Classes set to resume at Texas high school where teacher fatally stabbed; student heldSeptember 24th, 2009 Classes resume at Texas school where teacher slainTYLER, Texas — Classes are set to resume at a Texas high school a day after a special education teacher was fatally stabbed in a classroom. Authorities in Tyler, Texas, say a 16-year-old male student is accused of walking up to 50-year-old Todd Henry at John Tyler High School and stabbing him in the neck Wednesday.
Wash. teachers approve agreement to end strike and return to workSeptember 14th, 2009 Wash. teachers approve contract, head back to workSEATTLE — Teachers in Washington state's fourth-largest school district have approved a new contract and are heading back to the classroom. The Kent Education Association says teachers overwhelmingly approved the contract Monday with a 94 percent "yes" vote.
WA union official: Tentative agreement reached aimed at ending nation's only teacher strikeSeptember 13th, 2009 WA official: Only US teacher strike nears endKENT, Wash. — Contract negotiators reached a tentative agreement Sunday night aimed at ending a teacher strike in Washington, the only such walkout in the nation, a union official said.
Labor dispute shuts down Washington school district and is the only teacher strike in nationSeptember 11th, 2009 Teacher strike in Washington focused on class sizeKENT, Wash. — On what was scheduled to be the first day of school, students and teachers at Mill Creek Middle School never made it through the front door.
Tentative deal comes in teacher strike at suburban Detroit university; classes begin ThursdaySeptember 10th, 2009 Striking professors in Mich. reach tentative dealROCHESTER, Mich.
Judge threatens to fine striking Wash. teachers unless they return to work MondaySeptember 10th, 2009 Judge threatens to fine striking Wash. teachersKENT, Wash.
Judge says Utah school district showed prejudice in rejecting man from India for positionSeptember 2nd, 2009 Judge: Utah school district showed prejudiceSALT LAKE CITY — A judge for the Utah Labor Commission has ruled that school officials engaged in racial profiling and prejudice when they rejected a man from India for a substitute teaching position shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
NJ high school teacher accused of pocketing $1,400 from students who wanted better gradesAugust 31st, 2009 NJ teacher accused of selling grades for $1,400TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey social studies teacher has been charged with accepting cash from students looking to improve their grades.
Two Calif. schools locked down after teacher with replica rifles mistaken for gunmanAugust 15th, 2009 Teacher with gun replicas prompts school lockdownSAN DIEGO — A teacher who brought plastic replica rifles to his class prompted a lockdown of two San Diego schools when a staff member thought he was a gunman. Police spokeswoman Monica Munoz says officers responded to a report Friday from Marston Middle School that a man had two rifles on campus.
Yakima teacher reprimanded for sending kindergartner home with feces in his backpackJuly 3rd, 2009 Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack fecesYAKIMA, Wash. — A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded.
15 eighth-graders denied diplomas for protesting teacher layoffs at LA graduation ceremonyJune 23rd, 2009 15 who protested LA teacher cuts denied diplomasLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles school district says 15 students were denied diplomas at their eighth-grade graduation because they protested impending teacher layoffs. The students at Liechty (LAY'-stee) Middle School in East Los Angeles turned their backs on school board President Monica Garcia during Thursday's ceremonies.
Police: NY school superintendent wrestles gun away from armed ex-officer in office on campusJune 10th, 2009 NY school official wrestles gun from armed ex-copBLAUVELT, N.Y. — A former New York City police officer who was disarmed by a school superintendent at a suburban middle school is being held without bail.
Philadelphia teacher accused of throwing a stapler and hitting student in the headJune 9th, 2009 Teacher allegedly tosses stapler, hitting studentPHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia school teacher is under investigation for allegedly throwing a stapler that struck a student in the head. The mother of a 15-year-old boy said she took him to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he received four stitches in his forehead Friday afternoon.
50 years of federal court oversight ends; judge rules Galveston schools are desegregatedMay 2nd, 2009 Judge rules Galveston schools integratedGALVESTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Galveston school district is desegregated, ending a civil rights lawsuit initiated in 1959. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of Houston issued the ruling Friday.
NYC middle school teacher barricaded inside classroom, police bomb squad on sceneApril 24th, 2009 NYC teacher barricaded inside Bronx classroomNEW YORK — A New York City middle school teacher has barricaded himself in a classroom. The police department bomb squad is on the scene, but officials say there is no indication that an explosive device is at the school.
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