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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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    Goats and Soda
    The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize.
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    Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Prize For World's Most 'Exceptional' Educator

    Feb 12, 2021
    Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been honored for finding ways to educate girls whose parents don't want them to come to school.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Should Schools Reopen If Teachers Aren't Yet Vaccinated? CDC Will Soon Weigh In

    Feb 05, 2021
    President Biden wants schools to reopen quickly. But there are questions about whether teachers should first be vaccinated. The CDC will provide more guidance next week.
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    Las Vegas-Area Teachers, Child Care Workers Make Vaccine List

    Jan 20, 2021

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — School teachers, college professors and child care workers have been added to the eligibility list for COVID-19 vaccinations in the Las Vegas area.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Despite recent outbreaks that forced temporary closures, the Bruneau-Grandview school board in Idaho voted down a mask mandate in November.
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    A Rural School Under Pressure To Stay Open: 'People Are Just Rough And Tough'

    Dec 18, 2020
    Despite alarming rises in COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural America, some schools are under pressure to stay open for in-person learning while resisting requiring masks and other measures.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates

    Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

    Sep 28, 2020
    Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.
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    Nevada Lawmakers Fund Teacher Testing Plan As Schools Reopen

    Sep 15, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers allocated $6.2 million in federal relief dollars to a program that will test thousands of teachers across the state as they return to classrooms for in-person instruction.

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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, says the union would support "safety strikes" by teachers if safety measures are not met when schools are set to reopen in the fall.
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    Teachers Union OKs Strikes If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures In Place

    Jul 28, 2020
    Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, said "safety strikes" should only take place as a last resort. The decision on whether to strike would be left to the local union.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd died after testing positive for coronavirus. Other teachers she worked with tested positive as well. "She was a very loving, very faithful person and she was very kind," says her colleague Jena Martinez-Inzunza.
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    A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

    Jul 14, 2020
    Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.
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    Long-Term Substitutes Fill Hundreds Of Teacher Vacancies In CCSD

    Jan 24, 2020

    The days of substitute teachers in the classroom meaning a free, easy day for students are over.  

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    Utah Board Of Education To Update Teacher Discipline Rules

    Oct 07, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah education officials are seeking to update rules on how to handle licensed teachers accused of misconduct.

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    Will A Sales Tax Increase Give CCSD A Bump?

    Jul 22, 2019

    Despite a lingering shortage in education funding, Clark County School District could get a cash infusion that would address some longtime needs. 

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    Profiles Of America In Full Employment
    Brittany Smith and her daughter at their home. The family has flourished in Charlotte. Two years ago, Smith and her husband bought a custom-built house and both found new work opportunities.
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    As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

    May 23, 2019
    At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.
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    Teachers Vote To Strike: Now What?

    May 13, 2019

    Teachers in Clark County have massive classes; the school district has annual teachers shortages—and teachers voted for Governor Steve Sisolak based in part on promises of salary increases.

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    The Trouble With TEACH Grants
    Libsack says she's now feeling "hopeful" because her government finally listened. "For me, as a teacher, it's awesome," she says, "because then I can convey that to the students and say, 'Hey, you do have a voice. You are citizens. You do have a role in
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    Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear

    May 03, 2019
    The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.
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    Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them

    Feb 26, 2019
    A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?
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    National
    Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky state Capitol in April. The state's Supreme Court has now struck down the law.
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    Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests

    Dec 13, 2018
    The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.
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    The Trouble With TEACH Grants
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    Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program

    Dec 09, 2018
    The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.
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    CCSD, Teachers Union Reach Contract Agreement

    Aug 24, 2018

    Trustees of the Clark County School District last night announced a three-year labor agreement with the Clark County Education Association. 

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    CCSD Recruiting Teachers From Other Countries To Fill Teacher Shortage

    Aug 07, 2018

    For the second year in a row, the Clark County School District is recruiting teachers from the Philippines. 

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    Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

    Jul 02, 2018
    New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed.
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    Travis Brenda is a math teacher at Rockcastle County High School who ousted Jonathan Shell in a primary election Tuesday. Shell is a key member of the Republican leadership team that has orchestrated the teacher pension bill, the tax increases and the ch
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    After Rallying At The Capitol, A Dozen Teachers Win Primary Races In Kentucky

    May 23, 2018
    A math teacher ousted one of Kentucky's top Republicans in a primary race. Forty-one current and former teachers were on the ballot and this is just one state where educators are running for office.
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    The Two-Way
    The digital marquee outside Highland Arts Elementary School in Mesa, Ariz., seen at the start of class Wednesday, warns of the effects of the teacher walkout on Thursday.
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    'We Simply Can't Take It Any Longer': Teacher Protests Sweep Arizona, Colorado

    Apr 26, 2018
    Scores of schools have closed in the two states as educators demand pay bumps and boosted budgets. In Arizona, which has seen a massive walkout, tens of thousands are marching through Phoenix.
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    Gov. Sandoval May Help Teachers Lacking 'Family Engagement' Requirement

    Apr 26, 2018

    Governor Sandoval is considering emergency regulations that would allow teachers in the state who do not complete a required family engagement course to stay in the classroom next year.

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    The Two-Way
    Arizona teachers and education advocates march at the Arizona Capitol protesting low teacher pay and school funding in Phoenix.
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    Arizona Teachers Vote To Strike, Sparking Statewide Walkout

    Apr 19, 2018
    The governor's plan to raise teachers' salaries by 20 percent is meeting with resistance from critics who say it is unrealistic.

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