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  • June 2008

    • Teacher Who Branded Students Fired

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 21, 08 8:20 AM CDT

      Teacher Who Branded Students Fired

      An Ohio school board has voted unanimously to fire a science teacher who used an electrostatic device to brand 8th-graders with a cross, the AP reports. Science teacher John Freshwater, who says the marks were simply Xs, had been in trouble with the board before for teaching creationism, slamming evolution and other scientific theories, and keeping a Bible on his desk. More »

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      school  • teacher  • branding  • creationism  • science education  • middle school

    • YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 3, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY

      Formal ballet is one of the most rigid education systems in art—dancers spend years doing exercises before they are even allowed to purchase pointe shoes. But some students are abandoning the hierarchy and turning to a less-stringent, modern master—YouTube. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at aspiring ballerinas who record their home practices and critique each other’s videos online. More »

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      YouTube  • dance  • teacher  • ballet  • American Ballet Theatre

  • April 2008

    • Young Teachers Finding Big Trouble Online

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 28, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Young Teachers Finding Big Trouble Online

      Questionable postings and photos on social-networking web pages are becoming an issue with younger US teachers, the Washington Post reports, raising questions about where to draw a line between private expression and standards for public employees. A case in point is a substitute special-education teacher whose page includes a so-called "bumper sticker" reading, "you're a retard, but i love you." More »

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      Facebook  • social networking  • MySpace  • education  • school  • teacher

    • Forget the Hype: Most Overrated Careers

      newser  |  US News and World Report  |  Apr 22, 08 6:32 PM CDT

      Forget the Hype: Most Overrated Careers

      Cops might look cool on TV, but they do a lot of paperwork off screen. Most chefs churn out the same dishes nightly in assembly-line fashion. Before hopping onto the latest career fad, see US News & World Report 's list of most overrated lines of work:  A great commercial idea shouldn’t attract you to ad executive jobs, which are more about selling than creating. More »

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      list  • doctor  • chef  • teacher  • nonprofit  • attorney  • career  • police officer

    • Forget It, Baldy, You're Not Disabled: Judge

      newser  |  Scotsman (UK)  |  Apr 17, 08 3:51 AM CDT

      Forget It, Baldy, You're Not Disabled: Judge

      A Scottish schoolteacher constantly mocked by students because of his baldness has been told having a chrome dome does not count as a disability, the Scotsman reports. The judge at an employment tribunal said that had he found in the man's favor, then anyone with a "big nose or big ears" could also be considered disabled. More »

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      judge  • Scotland  • teacher  • disability  • baldness  • tribunal

    • Third-Graders in Ga. Plotted to Kill Teacher

      newser  |  Florida Times-Union  |  Apr 1, 08 4:18 PM CDT

      Third-Graders in Ga. Plotted to Kill Teacher

      A group of third-graders in Georgia plotted to kill their teacher before another classmate told authorities, reports the Florida Times Union . Police confiscated a broken steak knife, handcuffs, and duct tape from the kids, who apparently were angry because the teacher scolded a girl for standing on a chair. The 8- and -9-year-olds are too young to be charged with a crime in Georgia. More »

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      Georgia  • teacher  • murder plot  • school violence

  • March 2008

    • School Supers Draw Big Bucks, Bigger Perks

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 31, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      School Supers Draw Big Bucks, Bigger Perks

      Teachers aren't living in luxury, but some school superintendents are, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Some are pulling in $325,000 a year, plus multi-million-dollar consulting budgets to restructure impoverished, underperforming public school systems. The Monitor calls them "central office rock stars," a product of the No Child Left Behind initiative and sky-high pressures to balance budgets and politics. More »

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      education  • school  • teacher  • public schools  • No Child Left Behind  • school districts

    • UK Teachers Blame Parents for Bratty Kids

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 22, 08 3:50 PM CDT

      UK Teachers Blame Parents for Bratty Kids

      UK teachers complain that classrooms are getting tougher to control because kids throw more tantrums—and parents are to blame, the Daily Telegraph reports. A Cambridge University study says that parents are letting children indulge in video games, junk food, and TV. "Teachers described highly permissive parents who admitted to indulging their children, often for the sake of peace or simply because they had run out of alternative incentives or sanctions," the report said. More »

