Teacher news

• Lafayette Parish teachers, principals of the year honored - The Daily Advertiser

  07-01-2015 23:45 via theadvertiser.com
  
  The Daily Advertiser
  Lafayette Parish teachers, principals of the year honored
  The Daily Advertiser
  Three teachers and three principals were honored as the district's 2014-15 teachers and principals of the year. The recognition is given to educators at each grade level. To celebrate the achievement, Interim Superintendent Burnell LeJeune and ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Lucy Smith, 91: Pioneer TV teacher was 'everybody's best friend' - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  07-01-2015 23:19 via ajc.com
  
  Lucy Smith, 91: Pioneer TV teacher was 'everybody's best friend'
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Lucy Smith loved to laugh, teach and inspire.”She was a remarkable woman,” said her friend Elizabeth Kiker. “She was everybody's best friend,” added her son Doug Smith. Smith attended Atlanta Girls High School, where she received a scholarship to ...
  
  Read more

• RCS interim teacher arrested for DUI - The Daily News Journal

  07-01-2015 22:21 via dnj.com
  
  The Daily News Journal
  RCS interim teacher arrested for DUI
  The Daily News Journal
  MURFREESBORO – An interim school teacher with the Rutherford County Schools system was arrested Wednesday for driving under the influence. Lindsay April Welch, 37, was arrested early New Years Eve in Smyrna, Smyrna Police Department ...
  
  Read more

• Madison teacher investigated for sex w/ student - WTNH

  07-01-2015 22:09 via wtnh.com
  
  WTNH
  Madison teacher investigated for sex w/ student
  WTNH
  The teacher has been placed on administrative leave while administrators investigate the claim. Sources tell News 8 that the student is an athlete at Daniel Hand High School. Earlier Wednesday, the student reported the allegation to the school resource ...
  Sexual Assault Allegations Between Minor and School Staff Member Being ...Patch.com
  
  all 8 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• N.J. teachers accused of sexually assaulting students (PHOTOS) - NJ.com

  07-01-2015 21:11 via nj.com
  
  NJ.com
  N.J. teachers accused of sexually assaulting students (PHOTOS)
  NJ.com
  Last week's arrest of Nicole McDonough, an English teacher at West Morris Mendham High School, for allegedly having sexual relations with an 18-year-old student, was just the latest in a series of similar cases in New Jersey. In the past few years ...
  NJ Teacher Denies Alleged Sexual Relationship With StudentNBC New York
  
  all 10 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Reagan High teacher accused of sexually assaulting Lago Vista teen - Austin American-Statesman

  07-01-2015 20:44 via statesman.com
  
  KXAN.com
  Reagan High teacher accused of sexually assaulting Lago Vista teen
  Austin American-Statesman
  1:30 p.m. update: The Reagan High School math teacher who resigned after he was arrested this week is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met on Facebook, according to an affidavit. John Baird has been charged with enticing a child, ...
  Former Reagan teacher arrested for 'enticing child'KVUE
  Austin teacher resigns after arrest for enticing a childKXAN.com
  
  all 4 ne
  
  Read more

• Former Thibodaux teacher accused of sexual relationship with student - WDSU New Orleans

  07-01-2015 20:06 via wdsu.com
  
  WDSU New Orleans
  Former Thibodaux teacher accused of sexual relationship with student
  WDSU New Orleans
  Shelley Dufresne and Rachel Respess, two teachers at a high school in Louisiana, are accused of having a threesome with a male student. The women were arrested Tuesday on charges of carnal knowledge with a juvenile and contributing to the ...
  Teacher facing charge for having sexual relations with studentWWL
  Thibodaux High School teacher admits to having sex with studentWGNO
  Thibodaux High
  
  Read more

• Former Duncanville Teacher Charged With Child Sexual Assault - CBS Local

  07-01-2015 18:17 via dfw.cbslocal.com
  
  CBS Local
  Former Duncanville Teacher Charged With Child Sexual Assault
  CBS Local
  DUNCANVILLE (CBSDFW.COM) – A former Duncanville High School teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child for allegedly having sexual relations with a 15-year-old student. Elizabeth Ann Ramsey was also charged with ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Teacher beaten by student at local elementary school - wivb.com

