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Letters: Teachers sacrifice family life, financial stability to educate Hoosier children

This year, I am currently making over $12,000 less a year then I was supposed to when I was hired in 2004, a letter to the editor says.

      




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Letters: Gov. Holcomb fails to address 'deserved pay increase' for teachers

The governor expects teachers to wait until the 2021 budget before he does anything significant, a letter to the editor says.

      




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'Just the beginning': Teachers, parents reflect on eLearning as schools remain closed

Many Indianapolis area districts started eLearning this week only to learn that school closures will be longer than expected due to COVID-19 concerns.

      




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Indiana schools continue to pay teachers, other staff during coronavirus closures

Indiana schools will be closed until at least May 1, but districts are ensuring employees continue to get paid.

      




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Noblesville teachers parade through students' neighborhoods: 'We've missed them terribly'

Teachers from North Elementary School in Noblesville decorated their cars and paraded through neighborhoods, waving and honking at students from afar during the closure of schools because of the coronavirus outbreak.

      




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Waving and honking hello: Noblesville teachers have car parade to see students

In less than 24 hours, teachers organized a parade of nearly 40 cars to say hello to students from afar.

      




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How closed schools impact English learners and how teachers communicate amid coronavirus

While learning loss is a concern, ESL teachers are finding ways to stay connected, even if that means doing more in students' native languages.

       




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Rap videos, virtual running club, bookmobile: Teachers go above and beyond amid pandemic

Join IndyStar and #ThankATeacher during Teacher Appreciation Week. These are some educators that are making the best of a bad situation.

       




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SED on handling of teachers' misconduct




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SED on principals' handing of complaints against teachers' misconduct




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SED on class resumption and complaints against teachers




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New AI enables teachers to rapidly develop intelligent tutoring systems

(Carnegie Mellon University) Intelligent tutoring systems have been shown to be effective in helping to teach certain subjects, such as algebra or grammar, but creating these computerized systems is difficult and laborious. Now, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown they can rapidly build them by, in effect, teaching the computer to teach.




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What math professors and k-12 teachers think of each other

By Michael Pershan, St. Ann’s School I. What do primary/secondary math educators think of the teaching that happens in colleges? And — the other way around — what do mathematics professors think of primary and secondary math teaching? I’m nearing … Continue reading




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Helping Prepare Teachers in Massachusetts for Day One

Massachusetts' new performance assessment for teacher candidates helps boost readiness.




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The Success of Social-Emotional Learning Hinges on Teachers

Too often, teachers are asked to use SEL practices without enough training and ongoing support, tanking the effectiveness.




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North Carolina Teachers Turn Out in Droves for Daylong Protest

A sea of red-clad teachers took to the streets around North Carolina's legislative building in Raleigh to fight for higher pay and more school funding. See photos from the event.




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Elementary School Teachers in North Carolina Turn Attention to Cursive Writing

Cursive writing is experiencing a resurgence of sorts in North Carolina elementary schools thanks to a state law that was passed in 2013.




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The Latest in a Season of Protests: N.C. Teachers Will Rally on Wednesday

Thousands of teachers will head to the state capital on Wednesday to call for a nearly $10,000 raise over four years and an increase to per-pupil spending.




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North Carolina Teachers Say Conditions in Schools Are 'Unacceptable'

North Carolina teachers had press conferences in seven locations across the state to criticize education spending levels.




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A RedForEd Wave: Teachers in North and South Carolina Leave Classrooms in Protest

A sea of red swept the capitals of North and South Carolina on Wednesday, as thousands of teachers turned out to demand higher pay and more school funding.




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West Virginia Teachers Scored a Victory But Will Remain on Strike

Lawmakers effectively killed the controversial education bill that had prompted the second statewide strike in two years.




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West Virginia Teachers Are Going on Strike Again

Teachers across the state will walk out of their classrooms on Tuesday to protest an education bill going through the state legislature.




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'A Game Changer': Virginia Teachers Close to Getting Collective Bargaining Rights

A measure now before Virginia's governor would let teachers bargain with local boards over wages and working conditions if a local board authorizes it.




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W. Virginia teachers hold car parade with students, families




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Lion's Share of Ohio Districts Rank No Teachers as 'Ineffective'

About 94 percent of Ohio school districts did not rate a single teacher as "ineffective," the lowest rating on the state's four-rung teacher-evaluation scale, according to the 2016-17 state report card.




