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11 hours ago ago from What Tami Said

Are there no workhouses? Are there no prisons? -- Ebeneezer Scrooge, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" WISN-TV in Milwaukee reports: A Milwaukee teacher is charged with disorderly conduct after punishing a first-grader by cutting her hair. Lamya Cammon is angry, confused, and scared by the incident last week in which the apparently frustrated teacher cut one of her braids off after she wouldn't stop playing with them in ...

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News: Teachers, Teachers, Teachers

20 hours ago ago from This Week In Education

Louisiana serves as model in teacher assessment Washington Post Reports show that Florida and Texas are moving toward linking test scores and teacher preparation. Maryland and Virginia officials said they are studying Louisiana's approach. Sally Clausen, Louisiana's commissioner of higher education, said officials from Minnesota and elsewhere have sought advice. Performance pay for teachers would quadruple under bill approved by Hill ...

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The Status of the Teaching Profession 2009

19 hours ago ago from Education Research Report

New Report Examines Mismatch Between Changing Needs of Reforming High Schools and Systems of Teacher Development and Support Faced with increasing demands to help more students succeed in college and the workplace, many California high schools are engaged in ambitious efforts to increase academic rigor, make instruction more relevant, and create learning environments that are more personal and supportive. But many teachers lack the ...

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9 hours ago ago from Parenting help in Texas

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Angel Olinger Selected Teacher of the Year for Clinton School District

11 hours ago ago from Media General - WJTV.com

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