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• Former teacher avoids prison for forgery conviction - Journal & Courier

  10-07-2019 23:50 via jconline.com
  Former teacher avoids prison for forgery conviction  Journal & CourierTwo very different portraits were painted of Amy L. Martin, a former Lafayette school teacher — and now convicted forger.
  
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• South Carolina teacher fired for pro-choice abortion posts on Facebook, lawsuit claims - ABC NEWS 4

  10-07-2019 23:25 via abcnews4.com
  South Carolina teacher fired for pro-choice abortion posts on Facebook, lawsuit claims  ABC NEWS 4A former South Carolina high school teacher claims her First Amendment rights were violated when she was fired from her job for sharing pro-choice abortion ...
  
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• University of Texas-Austin Promises Free Tuition For Low Income Students In 2020

  10-07-2019 23:01 via npr.org
  The governing board voted to offer full tuition scholarships to in-state undergraduates whose families make $65,000 or less a year. They also extended financial assistance to middle class students.(Image credit: Jon Herskovitz/Reuters)
  
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• Manchester Preschool Teacher Accused of Assaulting Student - NBC Connecticut

  10-07-2019 21:48 via nbcconnecticut.com
  Manchester Preschool Teacher Accused of Assaulting Student  NBC ConnecticutA Manchester preschool teacher is accused of assaulting a 5-year-old student.
  
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• Meijer increases teacher discounts to 15% for back-to-school supplies - Fox 2 Detroit

  10-07-2019 21:17 via fox2detroit.com
  Meijer increases teacher discounts to 15% for back-to-school supplies  Fox 2 DetroitDETROIT (FOX 2) - Once the Fourth of July is over, it seems like the school supplies immediately show up at Meijer. And, believe it not, school starts in a few ...
  
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• Meijer announces teacher discount for classroom essentials - WNDU-TV

  10-07-2019 20:56 via wndu.com
  Meijer announces teacher discount for classroom essentials  WNDU-TVMeijer is offering a 15% discount on classroom essentials to teachers across the Midwest. The teacher discount applies to all Meijer stores and extends from ...
  
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• Cathedral High School teacher fired for same-sex marriage files lawsuit against Archdiocese of Indianapolis - FOX 59 Indianapolis

  10-07-2019 20:19 via fox59.com
  Cathedral High School teacher fired for same-sex marriage files lawsuit against Archdiocese of Indianapolis  FOX 59 IndianapolisINDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-- A teacher fired by Cathedral High School filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. In the lawsuit, attorneys for ...
  
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• Pa. principal who wore blackface to take sabbatical, be teacher - TribLIVE

  10-07-2019 20:12 via triblive.com
  Pa. principal who wore blackface to take sabbatical, be teacher  TribLIVEGLEN ROCK — A Pennsylvania school principal who wore blackface to a staff meeting last year is taking a one-year sabbatical and will return as a teacher.
  
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• Officials: Avon magnet school teacher on leave after complaint; police, DCF investigations underway - Hartford Courant

  10-07-2019 18:56 via courant.com
  Officials: Avon magnet school teacher on leave after complaint; police, DCF investigations underway  Hartford CourantAn Avon magnet school teacher has been placed on leave after officials received a complaint alleging misconduct, the superintendent said Wednesday.
  
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• Teen in case involving ex-Sycamore teacher: 'I am completely in love with this woman' - Cincinnati.com

  10-07-2019 18:26 via cincinnati.com
  Teen in case involving ex-Sycamore teacher: 'I am completely in love with this woman'  Cincinnati.comA sentencing for a former Sycamore High School teacher who had a sexual relationship with a student began Wednesday but was delayed until Friday after the ...
  
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• To address substitute teacher shortage, $2.2 million added to Frisco ISD budget - Community Impact Newspaper

  10-07-2019 18:03 via communityimpact.com
  To address substitute teacher shortage, $2.2 million added to Frisco ISD budget  Community Impact NewspaperJul 10, 2019: The Frisco ISD board of trustees approved a $2.2 million budget amendment for the 2019-20 school year for a substitute staffing agreement with ...
  
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• Teacher missing after rescuing student from rip current, Virginia Beach officials say - Raleigh News & Observer

  10-07-2019 15:08 via newsobserver.com
  Teacher missing after rescuing student from rip current, Virginia Beach officials say  Raleigh News & ObserverA teacher rescued a student from a rip current, but then he went missing in the ocean at a Virginia state park on the North Carolina border. The Coast Guard and ...
  