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      children  • video game  • education  • parenting  • parents  • teacher  • junk food  • elementary school  • teachers' unions

    • Teachers Rip UK Iraq Lessons as 'Propaganda'

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      Teachers Rip UK Iraq Lessons as 'Propaganda'

      On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a row has erupted in Britain over a controversial school lesson plan about the conflict drawn up by the country's defense ministry. The National Union of Teachers is up in arms over the proposal and is threatening a boycott over what it calls a "propaganda" exercise. The lesson plan highlights the reconstruction effort in Iraq but makes no mention of civilian casualties, writes the Independent . More »

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      Iraq  • United Kingdom  • history  • school  • propaganda  • teacher

    • Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 7, 08 12:36 PM CST

      Court Sends Homeschoolers to Detention

      California homeschoolers are breaking the law, an appeals court ruled yesterday, by not having certified teachers instructing their kids. California’s law has been clear since 1953, the court said: Kids must go to school full time or be tutored by a credentialed teacher. The decision puts the parents of 166,000 kids at risk of prosecution, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      California  • education  • parenting  • teacher  • court cases  • public schools  • home schooling

  • February 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • French Rail Workers Strike

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 13, 07 8:02 PM CST

      French Rail Workers Strike

      French rail workers tested Sarkozy's mettle today by walking off the job in defense of their pensions, the BBC reports. Only 90 of France's 700 high-speed trains will run tomorrow and subway service in Paris will be dead, according to the metro operator. "Tomorrow is going to be a hellish day for travelers and perhaps for many days beyond that," said one official. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • strike  • teacher  • subway  • rail workers  • metro

  • September 2007

    • 5 Fly Jobs That Serve Up a Change of Scene

      newser  |  CNN  |  Sep 26, 07 7:09 PM CDT

      5 Fly Jobs That Serve Up a Change of Scene

      You don't have to be the CEO of an international corporation to go abroad.  These jobs will get you there even if you're just out of college: Teacher:  Go abroad, and you may make even more than back home. Chef:  Are you an established chef? Some hotels will pay you to grace their kitchens plus room and board. More »

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      list  • chef  • teacher  • nanny

  • August 2007

    • First Teacher Rockets to Space

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 9, 07 4:42 AM CDT

      First Teacher Rockets to Space

      Former schoolteacher Barbara Morgan safely reached space last night when the shuttle Endeavour rocketed through a problem-free launch. Ten minutes after its evening blastoff, the shuttle was orbiting 140 miles above the Earth in preparation for docking with the International Space Station tomorrow. Morgan is the first astronaut teacher since Christa McAuliffe, who died seconds after liftoff in 1986 when the Challenger exploded. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • space shuttle  • teacher  • Endeavour  • space flight  • Barbara Morgan  • Christa McAuliffe  • Challenger

    • All Systems Go for Teacher

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 8, 07 1:48 PM CDT

      All Systems Go for Teacher

      Countdown is continuing in Florida toward blastoff for the space shuttle Endeavour, the Orlando Sentinel reports, with an 80% chance of favorable conditions at tonight's scheduled launch time of 6:36pm Eastern. Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, a backup to the educator killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster, has brought national attention to the mission. More »

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      NASA  • space shuttle  • student  • teacher  • Endeavour  • space flight  • plants  • Barbara Morgan  • Christa McAuliffe

    • Principal Fired for Staff Santeria Rites

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 8, 07 9:30 AM CDT

      Principal Fired for Staff Santeria Rites

      A New York City public school principal's head is on the chopping block for forcing teachers to participate in spiritual cleansing rituals using chicken blood and incense, the AP reports. The principal paid another woman to perform several ceremonies practiced by followers of  Santeria, a Caribbean blend of  Christianity and African traditions. Students weren't in school at the time. More »

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      New York City  • religion  • education  • school  • Manhattan  • teacher

  • July 2007

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