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Wake County Public Schools: Teaching And Leadership Linked

Teachers who have earned certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards are challenged to become education leaders in their community, says Wake County Public Schools system.

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Teacher Qualifications Distributed Across New York City Public Schools

Recent changes – including new laws and new routes into teaching with lowered cost for individuals to enter the profession – have dramatically changed the characteristics of teachers, particularly in large urban districts.

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Dallas Teacher Smokes Crack While Driving

A Dallas special education teacher led police on a slow police chase while smoking crack in his car.

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Tiffany Shepherd Fired From Teaching Over Bikini

You may have not heard the name of Tiffany Shepherd, but she is getting a national media attention as her being fired from her high school teaching job is linked to her bikini photos. Tiffany Shepherd of Ft. Pierce, appeared on "The Tyra Banks" show this week, on national television, which aired Wednesday October 29.

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Engaging teachers means engaged students

To encourage and help teachers become more involved and enthusiastic about "inclusive teaching", the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recently funded an action research based project.

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Florida teacher sacked for performing magic trick

A school teacher in Florida lost his job after he performed a magic trick in front of students at a Florida school and was accused of wizardry, Local 6 TV said on Wednesday.

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UK Teachers Strike May Close 1200 Schools

The BBC has reported that over 1200 schools will be fully or partially closed by the national UK teachers strike on Thursday. 43 schools in Norfolk are expected to be closed, while in Bolton, 56 schools are expected to be fully closed.

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Thousands of teachers to stop work in Australia

Thousands of teachers across New South Wales will stop work at 9:00am (AEST) today to oppose new school staffing policies.

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US flunks in teacher pay compared to other countries

Not only is teacher pay losing ground compared to other professions (see The Teaching Penalty) teacher pay in the U.S. lags far behind other industrialized countries. Today’s Snapshot by EPI economist Joydeep Roy illustrates the pay gap by comparing starting salaries for teachers as a percent of per capita GDP in the U.S. and nine other industrialized countries.

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Shortage of Mother-Tongue Teachers in Sweden

A Swedish Radio news survey concludes that half of Swedish local governments provide no mother-tongue education for immigrant and refugee youngsters - because of the lack of teachers.

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Educational improvements since 1964 in Australia

It was the time of the Beatles, the Mavis Bramston Show, the EH Holden and prime minister Robert Menzies.

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Low-income US children less likely to have access to qualified teachers

Children from low-income families in the United States do not have the same access to qualified teachers as do wealthier students, according to a University of Missouri study. Compared to 46 countries, the United States had the fourth largest opportunity gap, the difference between students of high and low socioeconomic status in their access to qualified teachers.

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