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• Girls Captured By Boko Haram Brought Into Focus In 'Beneath The Tamarind Tree'

  10-07-2019 15:01 via npr.org
  Former CNN journalist Isha Sesay argues that the Nigerian government, the media, and the public have failed the 276 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group five years ago.(Image credit: Olamikan Gbemiga/AP)
  
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• Former Norland Senior High Assistant Principal Pleads Not Guilty To Teacher’s Murder - CBS Miami

  10-07-2019 13:50 via miami.cbslocal.com
  Former Norland Senior High Assistant Principal Pleads Not Guilty To Teacher’s Murder  CBS MiamiMIAMI (CBSMiami) – Ernest Roberts, a former assistant principal of Miami Norland Senior High School, who is accused of killing a Miami Gardens teacher has ...
  
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• Indiana Teacher Pay Commission Will Hold Three Public Meetings - Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH

  10-07-2019 13:30 via eaglecountryonline.com
  Indiana Teacher Pay Commission Will Hold Three Public Meetings  Eagle 99.3 FM WSCHThe governor's Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission will hold three meetings to hear public comments in August.
  
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• Emergency crews continue search Wednesday for teacher in water at False Cape State Park - Virginian-Pilot

  10-07-2019 13:22 via pilotonline.com
  Emergency crews continue search Wednesday for teacher in water at False Cape State Park  Virginian-PilotThe Coast Guard is continuing its search Wednesday morning for a 35-year-old man who disappeared into the ocean Tuesday while helping a teen at False ...
  
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• Ex-husband stabs mother of many children and kindergarten teacher to death in front of children - https://en.crimerussia.com/

  10-07-2019 13:08 via en.crimerussia.com
  Ex-husband stabs mother of many children and kindergarten teacher to death in front of children  https://en.crimerussia.com/The woman had reported threats from her former husband several times, but law enforcers did not react to her. In Kumysnoe, Chelyabinsk region, ex-husband ...
  
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• Avon magnet school teacher accused of abusing students, DCF investigation underway - WFSB

  10-07-2019 12:49 via wfsb.com
  Avon magnet school teacher accused of abusing students, DCF investigation underway  WFSBAn investigation is underway involving abuse by a teacher at a magnet school in Avon.
  
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• 'My supply teacher budget is zero,' says head - BBC News

  10-07-2019 12:11 via bbc.com
  'My supply teacher budget is zero,' says head  BBC NewsSchools are not getting enough money to meet the demands on them, a report finds.
  
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• Student Debt Forgiveness Sounds Good. What Might Happen If The Government Did It?

  10-07-2019 12:00 via npr.org
  It could boost the economy, but experts say that not all plans to wipe out student debt increase racial and economic equity.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
  
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• Greenville school district denies claims in teen’s suit alleging sexual abuse by teacher - Greenville News

  10-07-2019 11:30 via greenvilleonline.com
  Greenville school district denies claims in teen’s suit alleging sexual abuse by teacher  Greenville NewsA teen who alleges she was sexually abused by a Hillcrest Middle School PE teacher for two years has sued the Greenville County school district.
  
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• Teacher and Artist Erin Welsh Offers Lessons on Life and Art - - State College News

  10-07-2019 11:00 via statecollege.com
  Teacher and Artist Erin Welsh Offers Lessons on Life and Art -  State College NewsErin Welsh has been helping educate local youth in creating art for nearly two decades. This month, they'll be showing off some of their work at the Art Alliance ...
  
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• Woodstock School District 200 receives grant to start teacher residency program - Northwest Herald

  10-07-2019 09:00 via nwherald.com
  Woodstock School District 200 receives grant to start teacher residency program  Northwest HeraldThe Illinois State Board of Education granted Woodstock School District 200 a Teacher Residency Planning Grant for the upcoming school year.
  
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• Fired gay teacher reaches settlement - WISC - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

  10-07-2019 07:04 via channel3000.com
  Fired gay teacher reaches settlement - WISC  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3A teacher fired from an Indianapolis Catholic school in June for being in a same-sex marriage has reached a settlement with the school.
  
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• Teacher salary schedule approved by TUSD Governing Board - KOLD

  10-07-2019 07:02 via kold.com
  Teacher salary schedule approved by TUSD Governing Board  KOLDOn Tuesday, July 9, the Tucson Unified Governing Board approved the 2019-2020 Certified Salary Schedule, which will increase a beginning teacher's salary to ...
  
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• Teacher of the Year to receive car | News - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

  10-07-2019 06:30 via muskogeephoenix.com
  Teacher of the Year to receive car | News  Muskogee Daily PhoenixMuskogee Public Schools District Teacher of the Year will have a new car to drive this school year.
  
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• Audit finds Youngstown school district improperly paid teacher after she resigned - Youngstown Vindicator

  10-07-2019 06:05 via vindy.com
  Audit finds Youngstown school district improperly paid teacher after she resigned  Youngstown VindicatorBy David Skolnick · [email protected]. YOUNGSTOWN. The latest audit of the Youngstown City School District revealed the district again improperly paid a ...
  
