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• 'It Was Madness': A Second John Marshall Teacher Says She Was Injured In Fight - news9.com KWTV

  04-09-2019 23:35
  'It Was Madness': A Second John Marshall Teacher Says She Was Injured In Fight  news9.com KWTVOKLAHOMA CITY - Another teacher injured was at John Marshall Middle School. The injuries happened before the recent changes at the school. Miranda ...
  
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• North Mississippi teacher wins big award for working with children that have disabilities - FOX13 Memphis

  04-09-2019 23:27
  North Mississippi teacher wins big award for working with children that have disabilities  FOX13 MemphisA Lafayette County elementary school teacher, Whitney Drewrey, was awarded the 2018's Mississippi Teacher of the year.
  
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• Shout Out: Beverly Snell, teacher and Glencoe resident - Chicago Tribune

  04-09-2019 23:25
  Shout Out: Beverly Snell, teacher and Glencoe resident  Chicago TribuneBeverly Snell has lived in Glencoe for more than 20 years and teaches English as a Second Language classes at Oakton Community College. Prior to that, Snell ...
  
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• Former Navy SEAL Returns To School For His Freshman Year At Yale At 52 Years Old

  04-09-2019 23:25 via npr.org
  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with James Hatch, a former Navy SEAL who recently started at Yale as a 52-year-old freshman.
  
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• La Mirada High teacher denies molesting 5 students at school - The Whittier Daily News

  04-09-2019 22:46
  La Mirada High teacher denies molesting 5 students at school  The Whittier Daily NewsA La Mirada High School teacher accused of molesting five students on campus recently pleaded not guilty to the charges. Michael Rodriguez, 47, of Riverside ...
  
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• Google To Pay $170 Million Over Allegations YouTube Collected Kids' Personal Info

  04-09-2019 22:27 via npr.org
  Google will pay a $170 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General's allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children.
  
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• Lewis Cass teacher recently began her 51st school year - Washington Times Herald

  04-09-2019 22:17
  Lewis Cass teacher recently began her 51st school year  Washington Times HeraldSandy Thompson sat on the floor with her kindergartners while they cut out lime green hexagons to make a frog Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• St. Paul teacher health plan agreement stops $4M penalty - St. Paul Pioneer Press

  04-09-2019 22:15
  St. Paul teacher health plan agreement stops $4M penalty  St. Paul Pioneer PressSt. Paul Public Schools no longer faces a costly penalty from its health insurance provider after the teachers union agreed to wait until 2021 to leave the district's ...
  
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• Fremont School Shaken By Loss Of Physics Teacher In Diving Boat Fire - CBS San Francisco

  04-09-2019 22:08
  Fremont School Shaken By Loss Of Physics Teacher In Diving Boat Fire  CBS San FranciscoEmily Turner reports on students and faculty coping with death of American High physics teacher (9-4-2019). 9 hours ago ...
  
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• National Teacher of the Year tells his story to state educators - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews

  04-09-2019 21:59
  National Teacher of the Year tells his story to state educators - WV MetroNews  West Virginia MetroNewsDANIELS, W.Va. — Educators around the state that work in juvenile centers got the chance to hear from the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, a teacher at a ...
  
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• THE INVESTIGATORS: Teacher previously charged with raping student on leave amid new complaints at different sc - WAFB

  04-09-2019 21:49
  THE INVESTIGATORS: Teacher previously charged with raping student on leave amid new complaints at different sc  WAFBNew allegations have surfaced against a teacher at Collegiate Baton Rouge, who some parents say has been making sexual advances towards underage ...
  
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• Richmond-area schools open with 58 teacher vacancies | Plus - Richmond.com

  04-09-2019 21:38
  Richmond-area schools open with 58 teacher vacancies | Plus  Richmond.comRichmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras talked with 10-year-olds Akai Dupree (left) and Tianna Price at Westover Hills Elementary on the first ...
  
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• Seventh grade Baltimore teacher set to launch new theater company in Pigtown bar - Baltimore Sun

  04-09-2019 21:26
  Seventh grade Baltimore teacher set to launch new theater company in Pigtown bar  Baltimore SunPatrick J. Regal, who teaches seventh-grade English and language arts at Mount Royal Elementary/Middle School, launched a Kickstarter campaign to support ...
  
