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Longtime educator signing off after 40 years
South Florida Sun-SentinelOn May 31, Principal Carol Blacharski had just three more days before she would say farewell to students after a successful 40-year career in education. But retirement joy suddenly turned to unimaginable grief, as tragedy struck the Loggers Run Middle...Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Ohio, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach
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Sister Mary Mark
Sister Mary Mark Carnes, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who had been principal of St. Rita parochial school and associate chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital, died from heart failure Friday at St. Rita Convent in...Tags: North Carolina, Scranton, Dundalk, New York, Teaching and Learning
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Nurturing a love of math, sciences
If only university systems could clone Christine Sweigart by the tens of thousands.
The Silver Spring native is the rare American who loves math enough to make it her college major. She has also wanted to be a teacher since the sixth grade, when she...Tags: Public Schools, Colleges and Universities, University of Texas, The White House, Florida
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Hairston abolishes school post
After hiring and then losing two chief academic officers in as many years, Baltimore County schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston is eliminating the position. The district is returning to the position of associate superintendent of curriculum and...Tags: Jonathan Brown, Ohio, Teaching and Learning, New Mexico
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Former Ugandan Parliament Member Graduates From Western Michigan U.
FOX 17 Weekend Assignment EditorWhen Betty Udongo came to Western Michigan University five years ago, she left behind a country torn by war and injustice as well as the constant personal threat of assassination. She brought with her from Uganda a lofty set of life goals. * She wanted...Tags: Armed Forces, Teaching and Learning, Tennessee, Defense, Colleges and Universities
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Even top schools feeling the heat for kids who lag
Sentinel Staff WritersMany of Florida's top public schools — even its A-rated ones — need to work harder with students struggling to keep up with state standards,according to results from the latest school-accountability system. The new, complicated state...Tags: Seminole County, Schools, Public Schools, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Maitland
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The final day of Space Camp
baltimoresun.comThursday was the final day of the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program, which 33 middle school math and science teachers from the Baltimore area took part in in Huntsville, Ala. Here are the final reports from some of the teachers who have been... -
700 NYC teachers paid to do nothing
The Associated PressHundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that's...Tags: Employees, Madison Square Garden, New York, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Real Estate Sellers
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School Board: Broward's laid off teachers should be offered jobs as substitutes
South Florida Sun SentinelBroward County's laid off public school teachers should get priority placement as substitutes so they can remain part of the school district in case a permanent job opens up, School Board member Beverly Gallagher said Tuesday. "I think it would be very...Tags: Unemployment, James F. Notter, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teaching and Learning, Broward County
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Weston teacher bikes across America in hopes of teaching students
Miami HeraldWhere in the world is Mr. Giraldo? This summer, Tequesta Trace Middle School history teacher Rafael Giraldo is taking education on the road. For the next couple of months, he'll be biking across the country on a recumbent trike named Manifest Destiny,...Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Symptoms, Facebook
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Retirements down almost 25 percent this year in Newport News Public Schools
247-4758NEWPORT NEWS — June 30 is a red-letter day for 105 Newport News Public Schools employees. After years in their professions — whether teachers, secretaries, cooks, custodians or other jobs in the district — they are retiring. But the...Tags: Schools, Virginia, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Retirement, Public Schools
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Rendell offers teacher certification fast track
OF THE MORNING CALLSkilled science and math professionals seeking a career in teaching could bypass the traditional two- to four -year teacher certification program and take a four-month route to the classroom under a new state plan. Gov. Ed Rendell's latest move to...Tags: Pennsylvania, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Government
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