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• Long time teacher remembered at Old Fort board meeting | News, Sports, Jobs - Tiffin Advertiser Tribune

  10-07-2019 06:00 via advertiser-tribune.com
  Long time teacher remembered at Old Fort board meeting | News, Sports, Jobs  Tiffin Advertiser TribuneBETTSVILLE — Elizabeth “Betty” O. Casselman was honored at Old Fort School's board of education meeting Monday night. The board accepted six donations t.
  
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• Former teacher returns as principal at Kit Carson - Richmond Register

  10-07-2019 06:00 via richmondregister.com
  Former teacher returns as principal at Kit Carson  Richmond RegisterFor 17 years, Jane Anderson called Kit Carson Elementary School her second home.
  
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• A teacher fired from a Catholic school for being gay has reached a settlement - CNN

  10-07-2019 05:41 via cnn.com
  A teacher fired from a Catholic school for being gay has reached a settlement  CNNA teacher fired from an Indianapolis Catholic school in June for being in a same-sex marriage has reached a settlement with the school.
  
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• Crews search for teacher missing in water after trying to help student - KCTV Kansas City

  10-07-2019 05:40 via kctv5.com
  Crews search for teacher missing in water after trying to help student  KCTV Kansas CityThe search for a teacher near False Cape State Park in Virginia Beach has turned into a recovery mission.
  
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• Alabama aims to combat teacher-student sexual relationships - WKRG News 5

  10-07-2019 05:34 via wkrg.com
  Alabama aims to combat teacher-student sexual relationships  WKRG News 5MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama education officials are trying to combat what they say is a growing problem of sexual relationships between teachers and ...
  
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• Catholic school reaches settlement with former teacher | 2019-07-09 - Indianapolis Business Journal

  10-07-2019 03:04 via ibj.com
  Catholic school reaches settlement with former teacher | 2019-07-09  Indianapolis Business JournalAn attorney says a Catholic high school teacher who lost his job for being in a same-sex marriage has reached a settlement in which the Indianapolis school will ...
  
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• Federal mediation of Salt Lake City teacher contract negotiations starts Wednesday - Deseret News

  10-07-2019 02:12 via deseretnews.com
  Federal mediation of Salt Lake City teacher contract negotiations starts Wednesday  Deseret NewsFederal mediation of the contract negotiations between the Salt Lake Education Association and the Salt Lake City School District begins early Wednesday ...
  
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• Dick Tracy: Wistful memories of a favorite teacher - The Union of Grass Valley

  10-07-2019 02:11 via theunion.com
  Dick Tracy: Wistful memories of a favorite teacher  The Union of Grass ValleyRichard Woods was the best teacher I've ever had. Just plain luck put me in his English class when I was Junior at Reno High School in 1955, and.
  
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• Charlottesville math teacher appears on 'Jeopardy!' - The Daily Progress

  10-07-2019 01:59 via dailyprogress.com
  Charlottesville math teacher appears on 'Jeopardy!'  The Daily ProgressKevin Paquette, a math teacher at Walker Upper Elementary, fell short of winning on Tuesday's episode.
  
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• Teacher Praises Western Civilization, Her School Fires Her - The Epoch Times

  10-07-2019 00:40 via m.theepochtimes.com
  Teacher Praises Western Civilization, Her School Fires Her  The Epoch TimesCalifornia math teacher Karen Siegemund says she was fired for making a speech outside the classroom in defense of Western civilization. Siegemund ...
  
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• Teacher Resource Room in need of donations - Big Country Homepage

  10-07-2019 00:20 via bigcountryhomepage.com
  Teacher Resource Room in need of donations  Big Country HomepageABILENE, Texas (KTAB) – Volunteers at Global Samaritan Resources are collecting classroom supplies that will be given to area teachers completely free next ...
  
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• Teacher claims Facebook posts on abortion led to her firing from Catholic school - WIS10

  10-07-2019 00:05 via wistv.com
  Teacher claims Facebook posts on abortion led to her firing from Catholic school  WIS10A former Bishop England High School teacher filed a lawsuit against the school, its principal and others because she says she was wrongfully fired over a social ...
  
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• Idaho's top teacher expresses concerns with master educator premiums - Idaho EdNews

  10-07-2019 00:03 via idahoednews.org
  Idaho's top teacher expresses concerns with master educator premiums  Idaho EdNewsIdaho's reigning teacher of the year expressed concerns Tuesday with a new salary incentive designed to reward Idaho's best teachers. Marc Beitia was ...
  
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