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3:00pm Sep 09, 2015

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Seattle Schools Cancel First Day Of Class Over Teacher Strike

by Bill Chappell

Instead of welcoming some 53,000 students to the start of the academic year, teachers form picket lines.
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11:30am Jun 14, 2015

National National Education

Hot Jazz, Cool Teacher: How One New Orleans Man Fosters Greatness

by Sami Yenigun

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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3:43pm Dec 24, 2014

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Teacher Wins $150,000 Prize — And Donates It All To Her School

by Bill Chappell

Nikki Bollerman recently won a contest that gave books to her students. The third-grade teacher, 26, decided the cash that came with it should also go to her school.
6:11pm Sep 18, 2014

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NC Drivers May Help Fuel Teacher Bonuses

Soon North Carolina motorists will be able to personally support the state’s public school teachers.

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12:35pm Feb 12, 2014

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Currently Enrolled NC Teachers Will Get Master's Pay Under Revised Plan
WFDD Photo by Molly Burke

3:57pm Feb 10, 2014

Education Education

McCrory Announces Increase in Starting Pay for Teachers

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory returned Monday to Jamestown’s Ragsdale High School – his alma mater - to announce an increase in pay for new teachers.
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4:27am Dec 12, 2013

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North Carolina Teachers Sue the State Over School Vouchers

An advocacy group representing North Carolina teachers is suing the state.

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