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• Attorney General Andy Beshear touts plan to raise teacher pay if elected as governor - Courier Journal

  04-09-2019 21:14
  Attorney General Andy Beshear touts plan to raise teacher pay if elected as governor  Courier JournalAttorney General Andy Beshear's campaign released a plan on Wednesday to raise teacher pay across the board in Kentucky by $2,000 and ensure that no ...
  
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• First-year teacher starts career at alma mater on Chicago's South Side - WLS-TV

  04-09-2019 21:09
  First-year teacher starts career at alma mater on Chicago's South Side  WLS-TVCHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of kids and teachers made their way back to school as Chicago Public Schools opened its doors for the 2019-2020 school year.
  
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• New state funding helps Arizona Teachers Academy ease teacher shortage - Arizona Education News Service

  04-09-2019 21:06
  New state funding helps Arizona Teachers Academy ease teacher shortage  Arizona Education News ServiceAbout $15 million in new state funding approved by the Arizona Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey last session will help Arizona Teachers Academy develop ...
  
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• Teacher entitled to disability retirement - Business Insurance

  04-09-2019 21:03
  Teacher entitled to disability retirement  Business InsuranceA teacher is retired to accidental disability retirement benefits, even though her injuries did not occur performing tasks in her job description, a Massachusetts ...
  
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• 'Max the tiny hero' saved teacher's life after she fell, hit her head on desk - WTSP.com

  04-09-2019 20:48
  'Max the tiny hero' saved teacher's life after she fell, hit her head on desk  WTSP.comFROSTPROOF, Fla. — A 6-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after he jumped into action when his teacher fell and hit her head. The Polk County Sheriff's ...
  
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• Rocky River teacher named Kona Ice Teacher of the Year - Independent Tribune

  04-09-2019 20:20
  Rocky River teacher named Kona Ice Teacher of the Year  Independent TribuneRocky River Elementary School's Crystal Cook was named the Kona Ice of Cabarrus County Teacher of the Year.
  
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• Former Tulsa Teacher Opening Bookstore Dedicated To People Of Color - News On 6

  04-09-2019 20:01
  Former Tulsa Teacher Opening Bookstore Dedicated To People Of Color  News On 6A former Tulsa teacher is opening a bookstore showing books written by or focused on people of color.
  
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• Local school teacher and students plan to travel to Ft. Lauderdale and deliver donations for Dorian victims in - WWSB

  04-09-2019 20:00
  Local school teacher and students plan to travel to Ft. Lauderdale and deliver donations for Dorian victims in  WWSBBRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - As people in the Bahamas try to move forward after Dorian devastated parts of the island, one local middle school is doing what it ...
  
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• Teacher who allegedly used N-word in class gets to keep his job, arbitrator decides - NJ.com

  04-09-2019 19:53
  Teacher who allegedly used N-word in class gets to keep his job, arbitrator decides  NJ.comA state arbitrator has overturned the dismissal of a tenured middle school teacher who allegedly used a racial epithet in class last winter.
  
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• Teacher's use of n-word is 'toxic, intolerable' and district vows to fight to have him fired - NJ.com

  04-09-2019 19:52
  Teacher's use of n-word is 'toxic, intolerable' and district vows to fight to have him fired  NJ.comAn N.J. schools superintendent is slamming a state arbitrator for blocking the dismissal of a tenured middle school teacher.
  
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• Linda Rost of Baker is Named Montana's 2020 Teacher of the Year - Newstalkkgvo

  04-09-2019 19:43
  Linda Rost of Baker is Named Montana's 2020 Teacher of the Year  NewstalkkgvoMontana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen was in Baker on Tuesday to honor the 2020 Montana Teacher of the Year, Linda Rost of Baker High ...
  
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• E.T. Booth teacher wins state Middle School P.E. Teacher of the Year Award - Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

  04-09-2019 19:34
  E.T. Booth teacher wins state Middle School P.E. Teacher of the Year Award  Cherokee Tribune Ledger NewsA Cherokee County School District educator has earned the statewide Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award.
  
