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- Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs
- 3 ND teachers suspended after child left in cold
- Atlanta educators surrendering in cheating scandal
- Armed teachers? NRA task force suggests voluntary program
- NRA-Backed School Safety Review Recommends Arming Educators
- Op-Ed: Rookie Teachers Need Way More Support
- Idaho lawmakers reach deal on education budget
- Op-Ed: Let’s Stop Cheating Our Kids With High-Stakes Testing
- Lawyers: Bond too high for indicted Ga. educators
- Danish teachers locked out after talks fail
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan gets 13 percent return for 2012
- Atlanta educators begin surrendering in school cheating scandal
- The 10 creepiest teachers who allegedly banged or tried to molest students last month [SLIDESHOW]
- Seattle teachers boycotting standardized test won't be punished
| Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:44 PM PDT
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| 3 ND teachers suspended after child left in cold Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:30 PM PDT FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Three teachers at a North Dakota YMCA have been suspended amid allegations they made a 4-year-old boy stand outside in the cold as punishment. |
| Atlanta educators surrendering in cheating scandal Posted: 02 Apr 2013 03:28 PM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former educators indicted in a cheating scandal that has rocked Atlanta's public school system began turning themselves in to authorities on Tuesday, ahead of a deadline to surrender voluntarily. At least 10 of the 35 former Atlanta public school educators indicted by a grand jury last week had reported to the Fulton County jail by late afternoon, according to jail records. ... |
| Armed teachers? NRA task force suggests voluntary program Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT A task force on school safety commissioned by the National Rifle Association raised the prospect Tuesday of arming school personnel – including teachers – after they have gone through comprehensive training. |
| NRA-Backed School Safety Review Recommends Arming Educators Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:56 PM PDT
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| Op-Ed: Rookie Teachers Need Way More Support Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:59 AM PDT Steve Jobs once said, "Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them." One of the most effective ways to use modern technology in education is in observing teaching to greatly influence the effectiveness of educators. |
| Idaho lawmakers reach deal on education budget Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:47 AM PDT Idaho lawmakers reached a deal on a $1.3 billion public schools budget that's delayed the Legislature's planned adjournment, agreeing on a 2014 spending plan whose numbers are unchanged from one that failed ... |
| Op-Ed: Let’s Stop Cheating Our Kids With High-Stakes Testing Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:24 AM PDT The institutionalized cheating and corruption that led to indictments last week of a former Atlanta superintendent and 34 others are stunning, but no aberration. It's more like the tip of an iceberg, with chilling implications for our children, their teachers, and our public schools. |
| Lawyers: Bond too high for indicted Ga. educators Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:24 AM PDT
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| Danish teachers locked out after talks fail Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:20 AM PDT
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| Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan gets 13 percent return for 2012 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:36 AM PDT By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, one of Canada's top investors, said on Tuesday it had a 13.0 percent rate of return on its investments in 2012, bringing net assets to a record high C$129.5 billion ($127.4 billion). ... |
| Atlanta educators begin surrendering in school cheating scandal Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:35 AM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former educators indicted in a cheating scandal that has rocked Atlanta's public school system began turning themselves in to authorities on Tuesday, ahead of a deadline to surrender voluntarily. At least three of the 35 former Atlanta public school educators indicted by a grand jury last week had reported to the Fulton County jail by mid-morning, according to jail records. ... |
| The 10 creepiest teachers who allegedly banged or tried to molest students last month [SLIDESHOW] Posted: 01 Apr 2013 09:20 PM PDT The national epidemic of teacher-student sex stories marches on unabated. The state of Texas, with four of these 10 incidents, is seemingly leading the way. |
| Seattle teachers boycotting standardized test won't be punished Posted: 01 Apr 2013 05:28 PM PDT By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Public Schools will not punish educators who staged a boycott of a widely used standardized test in January and has loosened testing requirements, in a victory for a local revolt that stoked the national protest movement over assessments in U.S. public schools. Teachers, educators, and students at several Seattle schools decided to boycott the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test starting in January, saying it was not aligned with Washington state's curriculum and produces "meaningless results" upon which teachers' performances are evaluated. ... |
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