  07-01-2015 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  WKBW-TV
  Teacher beaten by student at local elementary school
  wivb.com
  Buffalo Teacher Federation President Phil Rumore said a female student of Highgate Heights Elementary was suspended after she beat a teacher. The attack was described as very violent. The teacher suffered from a host of injuries, namely trauma to her ...
  Highgate Heights teacher suffers concussion in attack by studentBuffalo News
  Elementary school student accused of using book to assault teacherWKBW-TV
  Student accused of
  
  Read more

• Elementary student accused of attacking teacher - wivb.com

  07-01-2015 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  WGRZ-TV
  Elementary student accused of attacking teacher
  wivb.com
  Buffalo Teacher Federation President Phil Rumore said a female student of Highgate Heights Elementary was suspended after she beat a teacher. The attack was described as very violent. The teacher suffered from a host of injuries, namely trauma to her ...
  Student accused of attacking teacher at Buffalo schoolWGRZ-TV
  Highgate Heights teacher suffers concussion in attack by studentBuffalo News
  Elementary school student accused o
  
  Read more

• Abbeville High teacher arrested, accused of having sex with a student - KATC Lafayette News

  07-01-2015 17:23 via katc.com
  
  The Daily Advertiser
  Abbeville High teacher arrested, accused of having sex with a student
  KATC Lafayette News
  Authorities in Vermilion Parish on Tuesday arrested an Abbeville High School teacher accused of having sex with an Abbeville High student in Kaplan. Lt. David Hardy with the Abbeville Police Department said Nicholas Willis, 36, has been booked into the ...
  Abbeville High teacher arrested, charged with carnal knowledgeThe Daily Advertiser
  Abbeville High School teacher arrestedKSL.c
  
  Read more

• Fullerton school district sued after teacher accused of sexually assaulting ... - OCRegister

  07-01-2015 17:07 via ocregister.com
  
  OCRegister
  Fullerton school district sued after teacher accused of sexually assaulting ...
  OCRegister
  In 2012, a teacher witnessed Lindgren embracing the boy, 13 at the time, in a sexually suggestive manner, according to the lawsuit. The teacher reported the incident to Principal Matthew Barrett. Barrett met with the student but took no further action.
  
  Read more

• New York City's 'Enron' peril — cooking the books for teacher-union payoff - New York Post

  07-01-2015 16:32 via nypost.com
  
  New York Post
  New York City's 'Enron' peril — cooking the books for teacher-union payoff
  New York Post
  City Hall asked Holder to consider a “hypothetical”: that the retro teacher raises would still be made in the future, “based on services rendered in the past,” but (in the city's new instruction), “the eligibility to receive the payments is conditioned ...
  
  Read more

• School District to ramp up teacher recruitment efforts - KLAS-TV

  07-01-2015 15:56 via 8newsnow.com
  
  School District to ramp up teacher recruitment efforts
  KLAS-TV
  LAS VEGAS - The Clark County School District Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday for a special work session. While CCSD works to ease overcrowding in schools, education leaders are also taking steps to alleviate the district's teacher shortage.
  
  Read more

• Former teacher Justin Wilk makes bid for Prince William School Board - Inside NoVA

  07-01-2015 15:00 via insidenova.com
  
  Former teacher Justin Wilk makes bid for Prince William School Board
  Inside NoVA
  Wilk spent six years as a 7th grade teacher at Woodbridge and Gainesville middle schools but left teaching last year to work for K12 Insight, a Herndon-based education consultancy that helps public school districts with communications strategies and ...
  
  and more »
  
  Read more

• Hillsborough board may change Gates-backed teacher evaluations - TBO.com

  07-01-2015 14:19 via tbo.com
  
  Tampabay.com
  Hillsborough board may change Gates-backed teacher evaluations
  TBO.com
  The new system — funded in part by a seven-year $100 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — was designed to give a more objective view of a teacher's job performance. Last school year, the vast majority of the district's 15,000-plus ...
  Hillsborough's Gates Foundation-backed teacher evaluation system loses supportTampabay.com
  
  all 5 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Indiana teacher evaluations show vast majority 'effective' - WRTV Indianapolis

