7 hours ago by Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer

Board of education members have voted in favor of moving the deadline to Feb. 1 for teachers who may seek retirement and cash incentives. Originally, the deadline was March 1, but - with support of Columbia’s teacher’s union - board members moved the date up one month. Columbia Superintendent Franci ...

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7 hours ago by Paolo

An Arizona choir teacher has been placed on leave by her school after she decided it a good idea to take her class to Hooters for lunch. For her part, the teacher claims the restaurant—delightfully described in the article as being known for "busty waitresses in tight shirts and orange shorts"—was t ...

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8 hours ago by Post-Bulletin Co.

In other words, their lips are sealed. The Rochester teachers union and school district have agreed in principle on terms for a new contract, but both sides are refusing to release the terms until Friday's press conference. In addition to talking with some sources around the district, we've ...

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9 hours ago by Amanda Silliker

iStock Photo It’s always hard to know what to get your child’s teacher for the holidays. Is this too expensive? Is that not enough? Here are some ideas from our readers on how to thank your child’s teachers and caregivers. “We have been giving gifts from The Hospital for Sick Children’s gift shop we ...

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9 hours ago by XGossipXGirlX

Basically thats all I did all day. A maths one and then an english one. Neither of which I won. I don't really think anyone wins at those truely. In french, we watched some french film (I know right!) then we had the maths quiz which strangly included no maths. It was then english and we wrote on th ...

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10 hours ago by zync367

I am a student nearing the end of my first term at college. Aside from the ability to wear my own clothes and not some monochrome uniform that is neither comfortable nor particularly attractive, I haven’t really noticed too big of a step-up from high school. Well, perhaps the workload is a little mo ...

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11 hours ago by Toffler

Over the last few months, we’ve taken in feedback from both students and teachers about how the Language Teachers and Language Courses work. We’re now releasing a set of changes, based on your feedback, to make the system easier and more useful. In the next two blog posts we’ll tell you what you nee ...

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11 hours ago by Toffler

And now, what you’ve all been waiting for: Packages! Packages are bundles of sessions that are sold together at one time. We hope this makes it easier for teachers and long-term students to schedule their sessions on italki. Teachers can offer packages for both their courses and one-on-one sessions. ...

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11 hours ago by talkupaps

Once again, Courageous Church made the holidays very special for the students at Frank L. Stanton Elementary School. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, members of the church surprised students by giving every child a toy and a school uniform for the holidays. The students were so excited and thrilled when they re ...

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12 hours ago by LoneWolfArcher

Click here: Lax home-school laws put kids at risk This kind of junk reporting is exactly why the Detroit News, and their joint operating partner, the Detroit Free Press, have one foot in the grave. Notice that this is their main, front page story. This home-schooling smear piece is the type of liber ...

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