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    Nevada Declares Teacher Shortage An Emergency

    Feb 05, 2016

    Nevada is declaring its teacher shortage as an emergency, a move that allows vacancy-filled schools to hire teachers from out of state who aren't yet licensed locally.

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    Nevada Turns To WGU Nevada To Help Solve Its Teacher Shortage

    Feb 03, 2016

    Nevada has a teacher shortage.

    We hear about the problem in Clark County every year before school starts.

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    Detroit Teacher 'Sickouts' Close Schools Again

    Jan 20, 2016
    The latest instance of public school teachers calling in sick en masse comes a day after Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address, in which he did not directly mention poor school conditions.
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    Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan visited a handful of Detroit public schools on Tuesday. He said teachers have legitimate concerns about maintenance and building conditions.
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    Detroit Public School Teachers Turn To 'Sickouts' In Protest

    Jan 14, 2016
    They're angry about everything from overcrowding and hazardous buildings to looming bankruptcy. But teacher strikes are illegal in Michigan, and opponents say the actions hurt students and parents.
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    Dr. Tiffany Anderson is credited with turning around the school system in Jennings, Mo.
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    The Superintendent Who Turned Around A School District

    Jan 03, 2016
    Through her unconventional focus on addressing poverty, Superintendent Tiffany Anderson has been credited with rapidly improving the school district of Jennings, Mo.
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    State Awards Education Grants To Train New Teachers

    Nov 13, 2015

    Nevada education officials have awarded grants aimed at getting 134 students through fast-track teacher training programs in time for next school year.

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    Oliver Elementary School in Birgmingham, Ala., where Ann Marie Corgill taught until Friday. The recent Alabama Teacher of the Year says she quit her job after being told she wasn't highly qualified to teach fifth grade.
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    Recent Teacher Of The Year Resigns In Alabama Over Certification Issues

    Oct 31, 2015
    "After 21 years of teaching in grades 1-6 I have no answers as to why this is a problem now," Ann Marie Corgill wrote, refusing to pay fees and take tests for another state certification.
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    Members of the Seattle Education Association, seen here as their strike was suspended last week, have voted to accept a new contract.
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    Seattle Teachers Ratify Contract Negotiated During Strike

    Sep 21, 2015
    For the Seattle school district's 53,000 students, the strike had delayed the start of the school year by six days. Sunday night's vote officially ends the strike.
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    Teachers walk the picket line as they strike outside Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash., last week. A new agreement could end the labor dispute.
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    Tentative Contract Deal Reached On 5th Day Of Seattle Teacher Strike

    Sep 15, 2015
    Until an agreement is ratified, teachers will remain on strike, the union says. The dispute has kept Seattle's 53,000 students from starting their school year.
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    Teachers at West Seattle Elementary School begin walking a picket line Wednesday morning, after last-minute negotiations over wages and other issues failed to avert a strike.
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    Seattle Schools Cancel First Day Of Class Over Teacher Strike

    Sep 09, 2015
    Instead of welcoming some 53,000 students to the start of the academic year, teachers form picket lines.
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    Sam Venable proudly shows off his marching band uniforms at Langston Hughes Academy in New Orleans.
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    Hot Jazz, Cool Teacher: How One New Orleans Man Fosters Greatness

    Jun 14, 2015
    For struggling students, music can often be what keeps them going. The same is true for this New Orleans band director.
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    Senate OKs Bill to Reimburse Teachers for Classroom Supplies

    May 26, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada senators have approved a bill that would reimburse teachers who buy classroom supplies with their own money.

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    Proposal Would Toughen Penalties For Sexual Conduct Between Teachers-Students

    Mar 10, 2015

    In the last few years, there have been several cases where teachers were caught having a sexual relationship with students. Most of the time, those...

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    King DJs as Robyn Knight for Hot 103 Jamz in Kansas City, Mo.
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    With This Missouri Teacher, The Lesson Is Live

    Mar 10, 2015
    When DJ Robyn Knight isn't on the air, her students are — producing Truman High School's live daily announcements, broadcast over the Internet.
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    Bill Would Toughen Penalties For Teacher-Student Sex Crimes

    Mar 05, 2015
    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would toughen penalties against teachers and other school workers who have sexual...
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    Education Department Slow To Revoke Licenses After Arrests, Report Says

    Jan 26, 2015
    LAS VEGAS - State auditors say it took the Nevada Department of Education an average of one year to find out that licensed teachers had been arrested,...
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    Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky Talks Teacher Shortage, More

    Aug 12, 2014
    In less than two weeks, the hallways of Clark County Schools will be buzzing with returning students. Also returning are some familiar problems,...
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    Investigating Teachers Who Cheat

    Aug 11, 2014
    Investigators for the Nevada Department of Education concluded that an unusual increase in test scores at Matt Kelly Elementary was the result of...
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    State Refusing CCSD Request To Hire Temporary Teachers

    Jan 26, 2015
    With schools opening in two weeks, the Clark County School District is unable to hire teachers on temporary licenses to relieve a looming shortage....
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    CCSD Teachers Lose Their Raises

    Feb 19, 2013

    An arbitrator decided that the Clark County School District does not have to continue to pay 17,000 teachers the raises they were given at the start of the school year. The teachers don't have to pay the money back but their salaries will return to the 2011-2012 figures. Is it fair to take someone's raise away? How will the district use that money now?

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    How Teachers Capture Hearts and Minds

    Apr 04, 2012

    We can remember those special teachers who had a profound affect on our lives.  When we were in their classroom their passion and energy sparked within us creativity and drive.  How do they do it?  When half of teachers quit the profession within the first five years, how do some teachers recharge that energy year in and year out and motivate our students to great achievement?

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    Teachers and Education Reform

    Jun 28, 2011
    Teachers in southern Nevada and across the country are feeling greater pressures from lawmakers and parents, less job security in light of tougher evaluation systems and stresses in the classroom from bigger classes and tougher students.  What are teachers feeling about the way their field is changing?  What do Clark County teachers feel about the new rules that change the way they will be evaluated and promoted (or fired)?  And, what do educators in southern Nevada think of their new superintendent?  Start the conversation before the show.
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    Dwight Jones's blueprint for education reform in Clark County

    Jun 27, 2011
    The legislative session is over and the cuts to the Clark County School District aren't as bad as expected. With new found money in the state budget the district won't have to make mass layoffs and will even be able to afford to bring back some support staff. While the legislature was busy figuring out what and where to cut CCSD Superintendent, Dwight Jones was busy coming up with a plan for reforms he would like to implement in the district. Dwight Jones joins us to talk about his plan for academic improvement at CCSD and the outcome of the 2011 legislature.
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    Walt Rulffes

    Sep 10, 2010
    Clark County Superintendent, Walt Rulffes joins us for the conclusion of our summer series on education. How will the district deal with another round of budget cuts? Are teacher in danger of losing their jobs? Given the district's financial and academic problems what does the district need in its next leader?

    Walt Rulffes joins us and we will take your phone calls and emails about the future of Clark County School District.

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    Superintendent Walt Rulffes Answers your Questions

    May 13, 2010
    Have questions about the Clark County School District? Superintendent Walt Rulffes answers your calls and responds to tensions about wage cuts. Call 258-3552 during the show, or e-mail son@knpr.org.
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