TVA Chicago Public Schools teacher has been charged after school officials reported that he allegedly sexually abused a student two years ago at an elementary ...
  
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• Teacher of the Month Award Travels to Palisade - kool1079.com

  13-05-2019 13:22 via kool1079.com
  Teacher of the Month Award Travels to Palisade  kool1079.comWith the school year winding down, the Townsquare Media Teacher of the Month Award has taken us around Grand Junction and from Fruita to Palisade.
  
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• Schaumburg teacher leads students, colleagues to innovate with technology - Chicago Daily Herald

  13-05-2019 13:03 via dailyherald.com
  Schaumburg teacher leads students, colleagues to innovate with technology  Chicago Daily HeraldMatthew Meyer is not only innovating ways to use technology to guide his own fifth-grade students at Collins Elementary School in Schaumburg, he's helping his ...
  
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• Lincoln East teacher spent four decades sharing passion for woodworking with students - Lincoln Journal Star

  13-05-2019 13:00 via journalstar.com
  Lincoln East teacher spent four decades sharing passion for woodworking with students  Lincoln Journal StarJeff McCabe is hanging up his table saw at East High after four decades.
  
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• NH Teacher Accused of Giving Students Test Answers, Placed on Leave - NECN

  13-05-2019 12:19 via necn.com
  NH Teacher Accused of Giving Students Test Answers, Placed on Leave  NECNA New Hampshire teacher has been accused of giving answers to students while they were taking the statewide assessment test in language arts.
  
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