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Government Seeks Help to Stop Teacher-Led Cheating

Submitted by Marion Herbert on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:39pm

The Obama administration is creating a manual showing how schools can fight teacher-led cheating on standardized tests, asking educators to help stomp out "testing irregularities."

USA Today

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Teachers Approve Tentative Contract in Michigan District

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 5:31pm

The Bay City Education Association, representing 450 teachers, has tentatively approved a new contract with Bay City Public Schools, the two sides said in a joint press release on Tuesday.

MLive.com

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CPS Contract Negotiations Unpredictable

Submitted by Marion Herbert on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 11:52pm

Several factors make it tougher for Chicago teachers to strike.

Chicago Tribune

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Alabama's Former Teacher of the Year Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 11:50am

A former Teacher of the Year at an Alabama elementary school admitted to molesting over 21 girls during his 25-year career, police said on Thursday.

CBSnews.com

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Beaverton (Ore.) Schools Supt. Is Still Happy

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 4:30pm

Jeff Rose has led the Beaverton School District for six months now, and so far, he hasn't fled.

The Oregonian

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Social-Emotional Learning Combats Educator Burnout

News Update

Mounting research shows that addressing the inner lives of teachers may combat teaching stresses.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, January 2012

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at-risk

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Education STEM Centers Sprouting in Higher Ed

News Update

WPI are Wheelock College are two of many higher education institutions nationwide focusing on preparing its undergraduates to teach STEM topics inside the classroom.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, January 2012

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A Delaware District Could Lose $2.5 Million In Federal Race To The Top Funds

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 4:48pm

In a unique move, Delaware education officials have threatened to withhold $2.5 million in federal funding from a district for failing to provide its teachers with sufficient time dedicated to planning.

The Huffington Post

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Former POW Jessica Lynch Finishing Teaching Degree

Submitted by Judy Hartnett on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 4:21pm

Jessica Lynch was just 19 when the world first saw her — a broken, blond soldier caught on combat video in Iraq, her face wearing something between a grimace and a grin.

Houston Chronicle