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Education Nov 03

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Education Jun 06

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A Brief But Spectacular take on teacher burnout

The nation is in the midst of a teacher shortage, and at the end of another school year, burnout is causing many more teachers to call it quits. Micaela DeSimone is a 6th-grade English teacher in a charter school in…

By Alyssa Ortega Coppelman

Education May 16

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School administrators hope apprenticeship programs will alleviate teacher shortages

Apprenticeships are common in fields like welding, plumbing and carpentry, but until recently, the federal government didn’t recognize teaching apprenticeships. Educators are now hoping that new federal funding, combined with experience from college programs, will open the floodgates to a…

By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau

Nation Apr 10

Police tape hangs from a sign post outside Richneck Elementary School following a shooting on Jan. 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia. Photo by Jay Paul/Getty Images
Virginia grand jury indicts mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher

Prosecutor Howard Gwynn said in a news release that a grand jury sitting in Newport News on Monday charged the boy's 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a…

By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

Education May 01

Council of Chief State School Officers' 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year event, in Washington
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2022 National Teacher of the Year Kurt Russell discusses the joys and challenges his job

The White House last week honored high school history teacher Kurt Russell from Oberlin, Ohio, who in April was named 2022 National Teacher of the Year. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with Russell about why he chose teaching, what inspires his…

By Geoff Bennett, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery

Dec 07

Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use trans student’s pronouns

By Associated Press

News outlets report that the Virginia's West Point School Board voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss teacher Peter Vlaming after a four-hour hearing that drew an overflow crowd.

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Nov 11

Being a Vietnam vet and a teacher helped me confront my own prejudices

By Durward Azbell

Durward Azbell served as a Specialist E-5 in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War before he became an elementary schoolteacher in Columbus, Ohio.

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Nov 10

From Fallujah to Pennsylvania, my life as a Marine and a math teacher

By Chris Lusto

Cpt. Chris Lusto served as an artillery officer in the Marine Corps where he served in Fallujah, Iraq. He now teaches math at Pleasant Valley High School in Pennsylvania.

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Nov 10

Why I became a middle school teacher after 20 years in the military

By Darrell Jones

Darrell Jones served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 20 years. Now a teacher, this veteran says he continues to "serve my country and take care of our children."…

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Apr 29

Watch 7:18
‘World’s best teacher’ does not believe in tests and quizzes

By PBS News Hour

For 25 years, Nancie Atwell has run a small, independent K-8 school in Maine, where the goal is not just teaching young students, but also teachers. At the Center for Teaching and Learning, the school day is driven by a…

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