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• (1:05 PM) Child Victims Act Suit Filed Against Former Teacher, Salamanca School District | News, Sports, Jobs - Jamestown Post Journal

  04-09-2019 19:27
  (1:05 PM) Child Victims Act Suit Filed Against Former Teacher, Salamanca School District | News, Sports, Jobs  Jamestown Post JournalThe Salamanca City Central School District and a former teacher with a prior criminal conviction for sexually abusing at least two students have been sued ...
  
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• You Think Your Kid's School Backpack Is Heavy? See What's Going On In India!

  04-09-2019 19:26 via npr.org
  India has made new rules regulating the weight of school bags. Are principals — and parents — paying attention? One mother in Mumbai is conducting spot checks to find out.(Image credit: Punit Paranjpe /AFP/Getty Images)
  
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• Ban On Heavy School Backpacks Weighs On An Indian Mom — And Her Portable Scale

  04-09-2019 19:26 via npr.org
  India has made new rules regulating the weight of school bags. Are principals — and parents — paying attention? One mother in Mumbai is conducting spot checks to find out.(Image credit: Punit Paranjpe /AFP/Getty Images)
  
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• A Milwaukee Public Schools teacher has been accused of human trafficking and sexual assault, complaint says - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  04-09-2019 19:21
  A Milwaukee Public Schools teacher has been accused of human trafficking and sexual assault, complaint says  Milwaukee Journal SentinelA Milwaukee school teacher has been accused of human trafficking after allegedly luring a Filipino woman and her child to live with him.
  
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• Still no talks over Pasco teacher pay proposal - Tampa Bay Times

  04-09-2019 18:45
  Still no talks over Pasco teacher pay proposal  Tampa Bay TimesThe district has floated a plan that would have middle and high school teachers instruct more classes in exchange for higher salaries.
  
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• Baltimost: Ernest Shaw Jr., teacher and artist in residence at Motor House - Baltimore Fishbowl

  04-09-2019 18:04
  Baltimost: Ernest Shaw Jr., teacher and artist in residence at Motor House  Baltimore FishbowlBaltimost is a Baltimore Fishbowl feature series that asks locals what they love about their city. The idea is to celebrate Baltimore and the people who make it so ...
  
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• PEAC Fellowship Award Recipients Entering UCSB Teacher Program - Noozhawk

  04-09-2019 18:00
  PEAC Fellowship Award Recipients Entering UCSB Teacher Program  NoozhawkFour Santa Barbara Unified School district alumni, all recent local college graduates, are inaugurating an innovative program that funds teacher training at ...
  
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• Claim that local teacher confiscated notebook was false, local district says - KWTX

  04-09-2019 17:56
  Claim that local teacher confiscated notebook was false, local district says  KWTXA claim that a local high school teacher confiscated a student's spiral notebook that triggered a social media storm was false, school officials said Wednesday.
  
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• South Park Education Association Sets Teacher Strike Vote Date - CBS Denver

  04-09-2019 17:52
  South Park Education Association Sets Teacher Strike Vote Date  CBS DenverPARK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Educators in the Park County School District will vote on whether to strike on Wednesday. The South Park Education ...
  
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• Fremont high school physics teacher and his daughter among victims in boat fire - SF Gate

  04-09-2019 17:16
  Fremont high school physics teacher and his daughter among victims in boat fire  SF GateA Los Altos father and his adult daughter are among the 34 people presumed dead after a dive boat went up in flames early Monday near an island off the ...
  
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• Fargo School Board taps former superintendent to help mediate teacher contract negotiations - INFORUM

  04-09-2019 17:00
  Fargo School Board taps former superintendent to help mediate teacher contract negotiations  INFORUMFARGO — In an 8-1 vote, the Fargo School Board selected former superintendent Jeff Schatz on Wednesday, Sept. 4, to represent the board during the ...
  
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• Fremont teacher, other Bay Area residents among dead in dive boat fire - Napa Valley Register

  04-09-2019 16:27
  Fremont teacher, other Bay Area residents among dead in dive boat fire  Napa Valley RegisterA teacher at American High School in Fremont died in a boat fire early on Labor Day off the coast of Santa Barbara County, Fremont Unified School District ...
  
