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Jul 17 2023
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South Dakota teachers embark on first-ever history road trips by Department of Education
It may be summer break, but that hasn’t stopped K-12 teachers from continuing to learn new things they can bring back to their students in almost a month when school starts again. Teachers from across the state convened Monday in Sioux Falls to kick off a week-long east river road trip by the South Dakota Department of Education. A similar road trip also kicked off Monday in Rapid City to tour
Argus LeaderJun 16 2023
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NBA Players’ Union Slams Ja Morant’s 25-Game Suspension As ‘Excessive’
The NBA suspended Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games on Friday after video surfaced of the 23-year-old waving a gun in an Instagram Live video, marking Morant’s third suspension this year amid a series of off-court incidents, though the NBA’s Players Association labeled the suspension “excessive.” Morant will miss the first 25 games of the upcoming 2023-2024 NBA season without pay
ForbesSep 29 2023
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Ex-Loudoun Superintendent Found Guilty of Retaliating against Teacher Who Spoke Out about Sex Assault
National Review (Opinion)Apr 07 2024
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️Biz lightning round
The law firm Haynes Boone, which opened its Charlotte practice with three attorneys in 2019, is relocating offices in Uptown to a new, larger space in the Legacy Union SIX50 building "to accommodate regional growth, particularly in its finance practice." (Haynes Boone) Asana Partners, the local commercial real estate investment firm, is moving its offices in South End from the 1616 Center to
AxiosApr 22 2023
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Idaho junior high teacher, coach charged with raping male student
A junior high teacher in Boise, Idaho is accused of raping a male student, authorities say. Eric McDermott, 59, was arrested on Monday. The teacher was charged with rape and sexual battery committed by lewd or lascivious acts on a minor 16 to 17 years of age, according to the Idaho Statesman. During a Monday arraignment, a prosecutor explained that McDermott taught the male victim when he was
Fox News DigitalAug 15 2023
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot Richneck teacher pleads guilty to child neglect
NEWPORT NEWS — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who garnered national headlines earlier this year when he shot his first-grade teacher during class pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of felony child neglect. It was the second time in the past two months that Deja Nicole Taylor entered guilty pleas to charges relating to the Jan. 6 shooting of Richneck Elementary School teacher Abby Zwerner
Daily PressApr 03 2024
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Harford County students, educators honored at Sacco Awards
The William J. Sacco Critical Thinking Foundation honored 13 high school students and nine educators from Harford County at its 13th annual awards ceremony on March 10 at The John Carroll School. Swan Creek had its first scholarship winner. The foundation gave out $12,250 in scholarships and grants. Bel Air math teacher Susan Taylor was named the 2024 Educator of the Year. She became the first
Baltimore SunJun 10 2014
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California Teacher Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional
A California judge ruled Tuesday that teacher tenure laws deprive students of their right to an education under the state Constitution. The decision hands teachers’ unions a major defeat in a landmark case, one that could radically alter how California teachers are hired and fired and prompt challenges to tenure laws in other states.
Allysia Finley (Wall Street Journal)Apr 06 2024
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Ex-hospital administrator pleads guilty to hot dog vendor’s identity for 30 years
A former hospital administrator pled guilty to stealing his former colleague’s identity for three decades, which led to the man getting thrown into a mental hospital. Matthew David Keirans, 58, stole hot dog vendor William Donald Woods’ identity in the late 1980s while the pair worked together in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to the US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. Keirans,
New York Post (News)Aug 16 2023
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SC teachers now qualify for paid parental leave after Governor signs bill into law
ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing on this Wednesday for Paid Parental Leave, H. 3908. The new law provides school district employees in the state who are welcoming a child into their family paid leave. The Rock Hill School District participated in a pilot program for the law last school year and today CN2’s Renee O’Neil learns how
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