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New UNLV program helps fast track CCSD support staff toward teachership

Mar 11, 2022

From teacher shortages to lack of resources, the Clark County School District’s struggles are nothing new. 

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Las Vegas Elementary Teacher Named Best In Nation

Jun 07, 2021

Nevada takes its lumps when it comes to educational rankings, but this year the state is home to the national teacher of the

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COMICS: Teaching In The Pandemic

COMIC: For Music Teacher, Virtual School Meant Teaching Kids 'To Hear The Way I Hear'

Apr 13, 2021
It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic.
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CCSD Hopes Recruitment And Retention Help Address Teacher Shortage

Mar 02, 2021

Clark County School District elementary kids went back

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Africa's Hit Science Show For Kids Is Coming To The U.S.

Feb 05, 2021
African TV execs say it's unlike any show for kids that's been produced and broadcast on the continent — especially with its focus on women presenters and scientists.
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Setting up his new classroom in Texas this school year, Shawn Sheehan took a selfie for social media to wish his home state well. "Wishing all my Norman and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oklaed?src=hash" data-query-source="hashtag_click">#<strong>

He Was Oklahoma's Teacher Of The Year, Then Moved To Texas For Better Pay. Now What?

Apr 07, 2018
Oklahoma's teacher pay has been low for so long that many experienced educators have left, including the 2016 Teacher of the Year. We wanted to ask how his home state looks now from afar.
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A video on YouTube shows teacher Deyshia Hargrave expelled from a Vermilion Parish school board meeting in Louisiana.

Outcry After Louisiana Teacher Arrested During School Board Meeting

Jan 10, 2018
A Louisiana teacher questioned whether the school's superintendent should receive a raise. Then she was handcuffed. The city's attorney says the teacher will not face charges.
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Miller was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 2011, an honor he never expected. "If you become a teacher to become famous, forget it," he says.

Paul Miller Loved Teaching Math So Much That He Did It For Nearly 80 Years

Aug 19, 2017
Paul Miller was once recognized as the oldest active accredited classroom teacher in the U.S. He reflects on his long career.
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Teachers With Student Debt: These Are Their Stories

Jul 26, 2017
If you're a teacher, you have one of the lowest-paid professional jobs in the U.S. Most require a four-year degree, which can require tens of thousands of dollars in loans that some struggle to repay.
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Shawn Sheehan, Oklahoma's 2016 Teacher of the Year, sits in his classroom one last time before moving to Texas for better pay.

Teacher Of The Year In Oklahoma Moves To Texas For The Money

Jul 02, 2017
Oklahoma teachers are some of the lowest paid in the country. After it was clear they wouldn't be getting a raise in 2017, the former teacher of the year called it quits.
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Marty Garland, right, FASTER instructor, looks on as Kelly Blake, a teacher, practices her shooting accuracy.

These Teachers Are Learning Gun Skills To Protect Students, They Say

Jun 25, 2017
This week more than a dozen educators in Colorado received advanced weapons training and safety.
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Natalie Williams as a teenager.

Transgender Teachers Talk About Their Experiences At School

Jun 15, 2017
There's been a lot of national attention on transgender students this school year. Here's a look at the lives and careers of two transgender teachers.
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Ayub Mohamed is a nominee for the Global Teacher Prize, worth $1 million, given out by the Varkey Foundation.

Lesson Plan: Teach Students How To Rebuff Terrorist Recruiters

Mar 11, 2016
Terrorist groups in Kenya are trying to lure smart recruits who can give orders and boost their brand on social media. A high-school teacher is battling them in the classroom.
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Dayton Students Defend Suspended Teacher

Jan 07, 2016

Lyon County students who viewed a controversial picture as part of an assignment are protesting their teacher’s suspension.

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CCSD Teachers Protest Lack Of Raises

Jul 17, 2015

More than 100 teachers rallied outside the Greer Education Center yesterday demanding the Clark County School Board and renegotiate their contracts.

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Jeff Hinton, Nevada Teacher Of The Year

Jan 09, 2014

A history teacher at the Las Vegas Northwest Career and Technical Academy was recently named Nevada's Teacher of the Year. We chat with Jeff Hinton about what makes him successful
 

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Wayne Tanaka, Educator and Community Leader

Jan 24, 2012
Wayne Tanaka was a Las Vegas principal when he remembers finding out a recent graduate decided not to go to college.  Wayne tracked the young man down and said, “You lied to me.
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Nevada Teacher Wins Lunch with Obama

Jan 18, 2012
It's pretty rare to get face time with the President of the United States, but Kathy Toigo did, and it only cost her $10.  The special needs teacher entered an online drawing, never expecting to get the call that she'd won a lunch with President Obama.
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Wendy Kopp, Teach for America's Founder

Mar 24, 2011
Teach for America started off as a pile of paper – it was Wendy Kopp’s undergraduate thesis in 1989.  Since then, that essay has turned into a nationwide organization that sends college grads to low-income neighborhoods to teach for 2-year stints.  There are over 8000 TFA teachers today in 60 different cities.  With the recession, more people are applying to be teachers – but only 12% are accepted.  Founder Wendy Kopp talks about education policy, what makes a good teacher, and how we can improve schools in Nevada. 
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