  07-01-2015 12:07 via theindychannel.com
  
  WRTV Indianapolis
  Indiana teacher evaluations show vast majority 'effective'
  WRTV Indianapolis
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The second year of Indiana's new system for evaluating teachers shows the vast majority of the state's educators were certified as doing their jobs effectively and the percentage of those rated "highly effective" saw a significant ...
  Are new teacher evaluations effective in evaluating?WTHI
  New Indiana Teacher Ratings DisappointDaily Caller
  Indiana to cons
  
  Read more

• It's not too late to ask for a different teacher - OCRegister

  07-01-2015 09:00 via ocregister.com
  It's not too late to ask for a different teacher
  OCRegister
  My son is having a really hard time with his teacher this year. During the break, he opened up to how bad it is in class. He used to love school. I noticed an attitude change this year, but chalked that up to growing pains. Now I see that he is not ...
  
  Read more

• Hillsborough's Gates Foundation-backed teacher evaluation system loses support - Tampabay.com

  07-01-2015 07:09 via tampabay.com
  
  Tampabay.com
  Hillsborough's Gates Foundation-backed teacher evaluation system loses support
  Tampabay.com
  The district promised new teacher mentors, expertly crafted evaluations and scientifically calibrated test score reports. Overall, it was hailed as far superior to the system the state imposed in 2011. And the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation backed it ...
  Hillsborough board may change Gates-backed teacher evaluationsTBO.com
  
  all 5 news articles »
  
  Read more

• EEOC: School wrong to fire teacher who gave Bible to student - Fox News

  07-01-2015 06:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News
  EEOC: School wrong to fire teacher who gave Bible to student
  Fox News
  A New Jersey school district violated the law when it fired a teacher who handed a Bible to a student, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled on December 15, 2014. The ruling was made public Tuesday. The EEOC determined there was ...
  Anti-discrimination agency finds Phillipsburg teacher was fired for giving a ...Allentown Morning Call
  Teacher Fired After He Gave a Bible to a Student Scores Major
  
  Read more

• Union City teacher allegedly had inappropriate act with student - SFGate

  07-01-2015 04:44 via sfgate.com
  
  Union City teacher allegedly had inappropriate act with student
  SFGate
  A Union City high school teacher was arrested Friday on suspicion of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, district officials said. Officials with the New Haven Unified School District became aware of an alleged inappropriate physical ...
  Union City Teacher Arrested Over Alleged Physical Relationship With High ...CBS Local
  Union City: Teacher arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with high school studentSan Jose
  
  Read more

• Sally Knauf, slain teacher, remembered fondly - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  07-01-2015 03:10 via democratandchronicle.com
  
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Sally Knauf, slain teacher, remembered fondly
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Colleagues of slain Rochester School District teacher Sally Knauf spoke her praises Tuesday, two days after she was killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Palm Springs, California. Knauf, 59, taught special education at School 41 for five years and ...
  School #41 Mourns Loss of TeacherWROC-TV
  Son identified as suspect in double murder-suicide in Palm Springs that killed ...News 10NBC
  
  Read more

• NY teacher ID'd as victim in Palm Springs double-slaying suicide - Los Angeles Times

  07-01-2015 00:45 via latimes.com
  
  WROC-TV
  NY teacher ID'd as victim in Palm Springs double-slaying suicide
  Los Angeles Times
  Principal Marion Whitfield said the teacher was a "dedicated and highly-regarded special education teacher." "She was a well-loved, committed educator who was known for going above and beyond in helping both her students and colleagues," she said in ...
  Rochester School #41 Teacher Killed in Double Murder SuicideWROC-TV
  
  all 96 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Teacher who had sex with teen learns fate - WND.com

  07-01-2015 00:39 via wnd.com
  
  WND.com
  Teacher who had sex with teen learns fate
  WND.com
  A former honors English teacher in South Carolina is getting no jail time in connection with charges she had sex with two 17-year-old students. Kinsley Wentzky, 36, of Forest Acres, South Carolina, has been sentenced to three years probation after ...
  
  Read more

Follow @Teacher_News_US on Twitter!