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Sick Teachers Paying for Substitutes: Where and Why It’s Happening

A California teacher battling breast cancer made headlines recently when she was told state law required her to pay for the cost of a sub during her treatment. Where else are these kinds of sick leave policies in place? And why aren’t the unions doing more to fight them?




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I Was Tired of How Politicians Treated Teachers. So I Became a Politician

It took a lot to drive Oklahoma teacher John Waldron from the classroom to the statehouse. And he's still angry.




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The War on Teachers Comes to Oklahoma

The West Virginia teachers strike is over, but the fight for teacher pay rages on, write Lawrence Baines and Jim Machell.




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Election Night Brings Highs and Lows for Oklahoma Teachers

About a dozen teachers running for state legislative seats gathered with their supporters in Tulsa for a watch party on election night. The results were better for some than others.




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Who Shows Up for Teachers? Coalition-Building in the Era of Educator Activism

"Teaching is a political act," argues teacher-turned-politician John Waldron. And it's going to take more organizing to rescue public education.




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Will Child-Care Services Help Recruit Teachers? Oklahoma District Aims to Find Out

A small school district in Oklahoma plans to offer low-cost daycare services to its employees next year in an effort to better compete with larger districts when it comes to recruiting and retaining teachers.




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Teachers, Don't Just Shut Up and Teach

Our political system is out of balance, and teachers must prepare the next generation to do better, argues teacher-turned-legislator John Waldron.




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Teachers Without Internet Work in Parking Lots, Empty School Buildings During COVID-19

While most teachers have online access at home, internet service for many educators in rural areas is spotty, expensive, or nonexistent.




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Teachers, We Cannot Go Back to the Way Things Were

Injustice in our education system was normalized long before the pandemic, writes Bettina L. Love. Now is the time to radically dream for a better future.




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Indiana teachers meet challenges for special needs students




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Teachers union: Stagger school start times, change seating




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Missouri teachers virtually educate students about pandemic




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Daily videos help teachers stay in touch with students




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Should Schools Pay for Teachers' Internet Access?

A nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey found that just 1 percent of teachers said their school or district was paying for their high-speed, wireless internet at home.




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Stop Giving Inexperienced Teachers All the Lower-Level Math Classes, Reformers Argue

“Detracking” math teachers is tough because many educators resist upending their routines or challenging informal hierarchies, and PD initiatives to make it happen are limited.




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Oregon schools to furlough teachers, boost pay with stimulus




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Teachers at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Wonder: Should I Even Go Back?

As the national conversation on reopening schools accelerates, experts say the best way to protect vulnerable teachers might be to not have them in school buildings at all.




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Next Up at Supreme Court: Employment Rights of Parochial School Teachers

A pair of cases being heard by the high court will likely determine whether job-discrimination laws apply to tens of thousands of teachers at religious schools.




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Kentucky Ed. Dept. Asks for Names of Protesting Teachers Who Called Out Sick

Commissioner Wayne Lewis requested a list of the teachers who had taken sick days in the 10 districts where teacher absences caused work stoppages.




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Pointillism in 1st Grade? Teachers Use Unfamiliar Lessons to Mine for Giftedness

Some districts are using new “response lessons” to identify the talented students that traditional assessments miss.




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Heavy Response to Nebraska Restraint Bill Illuminates Teachers' Frustrations

A Nebraska senator introduced a bill that would give teachers legal cover to physically restraint disruptive students, prompting a strong positive response from members of the state teachers' union.




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'It's Our Time': Maryland Teachers March for School Funding

Thousands of teachers marched in Annapolis on Monday evening, pushing for higher pay and more resources for their students.




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Teachers Without Internet Work in Parking Lots, Empty School Buildings During COVID-19

While most teachers have online access at home, internet service for many educators in rural areas is spotty, expensive, or nonexistent.




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Buffalo and Rochester Work Together to Recruit Teachers of Color

The two Upstate New York districts are venturing beyond the largely white region to tap a more diverse pool of educators.




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What Teachers Tell Us About the Connections Between Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning

A statewide survey of educators in Tennessee provides critical insights into connections that exist between standards, curriculum, professional development, and ultimately student success.