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• Chicago sued for alleged discrimination against black teachers
• Gun group offers training for Utah teachers
• Utah Teachers Flock to Gun Training
• Chicago teachers sue district, claim racial bias
• Utah Shooting Sports Council offers weapons training for teachers
• Colleges help students scrub online footprints

Chicago sued for alleged discrimination against black teachers Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:56 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union has sued the nation's third largest school district, saying Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign to reform or close underperforming public schools discriminates against African-American teachers and staff. The federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday and announced on Thursday is the latest battle with the city since teachers staged a week-long strike in September. It alleges that more than half of the tenured teachers fired in the most recent round of school closings and turnarounds were African American. ...

Gun group offers training for Utah teachers Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:56 PM PST WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Jessica Fiveash sees nothing wrong with arming teachers. She's one herself, and learned Thursday how to safely use her 9 mm Ruger with a laser sight.

Utah Teachers Flock to Gun Training Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:02 AM PST Gun Rights Advocates Insist that Armed Educators Are Necessary in Schools

Chicago teachers sue district, claim racial bias Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:06 AM PST The Chicago Teachers Union and three teachers who lost their jobs this year have sued the city's school board claiming the practice of "turning around" schools discriminates against black teachers.The ...

Utah Shooting Sports Council offers weapons training for teachers Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:52 AM PST SALT LAKE CITY - Classroom teachers could stop school shootings by carrying concealed weapons, say gun-rights advocates who plan to offer the required training Thursday for 200 Utah teachers.

Colleges help students scrub online footprints Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:40 AM PST Samantha Grossman wasn't always thrilled with the impression that emerged when people Googled her name."It wasn't anything too horrible," she said. "I just have a common name. There would ...

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