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• Community remembers South Lakes teacher, coach killed in motorcycle crash - Loudoun Times-Mirror

  04-09-2019 16:23
  Community remembers South Lakes teacher, coach killed in motorcycle crash  Loudoun Times-MirrorSimon Chang never had any difficulty getting along with other people.
  
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• Ascent Classical Academy’s Request To Leave District Over Armed Teacher Policy Gets The OK - CBS Denver

  04-09-2019 16:15
  Ascent Classical Academy’s Request To Leave District Over Armed Teacher Policy Gets The OK  CBS Denver(CBS4) – The Douglas County School Board on Tuesday night approved a request from one of its charter schools to leave the district because they insist ...
  
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• At North Davis Junior High, nominee for Utah Teacher of the Year brings feelings into math class - Standard-Examiner

  04-09-2019 16:00
  At North Davis Junior High, nominee for Utah Teacher of the Year brings feelings into math class  Standard-ExaminerCLEARFIELD — “This is not quiet time. Talk to each other!” Kelland Davis, an eighth grade math teacher, called out to his class at North Davis Junior High.
  
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• The Parable of the Teacher and the Experts - Education Next - EducationNext

  04-09-2019 15:49
  The Parable of the Teacher and the Experts - Education Next  EducationNextIt's the dawn of a new school year—a time of high hopes and grand dreams of improvement. As I settled down to pen my own exuberant paean to *fresh* ...
  
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• 'They're all lies': Teacher denies human trafficking charges - WTMJ-TV

  04-09-2019 15:33
  'They're all lies': Teacher denies human trafficking charges  WTMJ-TVA Milwaukee teacher who was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking is denying doing anything wrong.
  
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• N.D. teacher receives positive news after second fight with brain cancer - KX NEWS

  04-09-2019 14:13
  N.D. teacher receives positive news after second fight with brain cancer  KX NEWSLast week we shared with you the story of 29-year-old Kaidra Froelich and her ongoing battle with cancer. The Mandan teacher and mother has not just fought ...
  
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• Arrival of Mike Munchak gives Broncos offensive line “creative, true teacher” - The Denver Post

  04-09-2019 14:00
  Arrival of Mike Munchak gives Broncos offensive line “creative, true teacher”  The Denver PostMike Munchak is 59 and has been in the NFL as a player or coach every year since 1982. That alone qualifies him as old school.
  
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• A Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Alarmism - Villages-News

  04-09-2019 13:47
  A Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Alarmism  Villages-NewsIn 2017 the “The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change” was created and continues to be distributed in our public high schools. It was produced by the ...
  
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• Stop texting your child’s teacher (with poll) - Albany Times Union

  04-09-2019 13:37
  Stop texting your child’s teacher (with poll)  Albany Times UnionAt orientation, my younger daughter's teacher gave us her cellphone number — and said we could text or call with questions. Then my other daughter's bus ...
  
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• Deadly boat fire: Bay Area teacher and daughter, Stockton family of 5 among victims - KRON4

  04-09-2019 13:28
  Deadly boat fire: Bay Area teacher and daughter, Stockton family of 5 among victims  KRON4SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a ...
  
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• Teacher to Parent - Focusing on your child's behavior will give them a head start on success - Moultrie News

  04-09-2019 13:15
  Teacher to Parent - Focusing on your child's behavior will give them a head start on success  Moultrie NewsQ: My daughter's class has already been punished for talking too much and this is just the first week of school. What can I do to help her avoid a.
  
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• High school teacher, daughter killed in California boat fire - WBRZ

  04-09-2019 12:41
  High school teacher, daughter killed in California boat fire  WBRZSANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - A Northern California school district says a high school physics teacher and his daugher were on board a dive boat that caught ...
  
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• How the top Dem presidential candidates plan to boost teacher diversity - The Colorado Independent

  04-09-2019 12:36
  How the top Dem presidential candidates plan to boost teacher diversity  The Colorado IndependentSix of the 10 leading Democratic candidates for president have laid out concrete steps they'd take to diversify the teaching force.
  
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